@@Desolateoblivion 'coming of age' doesn't necessarily have to be a teenager becoming an adult I think, just finding yourself, settling down, stuff like that
I feel the need to add something really important: in today's capitalistic society people have the ILLUSION that WORKING HARD=MORE MONEY. But that's relative considering that the most hard-working people on earth are the ones (probably children) making our clothes, phones etc. and getting paid something like 1$ / week. Also, a person working a minimum wage job does not always work less hard than an entrepreneur. Making money should not be exclusively associated with working hard, but also with the concept of luck, the circumstances, the country you live in etc. That's also why in the grand scheme of things, money does not and cannot add to your value as a human.
El_ Mi I totally agree, money CAN bring comfort, security, and at some level personal happiness (like being able to travel, or going to eat out once in a while, treating your family members or friends..) but after a certain treshold the well-being money brings declines, and people become bored with the possibilities of it, while consuming more and more.
Exactly. Even having expertise doesn't counterbalance this otherwise doctors would make way more than CEOs. Capitalism relies on the hard labour of low paid workers. The higher up you go the less work is done. I work at a billion dollar media company and I know the chief does less work than those below him.
throw in disability (and lack of access to treatment, let alone physical/emotional support and therefore access to your career, whether highly educated or not) and your probability to climb the ladder of social mobility extremely decreases.
@@Zyswest YES! That's what I mean! Life itself is so complex and our society is so multidimensional. Likewise, economic success depends on many factors which the simplistic "work hard to succeed" story often neglects.
@@gingersal8052 It depends. For a lot of highly qualified professionals, they will earn less in Paris than in NYC or LA. A lot of other jobs the income is more comparable or even better in France.
@@dominic20 is that so? Cos in France most people earn between 1200 and 1800 a month, I thought salaries in the US to be generally higher (but without the social benefits people still have in France)
@@gingersal8052 Certain jobs like waiters and teachers, which are considered low-paying in America and better paid in France. Also you must recall the exchange rate, so the euro is worth quite a bit more than the US dollar. Also it depends on whether we're comparing gross vs net incomes...
Graham Stephan is going to come for you because of that high coffee expenditure edit: I take it back, he said “I’m not paying for coffee, I’m paying for the ambiance” QUEEN
@@damondominique How could we overlook that? You made us all witnesses to a toaster lynching! And this isn't even the first offense against your kitchen equipment. You are a serial kitchen abuser, you horrible man!
Please Damon make more content about this “money game”. i’m an 18 year old and i’m obsessed with saving, which I guess is a good thing. But at the same time, I feel like I need to realize that life is meant to be lived and money is meant to be used.
Susan Ma damn idk but this kinda came off as you trying to invalidate this person’s struggle just bc they’re young, this is a stressful situation to them right now, and i think we should encourage them to try to stress less about it. Obviously it’s great thes save some, but they should enjoy their young years still. My advice is that ; every saving is a saving, even if u save up 0.5 cents monthly, thats still going to add up into something later. So to make it easier on yourself, instead of controlling how much you’re saving, you could try to think about how much you’re going to spend.
Guys i really appreciate all the input! I do realize saving is important and that i’ll look back and be grateful that i didnt spend all of my money as a teen. BUT i feel like i have a bit of a toxic mentality towards it and its the first time i hear a youtuber talk so openly about these topics. I think both sides of the conversation are extremely interesting!
@@irenebernardi3954 Wow, same! I'm 20 and I'm also kinda obsessed with saving. I would love to think the same as Damon about money, I think his way of thinking is really interesting.
I'm starting a GoFundMe to get Damon a shelf for his toaster. Or maybe a toaster with a longer cord. Or an extension cable. One of the three options will occur. He just needs 30 euros
"The purpose of money is not to get more money. The purpose of money is to use it to flourish and to have a better life." --> Thank you so much for the inspiration Damon!!! You are keeping me on the right track
omg when you were going off about deferred gratification..... i have literally stood on a chair dr*nk and yelled at my friends about that !!!! exact !!! thing !!!!
The thing is that if you can you should live at your parents' house at least for the 6 first months to a year when you start working full-time, that way you can put money on the side. It doesn't mean not helping the parents financially but rent and food are pretty much covered and that saves a lot of money.
y'all even though damon's method of handling money isn't for everyone, he's still got a great relationship with money (source: i am a finance professional)
Your philosophy on money is so refreshing. So much of youtube is about how to become a Millionaire. Honestly, I’m sooo tired wasting my youth working myself to the bone just so I can say I have 20 k in the bank.
Throughout the life experience I've managed to gather in my short life on earth, I justify my coffee purchases for the same reason. 1. It makes me happy. If it makes you happy and you can afford it, I believe it is worth the purchase. 2. You are paying for the workspace, environment, and sometimes a little social interaction goes a long way. 3. I would rather be less well-off and social drinking good espresso than ~slightly more well-off~ alone drinking something cheap. I think we forget that life is meant to be lived based off of the constant negative connotations associated with spending money ever. It is your life and its meant to be LIVED!! with that said, invest in an extension chord because that microwave has me on edge lollllll
I agree with the café thing, I don’t go to a café for coffee at least not JUST for coffee, I go because it’s probably really nicely decorated and I genuinly feel that I feel better and have deeper/more enjoyable conversations at café’s rather than at home. Change of place is good guys.
I’m so illiterate I thought this video was titled “how I spend a week in Paris” so I was expecting a vlog, and like 3 min in the video I’m like damn this is a lot of money talk for a vlog. I’ll walk myself out.
