The RIDICULOUSLY expensive cost of living in Nome, Alaska (you won't believe how much water costs)
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- This week dad (Steve Riedel) joins me and Alex to show you just how expensive it is to live in Nome! We shop for groceries, beer, vehicles, utilities, and other regular goods and services and compare those prices to those you might find in a big city like Seattle, Washington.
Alaska consistently ranks at the top of the list of highest-cost of living states in the US because of its extreme weather, lack of infrastructure, remoteness, and low population density. However, Alaska is divided even further between those who live on the road system that is connected to Canada and the US, and those who don't. And for those places aren't connected to the road, like Nome, the costs of local goods and services can make your jaw drop.
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Alaska. I’ve been to Hawaii it doesn’t seem that much more than New Jersey. Except gas and milk. That was a lot in Hawaii. Average items were only slightly more.
Maui Hawaii. Which might not be bad compared to other areas in Hawaii.
Emily ur dad looks like a hobo no offense but i see it on ur show he's a scorn like Chris Kelly... But i know all about those prices Boston and everywhere else is suffering
My nexct door neighbor works exclusively in Alaska as a contractor. He owns a shed up there somewhere. He stores all his equipment there. Brings all his crew up from Florida with him. They make almost 3x what they can make doing the same work here in florida. It does cost more to live there though, but they mostly sleep in the building he has. They also bring a truckload of supplies from Florida so they dont have to buy stuff like Water at $10 a bottle. Doing that allows him to work 2 - 3 months up there, then come home for a month then back again. He only works about 8 months a year and takes home over double what he would make here after all the bills are paid.
Smart man. That's the way to do it.
Damn that's crazy
He drives there an back?
@@GORILLA_PIMP you have to fly in
8 months a year work in middle of nowhere ? What kind life is that ? No life !
@@dannydanny1034 An ideal life for a huge number of people who are sick of living in the overpopulated warrens we call cities.
Double or triple pay for the same work, with the ability to retire from needing full time work at 40 with a nice nest egg and live the rest of your life at your own pace.
As a truck driver I have this to say. The cost to hire a semi truck to drive to Alaska ranges from $15,000 to $30,000 depending on what the commodity is and how far it travels.
Wtf are u talking about?
More then that for test vehicles
@@timmcguigan2421 test vehicles? What are you talking about?
@@joemama8379 The initial statement stated transport rates..I travel to and from AK around 5 times a year. As an owner operator, I know the cost to transport up there, hence the higher cost for everything.
@@timmcguigan2421 that's why most products are shipped by sea in cargo containers. Which is how they get to Nome. So again. Wtf are u talking about?
Back in the '80s, I was getting constant telemarketing calls. They would even leave messages on my answering machine.
I finally had my GF record a new message on my machine that went "Thank you for calling the Nome Alaska State Park. Please leave a message." Keep in mind, we paid long distance charges back then, and a call to Alaska was something like $5.00 a minute. People could not hand up fast enough lol.
What a dick move... I like it!
Sure you were Joe, I call BS. You never had a GF...lol
Going there speaks for itself...no words..
@@timmcguigan2421 she fire 😤
@@timmcguigan2421 Shut up.
I loved the part where your dad said he loaned you a down filled jacket he'd bought for $20 and it disappeared. I am a dad with two grown daughters and many an item was "loaned" and disappeared. Your dad obviously loves you very much.
I "loaned" my son my very expensive leather jacket one evening. Next day I asked him for it and he admitted he left it on the back of a chair in a bar when he left as he forgot about it. $500 down the drain.
That's why a lot of the people still live off the land. Seeing relatives post the cost of living of just detergent is insane. Thank you for bringing awareness 🙌🏽
maybe thats why golds 2 grand an oz !
@Don’t worry about it lmfao let him be why judge over something so innocent
@Don’t worry about it why do you judge, stay off the internet
@Don’t worry about it No, I am going to accept that, today, I will encounter insolence, ingratitude, disloyalty, selfishness, and ill-will, all due to the offenders ignorance of the nature of good and evil.
You may continue to judge people if you want, but it only shows them your foolishness, rather then your intended goal.
I was thinking this too. There is alot of big game hunting and other resources in Alaska, if you know what you're doing. These people do not look like they would have a clue. They would have go be part of a larger community or family to be taught how to live off the land.
According to people that live in Juneau, Ketchikan, Skagway, etc., Amazon Prime is a way of life in Alaska. There is no next day or two day shipping, but they can purchase goods at reasonable prices without paying for extra shipping costs. It may take three or four weeks for an overnight package to arrive, but they were at least able to purchase items at regular market value. They certainly have to plan ahead, however.
I live out a ways and switched over to online ordering only. My monthly outflow of cash has been cut by a lot . I used to budget 1200 a month for local purchases. Now it’s below 400. Huge savings
I was wondering if Amazon prime would help there.🤔
Depends on what’s being shipped, in Anchorage most stuff I ordered wasn’t covered by Prime. Unless somethings been changed in the last 5 years or so.
Honestly I don't know about Anchorage as I didn't visit there. I travelled to the other locations about 2 years ago and it's quite possible anything and everything has changed even for those places. Challenging to be sure.
Shit if we can get something shipped half the time it says they can’t shit up here to alaska
I'm absolutely shocked at the high food and clothing cost. In Ohio 48 bottles of water 16.9 oz per bottle. The entire case at Costco is roughly $ 2.50 cent. The Snickers bars would be half of what was mentioned. I couldn't afford to live there. Thanks for sharing.
bottle of water in the dominican republic 20 cents
Exactly. And they can afford to live there. And they are whining about it.
@@joshfrench5858 don't think they were whining about it... were just tryna shed some light on how it expensive it is to live there.