Damon, can I get you how much peace I feel whenever you make such videos? In this entire horde of people making and pushing "hustle culture", you truly indulge in the philosophy of living. Thank you so much and continue being yourself :)
omw part 2 is everything! this is the mindset about money I need to internalise, especially as a student. i need to live for my own enjoyment and in the present, rather than accumulating stuff/money based on what others think I should do. also the hedonic treadmill is so real!
as someone who comes from a family that has many financial problems, thinking about money the way Damon does is kinda hard because I have grown up in an environment where money was tight so you automatically start feeling guilty when you spend money on stuff you don't "need" but "want". which is why I hate capitalism (there are other reasons too obviously).
Agreed! His mindset only works if you have the *financial security* of doing so, some of us would end up on the street if we didn't count and cared about every cent...
I’m the same. My whole life it was drilled into me that I should save any cent I can and only spend money on my needs. Even buying my needs now brings me so much guilt. Money makes me want to shoot myself. I hate money, so much.
@@minnie4291 Communism does not work, it is poverty to all, you can not piggy back off of someone else when they work more or have higher edu. I wake up at 4 30 just to do extra studies on language, I do not do that for no reason. I would never dimish someone else even if they make more to benefit my struggles, my struggles require my work and my work alone, no handouts .
French person here : Your cold water bill is included in the rent, and you pay for the gaz used to heat your hot water. Also, the fact that you divide everything in weeks is killing me. In France, and in most of Europe I think, we don't pay for anything by weeks, we pay by months. The wages/salaries/incomes are received monthly and all the bills are paid monthly (in like, 99.99% of the cases). So that's VERY complicated for me to really have an idea of the cost. I get that it would make more sense for Us citizen "at a glance" though.
US person here and we pay all our bills monthly! However, depending on where you work and if you’re a salaried or hourly worker, you may get paid weekly, biweekly, or monthly. I believe he just split it into two weeks to make adding together his expenses more easily.
I was also thinking that if you DO want to calculate the weekly costs you have to multiply your monthly cost by 12 and then divide it by 52 because not every month has exactly 4 weeks.
I'm a US citizen and I yelled: "Just figure out how much it is per month!" I think it's because, as he has admitted, he doesn't budget haha-so he doesn't know how!
You make any conversation 10000% more interesting, I would love to have a conversation with you 🥺🥺Your content is so pure and artistic and so truly you, it's so much more special than people with 10M+ subscribers who put out content that contribute nothing to my life. Knowing what your work and your life is worth is so transparent thru your videos, you're not trying to please anyone, you're just living life and inspiring us to live ours :)
literally all of your content is top notch. also, totally relate on the coffee thing. like when I was at my most depressed and lonely, I would bribe myself to go outside and get schoolwork done by buying that $4 coffee in that cute cafe.
Only Americans who live in Southern California (like me) or New York think it's cheap in Paris. And anyway, I don't agree. I was there. I don't even think it is less than Los Angeles, I think it is probably comparable to Los Angeles. His rent is 995 euros, which is $1172 for his tiny studio with no full kitchen. In Los Angeles you'd at least have a full kitchen for that cost.
I live in Geneva (Switzerland), and my expenses aren't that much per week. I just checked and apparently the cost of living index in Geneva is 27,26 % higher than in New York. I guess I don't just spend that much money. I rarely go to restaurants, I have a coffee maker at home etc.
I don’t usually leave comments in videos but I just wanna say that you’re my favourite youtuber ever. From your incredibly pleasing aesthetics to all the original video ideas (and also all of your philosophies haha). I want to be like you when I grow up 😄
I'm surrounded so much and so constantly by hustle culture that I'll often find myself starting to forget that wanting to live a little more of la vie bohème~ is valid, fulfilling, and possible. I'm honestly so grateful for your videos Damon! You're highkey a beacon of light haha
i'm moving to spain in january so it was super helpful to hear about having bank accounts in both countries! and i 100% feel like money isn't real and is just a game, like you're literally EARNING POINTS??? issa video game fr
Money has always been a magical mystery to me, too, even when the little green papers are in my hand. But still, the house got paid off, etc. So I guess what I do understand is enough!! You're delightful, by the way!!!
CAPITALISM at its finest....money don't bring happiness bros! BUT I loved the flourishing point though, putting money in any sort of education/skill improvement is never a waaaaste!!
If you tell people living in poverty that money don't buy happiness, they'll see you as unbelievably arrogant. Money does buy happiness to some degree.
Stephanie yeah that’s definitely true. Like if you’re continuously stressed about finances it really affects your relationships and your health. Also money is access.
i don't know how I'd feel about "money not being real" >> but when the argument comes out of damon's mouth, for some reason, it sounds like points are *being made*
@@lailah7013 Ah! I looked it up and thanks for the catch. The average annual water price is $85 which blows my mind since that's basically free still *in my screwy American brain*
I’ve always lived in Paris, and what I spend the most on are those GRO-CE-RIES like? There’s only the tiny express stores so everything’s more expensive and since I can’t just drive to a store and have to carry my shit, I go grocery shopping every single day, it’s a freaking pain. Also just sayin, if you’re looking to move to Paris and this scares you, just saying spending so much isn’t a default it’s all about lifestyle! I personally spend around ~500 a month excluding rent.