@@Gdfsandoz oh. I wonder what their next video of unknown facts will be. It’s cold in Alaska! 🥶
On the bright side, if things are cheap and people rushing into Alaska, indigenous Native Alaskan people would become tiny marginalized minority on their own beloved motherland, and end up in small reservations just like the lower 48 States. Just saying.
This explains a lot. I used to play video games about a decade ago, and I met this girl online that shared several interests with me. I really should have taken her up on the offer to go up there in the off season and keep her warm. She warned me about the economy. But the thing I remember most about the way she described her little Coastal village in Alaska, was that it was a small Drinking Village, with a Fishing Problem. Databyter
That actually sounds really nice man, glad you met someone like that, no one really know until they do. but by time you do it’s to late.
I could survive there.. being a master at my baiting job.🤣🤣
No but I usual out fish anyone around.. why nobody wants to go with.. sad huh!?!
Yep what she meant to say of course it was a small drinking village with a fishing problem. You did the right thing. Yep there's a reason why a good share of people there live in AK & especially if they're not natives.
I thought 20 dollars for reindeer sausage and country spuds in 82 was bad . I was black topping for 1.75 an hr . 3 days before in midwest .
Can you please explain why people "sign" their comments? Do you think you are constantly saying something so profound that future people are going to steal it?
OOOOHHHH This was like seeing old friends that you care about and wish the best for but some how lost touch! It was sooo nice to see that you and your dad are still hanging in there. Take care Emily and thanks for sharing!
I’ve experienced this first hand while inland dredging the Kougarok River. I remember fuel at $5/gal in 2017, it’s probably
7 or 8 now. The Hanson’s Safeway and Subway sandwiches kept me alive. I lost 25 lbs in 8 weeks living in the bush gold dredging. I will say this, the experience: glassing humpback grizzly the size of a Volkswagen, catching an Arctic char. Those memories will last a lifetime. The locals laugh at us gold miners especially at the only hardware store I town. They asked “did you get a photo off the plane, wait til ya leave, you’ll likely never be back”.
I just filled up in Fairbanks at $4.14 a Gallon!
@@ak_downrange_threat7251 Surprised it’s that low. I experienced Gangstalking in Nome as well which is strange considering it’s population is roughly 4,900. I’ve abandoned all my mining gear, that place is a financial sinkhole
My entire family is from Nome or King island and this comment section is hilarious 😂. The majority of all grocery store items are shipped by plane year round and the summer months are incredible short compared to other places around the world. My entire family is full of highly experienced hunters that provides subsistence for the elderly members and the food supply carries them through the year. A person could potentially survive the entire winter with the numerous varieties of berries available around the lands during the summer months. Long story short this video is covering the convenience of standard living for those people who don't know how to live off the land.
Unless you live on the Yukon where fishing is shut down even for subsistence. It is becoming harder to live off the land and it depends on where you live. The interior of Alaska where I live is much harder to live off of. When I lived in SE AK it was easy, and even on the YK delta where I was for two years it was easier than the interior.
Yeah they want a condo in the middle of nowhere and expect Uber eats to be available like Jimmy John's lol
Do you know how subsistence hunting and fishing permits work? From my reading, it is very hard to get subsistence hunting rights, even if you live in a rural area. It may be different for native Alaskans, I don’t know.
I was looking at the numbers for taking one moose a season, and the costs come out to well over $1k, if not over $2k, most of it going to the state as permit and harvesting fees.
I somehow doubt that $1k-$2k per animal would control food costs much for people in Nome. Please let me know if I am overlooking something.
What happened in the movie the 4th kind ?
@@thefutureofscience8365 how about just shoot whatever and eat it F the government
I was stationed at Ft. Rich, then came back and eventually retired there. If you live in a big town, things can be much less. Much of the high prices are a residue of the "Pipeline days". A lot of big money and high paying jobs, and peoples greed, eventually caused things to become more expensive.
The later part of my career I was in an aviation unit, and been all over Alaska. Things cost a lot the further in the bush you go. But prices seem to still end up higher. Also, when the pipeline and oil began to flow, someone with insight, started the "Dividend" and made it such that the residents could share in the oil profits.
There is so much to appreciate about Alaska. That was why I came back and eventually retired here.
I remember when the subway came to Nome;; the entire town was off the rails in excitement making me realize how spoiled we all are to have most of what we want anytime we want it. Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, I absolutely love Nome, AK.
Wasn’t there a lot of alien shit there ??
I live in Redford, Mi 👋
I have a cousin that lives in Homer
From Michigan, we attended a wedding in Nome in 2005. Breakfast at the local place was about $12. Subway was about $9 for a footlong, about double of the lower 48 but saved us a ton of money during the stay. Nome beer prices reminds me of Costco in Maui HI -- anything of weight will be double!
Why would anyone move there? If its cold, the food prices suck, and it is filled with masochists, why would anyone move there?
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I'd definitely be hunting and fishing myself with those kind of store prices. Getting my own water too. $42 dollars for an 18 pack. My goodness.
It’s Alaska how are you going to fish and hunt?
@@vincent505311 ummmmmm you live 7nder a rock? Moose? Ice fishing?
@@vincent505311 Eskimos for thousands of years : live and exist in Alaska *
One dipsh!t and the guy who liked his comment: "no you cant"
@@vincent505311 Seriously? Alaska is THE hunting destination in North America
But PETA is always on our ass. Just because we want to live, we are heathens.
I had NO idea the prices are that outrageous in Alaska. Unbelievable. I see this video was made before the serious price hikes kicked into effect in June 2022, so what are the prices like NOW? Inquiring minds want to know.
In small towns that are not reachable by the main supply routes, it is. It's not like this in the larger cities, like Anchorage or Fairbanks.
Is the average Alaskan paid to reflect these living costs
@@Midget881 Depends on what you’re doing for work and how remote you are. Qdoba was hiring for $15 an hour when I was there today in Anchorage, or you can work on the north slope for an oil company miles from nowhere and make a killing.
We do benefit from very low taxes and the permanent dividend fund which provides a check to every citizen each year from the oil investments. My landlord has 10 kids and got over $38,000 last year for his PFD check
@patrickmccartney7058 having 10 kids does not sound worth $38,000🤭😅
Bet they can get that Bud Light extra cheap now lol.
I give you much respect. You don’t shy from any challenges put in front of you. You may not be perfect but which one of us is? Take care, be safe and know we all care about you.
It's ironic that in a place with so much snow,the price of water is so ridiculously expensive.
Ikr you’re surrounded by water lol
Maybe the snow is contaminated with micro bits of plastic, like everywhere else.
Every snowflake starts with a speck of dust. The ice crystals form around something floating in the air. So it probably would be cleaner than something in your local Creek but it might be loaded with things as far away as Japan's fukushima.
Collect your own water EZ
snow doesn't equal drinking water...neither does salt water. we probably made it even and it still costs us more. you have to pay every person who touches that and every vehicle it's on. that equals 40$ water. this isn't new info 🤣
I lived on Oahu for a while, and it was the same vis-a-vis eating out/cooking at home. It was often cheaper to just eat in the restaurants where the locals eat, because groceries are so expensive.
Totally! If you're eating ramen or something obviously it's cheaper to shop but if you want to cook a cut of meat and fresh veggies and a beer it's comparable
yup same same as in the islands. tho we have costco and walmart but still cost $$
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I'd hate to know cannabis cost up there. Lol
Los Angeles food prices are getting close to that with the high gas prices!
I haven't heard from these guys since the gold show like 15 years ago. They seem so much more normal than the show made their family out to be. Glad you're doin good.
Yeh emilys cool
Show still going strong, guess you stopped watching
In 2012, Seattle SEATAC 🛩 I saw the older 👴🏻 grand dad guy from 1 of those basic cable TV gold rush shows. He had 2 📹 guys with him & a TV producer. I stayed about 30ft away. He seemed sincere, friendly. It would be odd to be around TV crews for weeks at a time in Seattle or AK.
@@mcfcguvnors Emily is a PIA from what I remember
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I'm dying at his bud light manhood speech... this was over a year ago 😅😅😢😢
I worked in Nome years ago and I remember blowing through my per diem so fast it was unreal. I was intentionally buying “cheaper” foods and it was still spendy. It was a cool experience though to see how different things are in small villages
Why would you move there?
@@sebucwerd The pay? Seems pretty obvious.....
@@sebucwerd : Good question, you live in the dark 3 months out of the year and freezen is the reason. It's a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.
@Don’t worry about it That depends on how you spend it obviously.
I lived in Bethel for a while in the early 1990s, I learned early to order a year's worth of paper goods to be delivered by barge up the Kuskokwim River in the summer, while it was ice free. Got all the paper goods at close to Anchorage prices. Fresh food prices were similar to Nome prices. I worked all over the Yukon - Kuskokwim Delta for about 5 years and I saw that prices really jumped at the smaller villages I flew in to. The fact is that anything which is fresh and perishable has to be flown in, hence the expense. Go to one more distribution point and the expense is amplified by the inclusion of a third transport operation to bring it from the hub (Bethel, Nome, Barrow...) to the small village of perhaps 100-200 people with one store to provide for their needs...
makes sense though, seems like its the cost to live far away from where all of the items are manufactured or grown.
Did you ever eat at the Greek restaurant? It was owned by my family 😄
Winter for 7/12 months and an extremely high cost of living, sounds like paradise.
I'd say more like 8-9 months of winter
It is paradise much laid back than the states and people are actually friendly/respectful not typical dick heads you meet in the lower 48
@@realreviews4102 then why are they unvaccinated and overrunning the hospitals with COVID? That’s not a friendly, chill move.
@@susanappleby2414 you're not very smart.
@@susanappleby2414 let me guess you believe everything mainstream media and gov pushes without a question? Please be your own person and do your own critical thinking.
Interesting, thanks for sharing. I worked in Alaska twice for a few months each time, so I have developed an interest in the state and it's lifestyle/way of life.
Ahhhh, the memories!! I lived in Nome from 2004 to 2008 (I commanded the Alaska Army National Guard Battalion that was headquartered there.) Fortunately, the Army paid me $4K extra a month to live there :-P But yes, food and fuel prices, even back there, were crazy expensive! BTW, my assignment to Nome was the BEST assignment I had in my Army career! I made lots of good friends there and many, many good memories!
4K a month extra wow, that place must be crazy! Thanks for your service.
@@johnryan296 Thanks! I will say...all things considered. Being stationed in Nome was the best assignment I ever had in the Army!
Hello chip, what happened to army base in nome ? Are they closed ? Will they consider reopening amid the threaten from both Russia and China ?
@@darrenfike924 When I retired and left Nome in 2008, the Alaska National Guard decided to roll up the Colors and 1-297th IN BN (Scout) and shut down full time operations there. Since that time, the AKARNG presence in Nome pretty much fell away and as I understand it, the Alaska State Troopers and other agencies have taken over the Armory. I don't believe that the AKARNG will ever be able to stand up the same organization we had before I left...which is sad.
In my opinion , chip, I think that base shouldn’t be closed they should expand it both navy and army no matter what happen if either one of Russia or China decides to attack us are something government needs to rethink twice . That’s my opinion .. also they should also reopen Adak for navy too and increase both bases for elemdorf- Richardson and eielson-wainwright too
Watching this while I eat moose goulash that contains onions and garlic, over potatoes with carrots, peas and beans on the side, that we harvested from our garden and the bush. Northerners use rags from worn out clothes instead of paper towels and we have all sorts of ways to stretch a dollar and survive, but we do appreciate you discouraging the tenderfoots from coming up here :)
And???