kanekiji i mean you can, but it gets heavy and I’m weak as fuck haha. I also always walk to the grocery store bc I hate having my groceries in the metro for some reasons? That’s how irrational haha
I live in the center of Paris, and I'll give you a tip on how to spend less money on groceries: Try Carrefour Drive, you pay the suburban prices, it's like 20 to 30% cheaper than Franprix or Monop', it's a free service, you just go pick your groceries in a Carrefour Market near you, it reduced my bills so much it's crazy. :)
Damon: When you're old you aren't gonna want to travel. My hip, progressive 75-year-old grandma: When I retired at 60, I traveled to roughly 75 countries
I did all my travelling on virtually no money,how did I do that?,between the ages of 30 and 60 then our UK Govt had changed the law so all the ladies of my generation who had worked hardfor a lifetime on the promise of retirement and a life of ease and travel had to work till the age of 66 which totally pissed off most of them and also put great distress on some. Then I rejoined the workforce and now have reached that new state pension age and there is covid so there's no travel. Which proves I was right.
hi I stumbled on ur channel a few wks ago and didn't realize just how "easy" it is to just shut up and go and France is literally all ive been able to think about and plan to be there at least for the spring+summer (if covid allows) ur videos have been super fucking helpful to help get a sense of how difficult it's gonna be to move there,, might fuck around and do grad school if it means id get to stay longer with that student visa
Water bill is usually included in the "charges" when you pay rent "les charges" are included (water, maintenance of the common areas/elevator, trash removal...)
watching this video the day before i find out about a major scholarship and MAN it got me. as someone who reallllllllly cares about money (or rather just saves it a lot of the time) this video served as a reminder that life and the human experience should not revolve around money, thanks damon!
Yesss I feel the exact same about money, it's just not real! But at the same time I'm very aware I need those numbers to be able to play the game of moving to Paris 😭And honestly I probably value you more on your own channel as you're sharing your story and standing as your own (main) character and that's inspiring as fuu---
this made me think a lot about my own relationship to money. sometimes idc how much money i spend bc i feel like im investing in myself and i like the things i buy. sometimes im buying necessities and i want them to last a long time and so i dont mind paying more for "luxary". but the way i was conditioned to think about money i feel like is in such a negative way and i'll hear that little voice in my head saying "hmm idk is it worth it? it's kinda pricey" but like honestly is money even real?? america is in trillion dollar debt like how??? so yeah i mean i feel like it's important to be smart with your money (save it, make sure you pay off the important stuff) but also spend it in a way that makes you happy and is necessary for you
Love the message of this video! Reminds me of this quote: "The less you eat, drink and buy books; the less you go to the theater, the dance hall, the public house; the less you think, love, theorize, sing, paint, fence, etc., the more you save - the greater becomes your treasure which neither moths nor rust will devour - your capital. The less you are, the less you express your own life, the more you have, i.e., the greater is your alienated life, the greater is the store of your estranged being. Everything which the political economist takes from you in life and in humanity, he replaces for you in money and in wealth"
Chris Nice quite and I agree to some extent, I do believe in spending money to do hobbies, socialize, see art, support shops I respect, treat loved ones, travel with awareness... But what our society usually encourages is for people to spend whatever remains on possessions, not experiences, and most of them are superfluous and overpriced. I intend to be frugal for the next years, not because I want to make a pile of money, but cos I’d like to buy a house one day, in a region that is massively deserted tho quite beautiful, and I refuse to work overtime just to be able to spend more.
@@gingersal8052 I think your situation aligns with the spirit of the quote! The money you extract from your labor is in essence an alienated abstraction of you under capitalism. So if you want to buy a house with it, more power to you, but make sure you enjoy your life because your labor may define you in a capitalist system, but it doesn't ultimately define your life.
@@chris8915 yes definitely if I were to have a house it would be credit free and to be able cultivate vegs, and organize some projects with the region around.
I agree so much with that last part you added. We all deserve a baseline quality of life that is equal. And then we can reap the benefits of working extra hard if we want. We should also be part of our community, reward workers of the community and contribute to the community. We all need our mail given to us, our food grown for us, our health taken care of, etc. These jobs are so important. We need to reward more generously the jobs that serve our community and maintain the health of our community. We all need to be a part of it too.
Whenever you can pay more than the minimum amount due on your credit card statement. You’ll pay it off earlier and avoid tons of unnecessary interest! 🖤✨
Living in a third world country with an devalued currency its amusing to watch this kind of videos hahahha such different expanses and such different understanding of money. I love your videos Damon it inspires me to get out of my comfort zone and see the world even if it seems impossible in my position I'm not going to let my environment stop my dreams
In reference to what you were talking about at the end of the video, the sad thing is some people work very hard and are still in poverty. Unfortunately, capitalism doesn’t allow everyone who works hard to flourish, even though many people believe that to be true. I totally agree with your philosophy on money, though. I’ve found that even as I start to make more money, my happiness level is about the same and the amount of problems I have is more or less the same.
Thank you for this! It’s so embedded in the US and Mexico(I was raised there) to strive for money and status, as a means to an end. I left my corporate job a year ago, I’m making way less right now working in the gig economy while working on my own creative projects, but I’m SO much happier being in control of my time, living at my parents to pay my debt and save money. I’m working on a plan to move to Europe, specifically to learn French and being so close to so many different cultures-this was super helpful to see how attainable it is :)
Your coffee shop = entertainment, relaxation, opportunity, inspiration, community (A Best Buy). Years ago my daughter (a 17 he old at the time) took a mini break at the Waldorf. It was hot and humid outside (August) so we ate there and a few nights we sat on a bench outside ballrooms where there were big weddings and watched the pomp and drama. It was great. My daughter ended up going into international marketing for hotels. Her love of fine hotels came from our mini breaks at home or when traveling. Go for gold. You can worry about money when/if you become irrelevant.