Thank you not black toes from the frost for saving toes, fingers, ears and noses. I hear growling tummies in the woods.
Here's an idea for you, Emily... buy water rights to some creek up in the mountains, and start bottling it to sell in town. You could undercut the "imported" bottled water by at least 80% and still make some major profit.
gotta import those plastic bottles though still, even glass ones....lol.
@@coincadecollecting2978 empty plastic bottles would be WAY cheaper to ship than full ones.
@@coincadecollecting2978 Glass bottles can be reused, that's how we do it in Europe.
@@madmax43v3r That's a genius idea, but US wants trash
@@thedailyred1053 Not necessarily! I get where your coming from but 1000 500ml plastic bottles would still take up the same amount of space as 1000 500ml glass bottles, space on the transport is the premium not the weight. Less trips = cheaper!
This is totally insane! I live in Norway, where we are used to high prices, but this takes the cake.
I was in Nome for 5 months as a Travel Nurse, and almost everyone makes good money there.
No worries it’s like eating out everyday in Beverly Hills. Morning noon and night. But only Alaska is even more expensive.
Whoa whoa whoa
At least Alaskans never worry about fires. But they do get far bigger earthquakes.
I just completed four years in Nome and now am in Anchorage. Emily is very cool and is right on the money here. The costs in Nome are outrageous. I paid $300 a month for internet. Now in Anchorage I pay $89 for the same thing. All utilities are expensive. But the cost of food is what really kills you. Once I got back to Anchorage this past summer I was shocked at how much cheaper everything is. One more time Emily is seriously cool. She's so smart and so good looking!
How do people afford it though? Is salary a lot higher? Thanks 😊
@@baby5968 Salary isn't that much higher, in fact, some salaries are the same as if you lived in the lower 48. So basically, it's not worth it.
I used to watch the show in the beginning but Repeats here in the UK made it difficult. Seeing your shopping video reminded me of how good it used be, enjoyed the video 📹and found the cost of Internet jaw dropping. Good luck with all you do, cheers 👍
The Bud light part made it! great
The price of living in a place with little to no infrastructure. The one place I know you can definitely save a lot of cash is by getting Starlink for your internet...I believe it's 99 a month for 100mbps up and down with no cap.
I wonder if it would work in Anchorage? I will check it out:)
@@Jacqueline_R I believe it's invite only still and it only works in certain longitudes or latitudes.
Do they still mine for gold in Nome. My best friend throughout Middle school's family mined there
Emily I've been watching you on TV for years. Absolutely thrilled to find out you have a UA-cam channel!
I was born in Nome back in 1977. My parents moved when I was two years old but I’m coming back for a fishing trip soon. It is truly unbelievable how expensive it is and I cannot wait to see it for myself
Did you go to high school there?
Huge fan of Bering Sea Gold! Thanks for the video! really puts things in perspective and definitely makes me feel more submersed in show. I really had no clue expenses are that high, I feel you guys now when you guys say "we're finally making money!" 😂 Good luck and hopefully see you on the Bearing Sea tide in the future!
I'm so happy I can get a dose of you and your dad outside of the show always loved you two the most 🤣🤣
Damn those prices are absolutely insane! Milk for $15 a gallon, organic here in Northern CA is closer to $5 a gallon. And those internet prices! $449 a month for 50Mbps AND capped at 650GB? So expensive, it's only $50 a month here for 50Mbps and there's no limit. Crazy how you guys can even survive there w such high prices.
Coming to everywhere in America soon….?
Don't look at internet prices worldwide..... you'll see how much the US is being ripped off. $30/month for unlimited data via cell.
@@7StarsMA Canada too lol. Internet is 120 or so and right now we get 5 mbps MAX 3 or so if theres one or two people on and sometimes it's down to 0.1 mbps. Fibre OP is coming soon, hoping to get idk im being hopefull but 20 maybe? on the low end? Hope they also don't jack the prices. 120 if i got decent internet is fine, 120 for garbage internet? yeah no.
The real crazy thing is that people want to live there knowing the price.
Starlink should eventually work at that latitude . $99 a month plus the cost of the gear.
I live in Scotland and I’m absolutely shocked, here in the UK some of those items are a quarter of the price!! Thank you for making this vid 😊
I live in Pompey and can't believe American ice-cream is cheaper here than it is there. Och I tha noo Jimmy, sorry 😶
and it probably cost quarter of the price to get it delivered...... i get the prices are high but also don't forget stock doesn't just magically appear! 😁
@@republicofcasuals Avocados are grown in California. I can buy one in the UK for 65p/85c and it has to be shipped across the Atlantic. £3.38/$4.49 is a huge ripoff even accounting for transport.
Even in Fairbanks, Alaska a kilo of strawberries is $11.50! It's crazy.
supply and demand. Basic stuff. Higher demand means a higher cost. If this wasn't true, and all prices were just pulled out of thin air, you'd end up with massive shortages or a bunch of unused stock.
3:36 LOL guy really saw into the future :D
As far as the internet goes....keep an eye on Starlink. They stopped the beta testing. They launch about 60+ satellites a months. They are designed with the rural areas in mind. It's about $99 a month.
Starlink is very popular among off-grid homesteading people which in most cases are located in very rural areas.
How much data is available through Starlink?
@@indigenous31617 From all the materials I've received from them, the data is unlimited, at roughly 100 mbps speeds, although that might be a bit lower in polar areas. I didn't want to pay $500 for the dish though, so there's a high upfront cost. After that it's currently $99/month but likely to change (hopefully go down as they scale up).
@@xplorethings my broadband is $12/month ! 10 mbps , more than enough
I have been on the list since Feb. I hope I hear something soon. Hughesnet sucks, but its the only game in town for us.
I was stationed in Hawaii in the 90’s so I know exactly what y’all are talking about. Hawaii is probably the most expensive state to live in. The islands are actually closer to Japan than the mainland. I had a full time night/weekend job outside of my military career just to survive there. My daycare was $250 a week per child(I had 2) and my ex-wife didn’t have to pay child support so I was broke the entire 4 years there. Eating out in Hawaii was a luxury.
Similar story here. I was there in the early 80s and you had to live on the cheap. Thought a trip to Sizzlers was a big deal.
4 hours to the mainland or 10 hours to Japan, from Honolulu. you may want to invest in a map.
Daycare in Vancouver Canada is 2 500 to 3000 a month per child, gallon of organic milk is 15 pack of cigarettes is almost 20 gallon of gas is 8 to 10 $
@@paulcoffey5995 wait what? you might want to invest in a watch? hawaii to los angeles is 2,479 miles, Hawaii to Japan is 4,108, if you fly 500mph how many hours to LA? 5 right? and if you fly 500mph miles to japan? 8.. clearly doesnt take over half as long to fly to hawaii as it does LA, or 6 more hours, in fact it's significantly less than twice as long, or just 3 more hours.. new watch for christmas?
@@mikelaatsful $8 to $10 per LITER, states use gallons.. so 3.7 liters per gallon, at $9 a L thats $2.47 a G.. c'mon you guys calculators broke?
This video will open peopleseyes to the cost of living there. HELL YA have your Dad on more often
I didnt knew you had a channel, always watched the show, love your work Emily
You and a few friends should get to gether and have a community garden where everybody pitches in and grows a pre agreed amount of fruit and vegetables,it'll be hit and miss at first but you will eventually figure out what will grow in Nome and all you need is a cold rroom to store it all over the winter
It's very hard to grow here I think! Greenhouses and high tunnels are exceptionally popular in southcentral Alaska but not so much up here...
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@@TheEmilyRiedel Communities in Norway of the same latitude do grow potatoes, and Cole crops, but they also have the North Atlantic current to warm their summers up a bit. Bethel, despite permafrost, does grow crops with high tunnels.
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Community gardens never really pan out in the long run
Thanks for watching everyone! What do you think should we have Dad back on the channel in future videos?
I like him better in front of your camera than in the shows production he is more real.... is that relationship with Norman for serious?
Yeah Definitely he's a funny guy.😀👍
your dad seems cool.. you should get him his own channel.
Like your dad makes me lol
Yes.. Love him..
Hello from Koh Samui, Thailand 🇹🇭. Amazing anyone can live there… Thai food dinner on the beach here is about USD $2-3 per person. Oil change is USD $20 and we never need to buy warm clothing…
But if you wanted to buy a luxury car, then you would have to pay 300% luxury tax, or you can avoid it by illegally import one into the country (and hope you do not get caught by the dirty cops like Police Col. Joe Ferrari).
@@SV-kr9fu we are a motorcycle gang and ride small 150cc two-strokes. It’s what we can afford. Cars are luxuries for most normal Thai people … but it would be amazing to see snow one day
@@snowthaimc9968 : I would love to see you ride your motorcycle in the snow. 555
As for a guy that grew up in Chicago like me, if I do not see snow again for the rest of my life, then I am ok with that.
One of the reasons why I moved away from Chicago was the weather (and the snow). Right now, I am thinking about moving to Thailand, but not Bangkok. But one thing I really hate about Thailand is the humidity. "Ron-Chip-Haiy"
THX for the comparison to THAILAND.. so HELPFUL... wow there are idiots on line
Emily I have been watching you from the beginning and want to comment on how much you have grown. You are remarkable and I wish you nothing but the best life has to offer.
Thank you Bruce 🙏
Alaska is a beautiful state. I visited there twice but you have to be insane to live there unless you have a high paying job that pays over $150K a year. With those prices I don't even think $150K is high enough.
You would basically be making good money to just barely live comfortably
@@roozief9349 A good friend of mine just moved to Katzebue Alaska today (the next town north of Nome). I think he's crazy. We're from Dallas, so I can't even imagine going from a place with absolutely everything, and do whatever you want to do, all the time, and have warm weather 9 months of the year, to a completely isolated and remote, frozen place with absolutely nothing there and nothing to do because it's dark all winter, with super high prices that are insane. And you can't drive anywhere because there aren't any roads out of town. I just don't get it. Lol I mean he could have moved anywhere, like Utah or something, maybe Colorado or something I don't know, anywhere but the Northwestern corner of Alaska at the end of a frozen peninsula. Well, I'm sure he'll be back.
@@trevorjameson3213 aw no faith? Lol I'm from Maine so the winters are long and dark here
I guess it depends on what you are into
I enjoy living off the land hunting and being away from any and all cities can't stand them anymore so I guess it comes down to what you want
I can`t ever tell if Steve is joking or what. LOL! Always loved his sarcasm. He`s crazy like me. Hi Emily! Just found your channel. I`ve been prepping for hard times here in Louisiana. I`ve bought a BUNCH of solar stuff, water filters, tools, and a whole lot of seeds. I ordered bulk rice, lentils, and several cases of sardines and other high calorie canned foods to put back. I even got an electric lawnmower so I won`t have to mess with gas and I can charge it with the sun if I need to and bought 12 volt DC cookers just in case. So now no matter what nobody can turn off my power, stop me from cooking, or mowing my yard because I have sun power for the basics, even a small fridge and a freezer.
Love to see Steve on once in awhile! He's a good soul!
The long summer days and long winter nights have taken a heavy toll on your dad. ...bless his heart.
Steve's pizza receipt makes wayyy more sense now!!!!! holy cow stuffs expensive up there, I'm in Toronto and I take it for granted that a 18 pack of water is $2.50 Canadian LOL.