"You're not paying for the coffee, you're paying for the ambiance." Not to be that person but that was the most libra energy i've ever heard in a sentence.
i loved this omfg, would kill to see a how to move to europe in your twenties videos that sums up the apartment video, the bank account one, & this one as well as other tips and how he chose to move in depth
He does pay water, it's just included in his rent (bc the "charges" are included except electricity) it's how it worked usually for apartment in france at least
DAMON WHAT THE HELL IS THAT TOASTER DOING?????? It has no business giving me anxiety like that.
Omg I was thinking the same thing lol couldn't stop looking at it 😂
Yaaaas thank you, I stay saying imagine if we all collectively stop playing this game...dis is all just a simulation y’all, have fun and do you✌🏼
That is funny.
it's all part of the creative persona!
DEAD. Didn’t notice till I came to the comment section
Didn’t realize that Damon only had 200k subs until he mentioned it... he’s such a million sub quality channel...
damon is the main character in an artsy french coming of age movie, who also happens to make yt videos with a similarly ~vintage~ aesthetic
Ikr
Well stated LOL! Thought the same.
He's like...28. 10 years into adulthood. He came of age
@@Desolateoblivion 'coming of age' doesn't necessarily have to be a teenager becoming an adult I think, just finding yourself, settling down, stuff like that
@@bharathi2128 Tru Dat...
I feel the need to add something really important: in today's capitalistic society people have the ILLUSION that WORKING HARD=MORE MONEY. But that's relative considering that the most hard-working people on earth are the ones (probably children) making our clothes, phones etc. and getting paid something like 1$ / week. Also, a person working a minimum wage job does not always work less hard than an entrepreneur. Making money should not be exclusively associated with working hard, but also with the concept of luck, the circumstances, the country you live in etc. That's also why in the grand scheme of things, money does not and cannot add to your value as a human.
El_ Mi I totally agree, money CAN bring comfort, security, and at some level personal happiness (like being able to travel, or going to eat out once in a while, treating your family members or friends..) but after a certain treshold the well-being money brings declines, and people become bored with the possibilities of it, while consuming more and more.
Exactly. Even having expertise doesn't counterbalance this otherwise doctors would make way more than CEOs. Capitalism relies on the hard labour of low paid workers. The higher up you go the less work is done. I work at a billion dollar media company and I know the chief does less work than those below him.
throw in disability (and lack of access to treatment, let alone physical/emotional support and therefore access to your career, whether highly educated or not) and your probability to climb the ladder of social mobility extremely decreases.
Period
@@Zyswest YES! That's what I mean! Life itself is so complex and our society is so multidimensional. Likewise, economic success depends on many factors which the simplistic "work hard to succeed" story often neglects.
Off topic but the yellow glasses yellow shirt combo is a vibe☀️️🤑
Also we need a red wine talk with ceasar saves the day 😂
also it matches the kitchen tiles
dat trustworthy accountant vibe
Verified and found no lies were told! 🤩👍🏽
Damon ranting about how money isn't real for 24 minutes straight
the fkn glasses i am ob zest
can't wait for a damon and mike red wine talk
mike you have immaculate taste
wtf are you doing here mike
The hell? Mike 🎤 what you doing here? 😂
Wait ThePurplePalace and Mike’s Mic both in this comment section?😭😭😭 it doesn’t get better than this
When you said Paris is cheaper than nyc or la.......👀
right??👀 *continues to Learn French*
It definitely is! But incomes are considerably lower.
@@gingersal8052 It depends. For a lot of highly qualified professionals, they will earn less in Paris than in NYC or LA. A lot of other jobs the income is more comparable or even better in France.
@@dominic20 is that so? Cos in France most people earn between 1200 and 1800 a month, I thought salaries in the US to be generally higher (but without the social benefits people still have in France)
@@gingersal8052 Certain jobs like waiters and teachers, which are considered low-paying in America and better paid in France. Also you must recall the exchange rate, so the euro is worth quite a bit more than the US dollar. Also it depends on whether we're comparing gross vs net incomes...
Graham Stephan is going to come for you because of that high coffee expenditure edit: I take it back, he said “I’m not paying for coffee, I’m paying for the ambiance” QUEEN
IM READY TO FIGHT BACK I GOT THIS
Damon Dominique OMGGGG you replied?!! Okay but actually, this video genuinely changed my perspective on money - so thank you. ♥️ Love from Kenya 🇰🇪
AYYYY LETS GOOOO
I love Graham lol
@@damondominique I'm on your side
he's showing us the person he wants us to see: someone who leaves a toaster plugged in like that 😂
LMAO 😂🤣🤣🤣 CAN YALL LEAVE ME AND MY €10 TOASTER IN PEACE PLEASE
@@damondominique How could we overlook that? You made us all witnesses to a toaster lynching! And this isn't even the first offense against your kitchen equipment. You are a serial kitchen abuser, you horrible man!
@@damondominique apparently notttt
Lol...the toaster 😅🤣😂
omg I didn't notice out of all the background 🤣😭😭 now it looks very unpleasant to see!
“They don’t care about me, they care what number is attached to me” I FEEL THIS esp as a student applying to grad/med schools
lmao damon's toater is trying soo hard back there
Please Damon make more content about this “money game”. i’m an 18 year old and i’m obsessed with saving, which I guess is a good thing. But at the same time, I feel like I need to realize that life is meant to be lived and money is meant to be used.
I wish I'd saved money when I was 18! Your money is making money. You'll use that money sooner or later, don't worry about *that.*
Check out Jo's channel. She wanted to do that.