My teacher in college...and this was waaay back in the 80's told me she had lived in Alaska for 5 years and she told us then it was very expensive due to everything having to be shipped in.
Hawaii is the same
Friend of mine's oldest sister was a teacher in Alaska for 4 years. She answered one of those "Come up here to Alaska and teach and you'll make a fortune" ads in the back of a teacher's magazine. This was around 1980, and she was making $36K a year...like 3 times what she was making in Texas. She thought she could live on what she was making here up there, come back in 4 years and have enough to buy a house and some land outright. She came back 4 years later totally broke.
Is it true that Nome's version of the "99 Cent Store" is called the "$8.99 Store"?
It’s called the 9.99 store
What are the wages like?
How many hours a week do you have to work. Just not to starve to death? Much less do anything but work.
Could be
@@thomask6798 who knows, but it would be a lot of working to make enough to live. And working is about all there would be to do anyway, there's nothing there to do.
i love your dad he is as crazy as i am. he really has fun I cant wait for the new BSG season hope u find the motherlode
I flew as a commercial pilot out of Nome Alaska during the 1990's...long before GPS satellites were invented. Gold planners would come to Nome in the summer making around $100 a day planning gold on the beach. In 1990 a gallon of milk cost $5.35 a gallon. Everything was expensive and and there was a huge dredge offshore dredging for gold. It ran 24/7 and crew changes were by helicopters.
....what point are you trying to get out here? you had like 5 stories with no ending, and no beginning
@@firstlast476welcome to Nome lol
I could only imagine how expensive it is NOW. Prices of goods have gone up exponentially even in the states. Everything from gas, lumber, appliances, cleaning supplies, etc.
Thanks to the Biden regime.
@@wildbill5670 Building back better. Can't you tell?
@@Nightdiver20 building back broke
Yeah this Administration really sold us out 40 billion dollars
@@seahunter5972 I posted this comment SIX MONTHS AGO and it's even worse now.. Yes. This administration is absolute crap.
My first experience of this type of pricing was when i went over to Western Australia to do some metal detecting in the goldfields. Fuel was about $1.20 a litre and as soon as you cross the boarder from South Australia to Western Australia onto the Nullarbor Plain, the price of fuel jumped to just over $2.00 a litre and went even higher the more remote, but i also noticed alcohol seemed to be about normal price. I'm guessing so much alcohol is moved in mining towns that it makes sense to keep it at a reasonable price to keep everyone somewhat happy as the mining life ain't a easy one and even if you are making crazy money it's still a hard days work! 😁
wtf is a litre? lol, just joshin ya metric maniac
That's nothing, in Finland regular fuel is 1.8 euros per litre. In the capital metropolitan area.
@@SonoftheWars Is this us ua-cam.com/video/S8LtffE5mU8/v-deo.html 🤣
@@td6460 The same in Sweden... In the Netherlands the gas is over 2 euro's a liter, that's about 8 dollars a gallon.
@LEVENINZWEDEN ya here in canada we had 2.59 a liter at one point. It was crazy. Whats prices of fuel there now. Its back dowm to 1.65 a liter here
I spent a couple years in Juneau back in the mid 80's and everything was expensive as hell even then!
$450 for 50 Mbps is the most insane thing that I've seen in a VERY long time!
$450 /mo for that speed is CRAZY expensive!! I am in Dallas and I pay $75 /mo for 500mb/s up and down. (500/500)
@@mjdallas Here in the ATL I pay $50 for 100 mb/s.
61 euros for 600/600, in Spain, Europe
Can't remember the cost of living being so high, except in the cost of my time. Hunted for parka squirrel, rabbit, ptarmigan all summer and winter for the last 2. The salmon run in the Nome River was always a winner for getting my salmon, Counsel for the greyling. Dried and smoked. And then my annual moose every fall which lasted all year. Then had my own garden in the summer, blueberry and salmon berry canning in the fall. Baked my own bread. Only thing I bought at the store was eggs, milk once in a while, butter, and then the basics flour, salt, sugar, etc. Why, in the middle of all that bounty, would you be eating at the Polar Cub, or the grocery store?? City slickers...
Exactly, and isn't the point of living in Alaska to live wild or homestead and establish anyway?
@@TheQuietAmp not exactly, though it's nice having that option.
Don't fall into the DNC mistake of thinking we all want to be Park Rangers. Nope
What did you do to earn a living whilst hunting and fishing and canning and all that homey stuff?
Living off the land....
Not going to go hungry or cold!
@@RobertLinthicum Air Natl Guard
Question: For a full time employed resident - Does the income level and the cost level equal out? is the average wage that much higher than the US national average??? Someone making 40-50k a year could NEVER make it up there financially.
Hey Darren! The average Income in Alaska is a few thousand dollars higher than the average across the US, but i wouldn't say it's enough to make up for the inflated cost of living, no.
I think it’s time to move…
Why do you live up there than? What are the benefit’s? Plus, someone’s stocking the shelves up there and I’m sure there not doing it for $10 an hour.
@@tylermiller214 Right. Move to Alaska, rent a cheap af room for 10 years. Come back to the State side loaded with half a million. Perfect & you don't even need to revoke you citizenship! Win-Win.
@@dbzownz12345 why not do oil rig or offshore work instead? Same thing. Accomodation provided.
I remember working on the Air Force base outside of Fairbanks in 1982 and I was a little shocked that the price of milk was over $ 3. 00 a gallon. Fairbanks, even then, was a lot ( kinda ) to ship to than Nome.
Thanks for this tour! NYC might be expensive to rent in, but you can get a decent meal for under $10 in lots of the local places. It's scary how food a necessity can take up so much of a families expenses in Nome.
You burn alot of calories to stay warm at that climate.
Where do you get a decent meal for under $10? Maybe in like deep queens, but in Manhattan?
Good point you make here. Property is more expensive to buy or rent in NYC than Alaska. So ya, one must exam so many things when calculating the standard of living from one area to another.
“No place for the man to go in nome except up”lol.. I don’t know who you guys are but this was entertaining . Aloha from Hawaii
Holy shit! So glad UA-cam sent this channel! Fan and love your resilience. Much love everybody in the world the pain-in-the-ass clear mind full heart can't lose.
Emily, you’ve got one unique Dad there 👍 Always excited to see him on the show! Also, very impressed to see how you have come along as a gold miner over the years. One tough, determined lady!
I'll second that, of course. Good to see Steve looking hale and hearty...
@@davidaspinall496 so why are they complaining about prices there if they are mining gold ?!
No doubt. He's gotta be my favorite. He's always doing something funny
Those prices for those ice cream brands are similar to Australia, except the it would be in Aussie $ ( 1aud = 70cents USA ) and all of our prices include the taxes.
Alaska has no sales tax, so prices are as advertised. Beer could actually be cheaper in Nome than Australia
Makes a ton of sense when you think about it, but myself not being an Alaskan, I’ve never thought about it haha. Super enlightening video, absolutely insane prices. I’ve seen a lot of people comment how living off the land is how people get by, and major respect for you if that’s what you do. As an urban/suburban troglodyte however, I am very good on that. Would love to visit one day however, summers look beautiful.
I have a very good friend that works in Alaska 6 months of the year ,plus I used to work on oil rigs ,so I'm well aware of how expensive Alaska is. What really sucks is you expect things to be a little more but ,they charge soo much mainly because they can.
Yeah, I don't get it. Even Hawaii isn't that expensive, and they're, what? 3K miles away from the mainland?
@@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403 Greed is running wild in America's last frontier? I'm 100% sure that is what the deal is with Alaska now for that's what's ruining the lower 48 and the rest of the world. It's a most matured cycle of capitalism if we can even call it such any longer.
Brace yourself. This is coming to the lower 48.
@@ceruleanc505 Difference is, it doesn't cost a couple hundred just for 1st class shipping for bread.
@@freeisalwaysme I get that. We're already dealing with inflation.
The prices are crazy. I was complaining about Los Angeles being expensive.
LA is expensive though in comparison to 5 years ago; double would you say?
Bro....me and my girl took a vacation to LA and couldn't believe the cost of everything!!
Painful reality: if the prices were not high then no one would deliver goods that far.
The shippers are shipping loads that are too small. If they had giant shiploads of stuff delivered to Nome the cost per item would be much less.
Well, here in Taiwan, things in COSTCO are almost inexpensive as in the US. But you may buy imported things even cheaper in the local Carrefour that match pretty much the prices of local Taiwanese produce. This is why I also consider these Alaskan prices so ridiculous, too. I really would like to understand why. Could it be the current cargo ship crisis and lack of trucks for distribution?
@@beringstraitrailway yes, but that may be manageable with fewer trips and bigger cargo ships.
Wow, I thought I had an idea of how expensive groceries could be in the more rural parts of Alaska. I did not. That bottled water was at a minimum 4 times the amount I've ever paid. Hey Ben & Jerry's lover.... I can dig it. However I had to give it up. Ben & Jerry's political douchebaggery is too expensive for me even in the lower 48. Actually I think that's the name of their new flavor coming out sometime next month, Political Douchebaggery.
I wanted to move to Alaska, but after watching this video, I'll stay in California and dream of being in Alaska. Thank you for the education
You go girl. LOVE watching you kick ass in gold mining!!!
As Sam Kinison use to rave: "Get a moving van and go to where the food is".
“This is SAND. Food does not grow in SAND!” 😆😆😆
Lmao nice comment
Pack your kids, pack your shit we’ll make one trip!🤣
Lol I love how these prices are pretty much the same as normal cost of everything in Australia.
But we're not in Australia , we're up here in Alaska.
@@maxmurphy7306 my point was to me this seems normal, so damn if everywhere else in the US you pay next to nothing for everything.
I was thinking exactly that mate.
Water also? It's insane.
@@barrydeiter8223 no definitely not the price of bottled water. In saying that for the price of a 18 pack of beer in nome you can buy a nice 6 pack of beer here
I live in London, England and I always fancied going to Alaska one day, I'm starting to think I better win the lottery first.
Perhaps I might explain the cost of living in San Francisco, CA......FOR EVERYTHING!! And it's all in our backyard...no importing from the lower states (or upper states for that matter!). I live in a small two story house, that is less than 12 ft from my next door neighbor, and I can barely fit a chicken coup in my "backyard", and the cost of our property (today) is just shy of 2 million. OMG!! Over the weekend we lost power for 14 hours, and right now my parents house over on the bay side doesn't have internet for the 2nd day so far....AND WE'RE IN Silicon Valley!! Man, there is shit everywhere. Go figure. My advice to you, is leave the bottled water and by a Berkey Filter, or the like. Save you a ton.
You know you can move, right?
@@twdjt6245 Sell for $2mil, move to the midwest, buy for $300k, retire.
Libtards
People in Alaska make in a year what Bay Area peeps make in 3 months so Alaska is wayyyy more.
there are lots of states that the cost of housing and living in general are WAY lower. Sell for 2million to some sucker and move. You should be able to buy a decent house with everything you want including stable power, good internet and no shit anywhere. Fully paid, no mortgage and money left behind in the bank to buy rental properties or do something else with.
Your Dad is great he so funny. 😂 I can't believe how expensive it is over there. I could do you car service for around £100. I knew the price of vehicles where crazy in the US But Nome takes it to another level. Tc and stay safe until the next one. 🏴✌👍
I'm glad you liked watching him! He cracked us up at the store. The vehicle prices are exceptionally bad here!