Susan Ma damn idk but this kinda came off as you trying to invalidate this person’s struggle just bc they’re young, this is a stressful situation to them right now, and i think we should encourage them to try to stress less about it. Obviously it’s great thes save some, but they should enjoy their young years still. My advice is that ; every saving is a saving, even if u save up 0.5 cents monthly, thats still going to add up into something later. So to make it easier on yourself, instead of controlling how much you’re saving, you could try to think about how much you’re going to spend.
Guys i really appreciate all the input! I do realize saving is important and that i’ll look back and be grateful that i didnt spend all of my money as a teen. BUT i feel like i have a bit of a toxic mentality towards it and its the first time i hear a youtuber talk so openly about these topics. I think both sides of the conversation are extremely interesting!
@@irenebernardi3954 Wow, same! I'm 20 and I'm also kinda obsessed with saving. I would love to think the same as Damon about money, I think his way of thinking is really interesting.
Alt title: Damon justifying his spending habits for 24 minutes straight
Hahhahahahhahahhahahahahah
it really does look like he's his biggest critic
Damon is giving me strong call me by your name Armie Hammer vibes with this look
Yesss 😍
Thats right
omg yees
Oh shittt yaaaaa
except that Armie hammer goes after underage girls
I'm starting a GoFundMe to get Damon a shelf for his toaster. Or maybe a toaster with a longer cord. Or an extension cable. One of the three options will occur. He just needs 30 euros
God's work🙏
Love the selection of ‘options’ 👍🏼
DAMON: Doesn’t care about money
ALSO DAMON: Perfect money management
Hoooow 😭
To be honest, normally people who have such healthy relationships with money like this were raised by people who had healthy relationships with money.
Stephanie Luff it’s all thanks to the trailer park ✨
"The purpose of money is not to get more money. The purpose of money is to use it to flourish and to have a better life." --> Thank you so much for the inspiration Damon!!! You are keeping me on the right track
"if you want to ruin my day, ask me about taxes and numbers" my life in a sentence
mhm felt this so hard
omg when you were going off about deferred gratification..... i have literally stood on a chair dr*nk and yelled at my friends about that !!!! exact !!! thing !!!!
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 YES! CANT STAND IT WHEN PEOPLE PLAY WITH THE GAME OF LIFE AS IF TOMORROW IS JUST GUARANTEED.
Levi in a damond video👁️👄👁️ my life is made
omg hiii levi 😛
financial tip: start saving money early on in life when you don’t have to pay bills and can move out securely
I've got too much of a spending habit to actually to save money 🥴
I wish I could do this but I’m a teenager and have no way of making money. At least at the moment smh
I agree.
I've been saving all my birthday and Christmas money ever since I was born
The thing is that if you can you should live at your parents' house at least for the 6 first months to a year when you start working full-time, that way you can put money on the side. It doesn't mean not helping the parents financially but rent and food are pretty much covered and that saves a lot of money.
y'all even though damon's method of handling money isn't for everyone, he's still got a great relationship with money (source: i am a finance professional)
Your philosophy on money is so refreshing. So much of youtube is about how to become a Millionaire. Honestly, I’m sooo tired wasting my youth working myself to the bone just so I can say I have 20 k in the bank.
“Our entry level to existence shouldn’t be poverty” 🔥🔥 A G R E E D!!!
"I'm showing you the person that I want you to see because that's the person I see" is A+
Throughout the life experience I've managed to gather in my short life on earth, I justify my coffee purchases for the same reason. 1. It makes me happy. If it makes you happy and you can afford it, I believe it is worth the purchase. 2. You are paying for the workspace, environment, and sometimes a little social interaction goes a long way. 3. I would rather be less well-off and social drinking good espresso than ~slightly more well-off~ alone drinking something cheap.
I think we forget that life is meant to be lived based off of the constant negative connotations associated with spending money ever. It is your life and its meant to be LIVED!!
with that said, invest in an extension chord because that microwave has me on edge lollllll
I agree with the café thing, I don’t go to a café for coffee at least not JUST for coffee, I go because it’s probably really nicely decorated and I genuinly feel that I feel better and have deeper/more enjoyable conversations at café’s rather than at home. Change of place is good guys.
Paris coffee shops must be packed with UA-camrs working on their films.
Damon, an American: living in Paris is not that expensive
Me, a Pole: are you kidding me?
Try being Turkish 😭
Crying in South America here
It is because NYC is expensive af
as a french person moving to Paris in a few weeks... let me tell you that's THE most expensive city of France
@@louisefournel2451 mdr tu vien de quel ville en France?
I’m so illiterate I thought this video was titled “how I spend a week in Paris” so I was expecting a vlog, and like 3 min in the video I’m like damn this is a lot of money talk for a vlog. I’ll walk myself out.
hahahahaha
“I’m the guy that spends money on coffee and I don’t feel bad about it”
Me and ALL MY EXPENSES especially for chipotle with the extra guacamole
I felt that--btw you can get free guac if you do a veggie bowl ;)
Thanks Grace ! This is yet another reason for me to make a chipotle run!
Guac isn't extra for a few days i think if u have a chipotle account xD today was guacamole day. Deal should be good till 8/2 lol pretty sure
“There’s just problems around money” PREACH
Damon, can I get you how much peace I feel whenever you make such videos? In this entire horde of people making and pushing "hustle culture", you truly indulge in the philosophy of living. Thank you so much and continue being yourself :)
Yes, we're all about these Paris vids without a visa 💫 💕
omw part 2 is everything! this is the mindset about money I need to internalise, especially as a student. i need to live for my own enjoyment and in the present, rather than accumulating stuff/money based on what others think I should do.
also the hedonic treadmill is so real!
This is the most air sign rant about money I've ever heard - from Libra to Libra, I feel you Damon.
"I really believe in the power of right now, and not the power of DEFERRED GRATIFICATION"
Damn.
Damon: Money is just MAGIC, it's just a game.
Me: *take notes even though i'm a finance major*
😂😂😂
as someone who comes from a family that has many financial problems, thinking about money the way Damon does is kinda hard because I have grown up in an environment where money was tight so you automatically start feeling guilty when you spend money on stuff you don't "need" but "want". which is why I hate capitalism (there are other reasons too obviously).
Agreed! His mindset only works if you have the *financial security* of doing so, some of us would end up on the street if we didn't count and cared about every cent...
I’m the same. My whole life it was drilled into me that I should save any cent I can and only spend money on my needs. Even buying my needs now brings me so much guilt. Money makes me want to shoot myself. I hate money, so much.
@@jamesfv1 SAME, that's why im a communist
@@minnie4291 Communism does not work, it is poverty to all, you can not piggy back off of someone else when they work more or have higher edu. I wake up at 4 30 just to do extra studies on language, I do not do that for no reason. I would never dimish someone else even if they make more to benefit my struggles, my struggles require my work and my work alone, no handouts .
Damon out here looking like tony stark with those glasses. We stan.
French person here :
Your cold water bill is included in the rent, and you pay for the gaz used to heat your hot water.
Also, the fact that you divide everything in weeks is killing me. In France, and in most of Europe I think, we don't pay for anything by weeks, we pay by months. The wages/salaries/incomes are received monthly and all the bills are paid monthly (in like, 99.99% of the cases).
So that's VERY complicated for me to really have an idea of the cost.
I get that it would make more sense for Us citizen "at a glance" though.
US person here and we pay all our bills monthly! However, depending on where you work and if you’re a salaried or hourly worker, you may get paid weekly, biweekly, or monthly. I believe he just split it into two weeks to make adding together his expenses more easily.
I was also thinking that if you DO want to calculate the weekly costs you have to multiply your monthly cost by 12 and then divide it by 52 because not every month has exactly 4 weeks.
I'm a US citizen and I yelled: "Just figure out how much it is per month!" I think it's because, as he has admitted, he doesn't budget haha-so he doesn't know how!
All of Damon's videos are masterpieces - fact. 💥
You make any conversation 10000% more interesting, I would love to have a conversation with you 🥺🥺Your content is so pure and artistic and so truly you, it's so much more special than people with 10M+ subscribers who put out content that contribute nothing to my life. Knowing what your work and your life is worth is so transparent thru your videos, you're not trying to please anyone, you're just living life and inspiring us to live ours :)
"YOU GET POINTS! YOU GET POINTS!" - me every Eurovision.
literally all of your content is top notch. also, totally relate on the coffee thing. like when I was at my most depressed and lonely, I would bribe myself to go outside and get schoolwork done by buying that $4 coffee in that cute cafe.
americans "omg that's so cheap"
europeans who live (alone) outside the major cities: ...
right?? i literally never spend more than 40£ a week (but i’m also a student)
I live in Madrid and Damon spends more in a week than I do a month. The groceries were really shocking to me
I’m American in NYC and cost of living sounds so cheap in the video. Like damn, We might spend $150-$300 on groceries that could last 2 weeks maybe.
Only Americans who live in Southern California (like me) or New York think it's cheap in Paris. And anyway, I don't agree. I was there. I don't even think it is less than Los Angeles, I think it is probably comparable to Los Angeles. His rent is 995 euros, which is $1172 for his tiny studio with no full kitchen. In Los Angeles you'd at least have a full kitchen for that cost.
I live in Geneva (Switzerland), and my expenses aren't that much per week. I just checked and apparently the cost of living index in Geneva is 27,26 % higher than in New York. I guess I don't just spend that much money. I rarely go to restaurants, I have a coffee maker at home etc.
I don’t usually leave comments in videos but I just wanna say that you’re my favourite youtuber ever. From your incredibly pleasing aesthetics to all the original video ideas (and also all of your philosophies haha). I want to be like you when I grow up 😄
I'm surrounded so much and so constantly by hustle culture that I'll often find myself starting to forget that wanting to live a little more of la vie bohème~ is valid, fulfilling, and possible. I'm honestly so grateful for your videos Damon! You're highkey a beacon of light haha
I really appreciate how transparent you are (and always have been) with us. One of the many reasons I love your videos and have stuck around for years
i'm moving to spain in january so it was super helpful to hear about having bank accounts in both countries! and i 100% feel like money isn't real and is just a game, like you're literally EARNING POINTS??? issa video game fr
i love how he is so positive
“my friends are cheaper” 💖😂 I love damon
Omg I need this video, finally someone talks about financial stuff without stressing me out haha
Money has always been a magical mystery to me, too, even when the little green papers are in my hand. But still, the house got paid off, etc. So I guess what I do understand is enough!! You're delightful, by the way!!!
"I don't like quantifying a life's existence based on a NUMBER." BOOM! i fucking love this mindset damon! you're dropping truth bombs everywhere
CAPITALISM at its finest....money don't bring happiness bros! BUT I loved the flourishing point though, putting money in any sort of education/skill improvement is never a waaaaste!!
If you tell people living in poverty that money don't buy happiness, they'll see you as unbelievably arrogant. Money does buy happiness to some degree.