I have been wanting to move to SE Alaska to escape the craziness of the lower states but inflation is going up exponential with no end in sight and the manufactured destruction of the food supply will make Alaska unaffordable for everyone.
Trump 2024
@@angelahassert3552 Trump 2023! We cant wait much longer!
I live in Alaska. It's definitely more expensive here than the lower 48 in regards to food and most goods, but it's not too far out of whack that it makes it not worth it to live here with everything great the state has to offer that you can't find in the lower 48. Nome is also extremely exceptional because it's about 500 miles away from the road network and is only accessible by plane or boat. Hence why everything is an insane cost there.
I lived in nome in 1981 and it was expensive then. I cant even imagine now. I would love to visit again❤
Hi Emily. So glad I found this video. Wow it's expensive up there! Have always admired your tenacity, and your work ethic on the show! Good luck in the future and getting all the gold!!!
Alaska is one of the most fascinating states in the country. I'd move there in a heartbeat.
Everyone should post their weekly grocery bill for all foods period. That's a good benchmark, for 2 adults and children on budget shopping here in GR, MI in the USA we are at @$120 a week for food and household essentials. Food, snacks, bags, foil, garbage bags, toilet paper, paper towel ect
Family of 5, we average about 1000-1200 a month.
I lived in Nome in the summer of 1967. I worked for KICY. Gas was 66 cents a gallon. Milk was $1 a quart. I don't remember much of other prices. I was 18 when I was there. Thanks for sharing. Water was expensive because they had to deliver it by truck and pump it into a tank in the attic of our house.
Wow that’s crazy your going to have to find more Gold with the prices you pay there love the video 👍
Day-to-day life here is one of the biggest hidden costs in the business
Emily you should start a food bank in nome and get some sponsors to send 5 containers to your food warehouse. Hell, maybe you could get the sponsors to build it too! You know a major tax write off but could also be non-profit. Your dad Steve should get some Fed grants to assist toward that endeavor, cause you know something’s gotta improve with those outlandish costs to you, your employees and families. Gotta be rough, sounds like the times back in the olden days of Deadwood SD gold rush.
WAKE UO IDIOTS NOW: It costs money to ship building supplies to Nome. There is no road or highway. The only way to get to Nome, as far as shipments, is by cargo plane. The fastest and most efficient means to set up a warehouse would be to transport empty shipping containers, if a cargo plane could handle the size and/or weight. Yet, those would have to be purchased, and transporting them would also be costly. There is no "easy" or "economical" access to Nome. I was born in Alaska while it was still a territory. Nome has never been an easy or cheap place to live. Actually, the natives who founded the town, 60+ years ago, lived easier than "modern day" residents, as they lived off the land and had excellent survival skills and knowledge.
@@vickimeyers2672 - You sound very angry. Perhaps you should consider moving.
My aunt use to live in the Aleutian Islands. She would shop in the lower 48 and have everything ship there because it was cheaper.
Dude these prices blow my MIND! How is it SO SO expensive!
Hopefully Pomrenke leaves some gold behind, that's absolutely absurd some of those prices.
Google legal name fraud. . . . . . . . its illegal to use a legal name.
@@KonveZ wtf?
You guys are hilarious! I burst out laughing several times listening to you all talk. Awesome video, thanks for sharing!
The algorithm has blessed this vid for sure. Thumbnail pic: "hey isn't that the girl from bearing sea gold?"
Was wondering what was going on before seeing your comment.
Bering
1981 Cordova, AK during herring season; milk $30 per gallon, Oly Beer $36 per case; 80% hamburger meat $12 per pound. 1989 in King Cove beer was $32 per case, we ordered groceries for the boat from Seattle by barge with a 25% bump over Seattle prices plus shipping. Alaska ain't for the faint at heart. During the same years in Anchorage beer was about $12 a case and milk was about $5 per gallon.
As my friend and his wife said if you live in Alaska and you can't eat what mother nature provides then you better be rich. He spent over 6k making his own greenhouse to grow vegetables. They obviously hunt and fish. The cost of shipping is insane. I called send a package cheaper but I also insure it just in case. My buddy also informed me that if it isn't Alaska strong it's not worth it
My weekly groceries for two person in Spain has been 60-70€. That is 69-80 USD. I'm even shocked for the mainland prices!
If I had to put a number on it I'd say it costs me 60$ a week to eat decently with steak, snacks, Gatorade. Since this MORON became POTUS *cough *cough* every single thing we buy is climbing every week; I've never seen prices rise so quickly. They're bankrupting the middle class for more control, small businesses are hurting badly and everything is about to get far worse with JAB mandates... Hope you guys are well over there, I know Australia has it horrible with lockdowns...
@@atcmadness4351 I can go to aldi and spend 75 dollars for kind of a week's worth of food...obviously nothing that good.
Loved this video !
Nugget was charging me $840 per week to stay there this summer. I'm bringing a camper back with me next summer. Thats just ridiculous!
(Rebel Miner)
Yeah we've stayed there before it's not exactly a five-star place either...good idea on the camper!
What is the genuine reason for such high costs is Alaska not part of the US or do you make a lot more money in Alaska so they can request more ? I have always wanted to move from Scotland to Alaska, I want to try and get a truck licence here to use to immigrate.
Yeah pretty much exactly the same cost to live in Hawaii for groceries. Oil changes for an F150 synthetic oil in Hawaii is about $90, internet is cheap in Hawaii. I need internet for work and can't have a data cap, so I couldn't even imagine spending $500+ a month for speeds I couldn't even really use for what I do.... It would have been interesting to see the cost of house/apartment rentals in Nome. This video was VERY interesting. Thank you for uploading!
Finds a gold vein
"sweet i can buy milk this week"
What is it with these retarded comments?!