Stephanie yeah that’s definitely true. Like if you’re continuously stressed about finances it really affects your relationships and your health. Also money is access.
If it ain’t bringing you happiness, you’re not buying the right things
Adxm
u sound dumb
JALO classy comeback, must be american. Hello pot 👋
“Maybe I do know a lot about this??” 💯 relatable
i don't know how I'd feel about "money not being real" >> but when the argument comes out of damon's mouth, for some reason, it sounds like points are *being made*
Down to Earth with Zac Efron: The woman in charge of the Parisian water said that citizens aren't required to pay for water anymore.
I think that’s only drinking water in public and not the water bill for households.
@@lailah7013 Ah! I looked it up and thanks for the catch. The average annual water price is $85 which blows my mind since that's basically free still *in my screwy American brain*
@@tybrown7112 $85 a YEAR? I don't think so lol.
"I don't like quantifying life's existence based on a number" SPEAK ON IT!!! 👏👏
i come back to this video everytime i have an existential crisis. plssss keep making videos like this. we literally have the same spirit
I’ve always lived in Paris, and what I spend the most on are those GRO-CE-RIES like? There’s only the tiny express stores so everything’s more expensive and since I can’t just drive to a store and have to carry my shit, I go grocery shopping every single day, it’s a freaking pain.
Also just sayin, if you’re looking to move to Paris and this scares you, just saying spending so much isn’t a default it’s all about lifestyle! I personally spend around ~500 a month excluding rent.
i mean for groceries you can make a big trip once a week a little further away, that what i was doing when i was living there
kanekiji i mean you can, but it gets heavy and I’m weak as fuck haha. I also always walk to the grocery store bc I hate having my groceries in the metro for some reasons? That’s how irrational haha
I live in the center of Paris, and I'll give you a tip on how to spend less money on groceries: Try Carrefour Drive, you pay the suburban prices, it's like 20 to 30% cheaper than Franprix or Monop', it's a free service, you just go pick your groceries in a Carrefour Market near you, it reduced my bills so much it's crazy. :)
NeimaDParis wait really?? I’ve got to look this up, i’m downloading the app right now!! Thanks for sharing that I appreciate it so much!
NeimaDParis nobody let me forget about this for when i hopefully move to france in a year or two 😭
Killed it👏🏾👏🏾 you and jo taught me so much about money and the value of money, not worrying so much about how much I have but to enjoy my life
Would be cool to have an update with Jo, been a while since we seen y’all in the same video, even if it’s by zoom or some
Yess this is so refreshing! I feel the same way about money and people think I’m crazy for not caring about all that stuff!
Damon: When you're old you aren't gonna want to travel.
My hip, progressive 75-year-old grandma: When I retired at 60, I traveled to roughly 75 countries
Love this👏
I did all my travelling on virtually no money,how did I do that?,between the ages of 30 and 60 then our UK Govt had changed the law so all the ladies of my generation who had worked hardfor a lifetime on the promise of retirement and a life of ease and travel had to work till the age of 66 which totally pissed off most of them and also put great distress on some. Then I rejoined the workforce and now have reached that new state pension age and there is covid so there's no travel. Which proves I was right.
I honestly love your mentality Damon. You’re genuinely one of the best, most relatable content creators out here.
hi I stumbled on ur channel a few wks ago and didn't realize just how "easy" it is to just shut up and go and France is literally all ive been able to think about and plan to be there at least for the spring+summer (if covid allows) ur videos have been super fucking helpful to help get a sense of how difficult it's gonna be to move there,, might fuck around and do grad school if it means id get to stay longer with that student visa
I love that Damon was like “what I spend in a week” and then gave us a philosophy lesson on money
Water bill is usually included in the "charges" when you pay rent "les charges" are included (water, maintenance of the common areas/elevator, trash removal...)
I used to think so about money not making happy but I can surely tell you now that not having it won't make you happier, just stuck.
every time he mentions shut up and go i'm like tell us the drama already 👀
LOVE THISSSSSSS. I don’t wanna be rich. I wanna ENJOY THE MONEY I HAVE (this is why I never have money, you are an enabler)
Im moving to Paris in two months so this video is sooooo needed. Can’t wait to be broke in the city of love 💕
watching this video the day before i find out about a major scholarship and MAN it got me. as someone who reallllllllly cares about money (or rather just saves it a lot of the time) this video served as a reminder that life and the human experience should not revolve around money, thanks damon!
Yesss I feel the exact same about money, it's just not real! But at the same time I'm very aware I need those numbers to be able to play the game of moving to Paris 😭And honestly I probably value you more on your own channel as you're sharing your story and standing as your own (main) character and that's inspiring as fuu---
"Even though i'm broke, i can still enjoy my life, cuz enjoying your life doesn't have to cost money" DAMNIT Damon is my life coach!!
that toaster is hanging on for dear life 🤣
i really like listening to you talking on working hour because somehow it made me more productive. also i ADORE your video style myGOD!
this made me think a lot about my own relationship to money. sometimes idc how much money i spend bc i feel like im investing in myself and i like the things i buy. sometimes im buying necessities and i want them to last a long time and so i dont mind paying more for "luxary". but the way i was conditioned to think about money i feel like is in such a negative way and i'll hear that little voice in my head saying "hmm idk is it worth it? it's kinda pricey" but like honestly is money even real?? america is in trillion dollar debt like how??? so yeah i mean i feel like it's important to be smart with your money (save it, make sure you pay off the important stuff) but also spend it in a way that makes you happy and is necessary for you
THIS. THESE KIND OF VIDEOS ARE THE VIDEOS THAT MADE ME WANT TO START UA-cam. The attitude, the toaster, the advice. Perfect !
Love the message of this video! Reminds me of this quote: "The less you eat, drink and buy books; the less you go to the theater, the dance hall, the public house; the less you think, love, theorize, sing, paint, fence, etc., the more you save - the greater becomes your treasure which neither moths nor rust will devour - your capital. The less you are, the less you express your own life, the more you have, i.e., the greater is your alienated life, the greater is the store of your estranged being. Everything which the political economist takes from you in life and in humanity, he replaces for you in money and in wealth"
Chris Nice quite and I agree to some extent, I do believe in spending money to do hobbies, socialize, see art, support shops I respect, treat loved ones, travel with awareness... But what our society usually encourages is for people to spend whatever remains on possessions, not experiences, and most of them are superfluous and overpriced. I intend to be frugal for the next years, not because I want to make a pile of money, but cos I’d like to buy a house one day, in a region that is massively deserted tho quite beautiful, and I refuse to work overtime just to be able to spend more.
@@gingersal8052 I think your situation aligns with the spirit of the quote! The money you extract from your labor is in essence an alienated abstraction of you under capitalism. So if you want to buy a house with it, more power to you, but make sure you enjoy your life because your labor may define you in a capitalist system, but it doesn't ultimately define your life.
@@chris8915 yes definitely if I were to have a house it would be credit free and to be able cultivate vegs, and organize some projects with the region around.
I agree so much with that last part you added. We all deserve a baseline quality of life that is equal. And then we can reap the benefits of working extra hard if we want. We should also be part of our community, reward workers of the community and contribute to the community. We all need our mail given to us, our food grown for us, our health taken care of, etc. These jobs are so important. We need to reward more generously the jobs that serve our community and maintain the health of our community. We all need to be a part of it too.
Ok. Drop your #1 financial tip here please ⤵️
Be underage like me
Whenever you can pay more than the minimum amount due on your credit card statement. You’ll pay it off earlier and avoid tons of unnecessary interest! 🖤✨
Follow the 50/30/20 rules. Always. And also start investing. It's not that hard to invest, I promise. 🌱
Pirate and dont pay for ten subscriptions please. Watchseries has everything why do you have disney plus
Think twice before you buy something
Damon you never fail to make me feel better about myself. Much appreciation.
Living in a third world country with an devalued currency its amusing to watch this kind of videos hahahha such different expanses and such different understanding of money. I love your videos Damon it inspires me to get out of my comfort zone and see the world even if it seems impossible in my position I'm not going to let my environment stop my dreams
I adore everything you just said. You have a very French-way of looking at life. Never change !!
this makes my heart race bc I keep thinking about my expenses lol
You can he has truly found his purpose because he has cracked the balance between work for living and living to work. Congrats mate!
In reference to what you were talking about at the end of the video, the sad thing is some people work very hard and are still in poverty. Unfortunately, capitalism doesn’t allow everyone who works hard to flourish, even though many people believe that to be true. I totally agree with your philosophy on money, though. I’ve found that even as I start to make more money, my happiness level is about the same and the amount of problems I have is more or less the same.
Thank you for this! It’s so embedded in the US and Mexico(I was raised there) to strive for money and status, as a means to an end. I left my corporate job a year ago, I’m making way less right now working in the gig economy while working on my own creative projects, but I’m SO much happier being in control of my time, living at my parents to pay my debt and save money. I’m working on a plan to move to Europe, specifically to learn French and being so close to so many different cultures-this was super helpful to see how attainable it is :)
lmao how do u and jo run a whole business together with these 2 different entrepreneurial styles
Was thinking the same thing 😂
was just thinking, shes like the practical part of the equasion
When was the last time that channel posted anything or they did a video together. It’s evident they’re working together anymore
Rosanor But my point still stands, when was the last time they interacted on video together?
Türkçe Öğreniyorum last time they were both in the same place. she’s obviously not in paris like he is
damon you are everything ! Watching your videos lift me up from my depression !
"If you want to ruin my day ask me about taxes and numbers" SAME.
Your coffee shop = entertainment, relaxation, opportunity, inspiration, community
(A Best Buy).
Years ago my daughter (a 17 he old at the time) took a mini break at the Waldorf. It was hot and humid outside (August) so we ate there and a few nights we sat on a bench outside ballrooms where there were big weddings and watched the pomp and drama. It was great. My daughter ended up going into international marketing for hotels. Her love of fine hotels came from our mini breaks at home or when traveling. Go for gold. You can worry about money when/if you become irrelevant.
"You're not paying for the coffee, you're paying for the ambiance." Not to be that person but that was the most libra energy i've ever heard in a sentence.
I love the ramblings about how unimportant money is but how important money is but how it isn’t important
Your internet is €22 a month?! Alright @@@SPECTRUM, let’s go outside. we gon fight.
i loved this omfg, would kill to see a how to move to europe in your twenties videos that sums up the apartment video, the bank account one, & this one as well as other tips and how he chose to move in depth
you dont pay water bills in paris bc the municipality pays for you!! water is publicly owned and free!!!
Hahaha, no. If you don't pay it it's because your landlord pays it for you, and you pay him back in what's called "charges".
He does pay water, it's just included in his rent (bc the "charges" are included except electricity) it's how it worked usually for apartment in france at least
Yeah the usual in Europe everywhere where lived so far the water is included in the utilities you only have to pay electricity and WiFi separate.
Wooot are you serious?
My edf charges say otherwise
I don't think I have ever related to a video so much more than this like GENUINELY