Living in A Van: How much does van life COST? how much do you NEED to start?
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- van life budget - how much it costs to live in a van// how much money should you save to live in a van?
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Hobo Ahle
How much did you save up while living in your car before buying a van? And how long did that take you?
Paul Campbell she’s not claiming to be a hobo. It stands for HOmeward BOund Ahle.
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You are bae ahle
I have lived in a Dodge van for about 8 months now and I love it! As you said in the vid,I have more money now and able to deal with everything when my hours atSams Club get cut. The holidays are coming and all that overtime I will bank. Thanks for your Vids
Your honesty is so attractive and you have a great attitude you make me wanna try van life
I kind of laugh at the negative critique, as many don't see the value of the information you provide, and in the manner you provide it. I take away valuable inspiration as much as information, as it comes from YOUR perspective, knowing that van life is not for EVERYONE. Some of these comments ("you're hot", "my van is better than yours", "you make a lot of money from UA-cam")..... WHO CARES? It would not surprise me if people (like myself) want take that leap of faith and do van living just to begin saving money for the first time in their lives. THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIDEOS.
I’ve never watched a Q&A video that was so long without actually answering any questions.
lol
same here
Lol, I love the broke question. I mean really?? I know people who make $75,000 a year who aren't only broke, but they are also in debt 2-3 times their yearly income. When I have a $75,000 year in a vehicle, I am keeping over 90% for myself. Usually by the first or second day of the month, I've already made enough to live at least one month if not two. Money management is unrelated to choice of lifestyle. The average poor person making $75k routinely destroys their finances and their freedom, lol.
Warren Eisenburg Nice. I live super cheap in my little SUV. Less than $500 per month. I haven't done any modifications to it at all. But the vehicle is mostly just a transition for me. Will be moving into just a backpack for international travel soon. Then I figure most places I can live for less than $300 a month.
So True!! Lord the stories i could share about some of my 1% friends and colleagues. And don't get me started on how much money is wasted 'eating out' a month, verses cooking at home...
D Dixon sounds like a load of fun lmao!
Warren Eisenburg check out biolite. It's a solar system panel that cost 140$
Wise words.
$10 a day for food + $50 for car insurance + $50 for gas + $50 for gym membership is $450. That's pretty much the base I live on monthly but of course I spend money on other stuff which will vary from person to person.
10 dollars a day for food would be a lot for me. I could easily get by with 5 dollars a day if not 3-4 dollars a day. Rice and beans do wonderous things my friend. Problem I have is 200 dollars for insurance... And I wouldn't need a gym to shower. Just take a gallon of water or two ( 1-2$) to wash yourself off with using a rag. And as for laundry, utilize the space you have in your van, car, truck etc and have about 7-14 sets of clothes. Simple t shirts are your best friend and so are gym shorts. During the winter go to old Navy pick up a couple hoodies or have a leather jacket from your pervious life style or just have an extra blanket. And with those 7-14 sets of clothes, utilize them through a whole month. Yes people you can wear the same clothes for two to three days in a row without stinking unless your in a place where it's hot. You'll only need to go to the laundry mat one to two times a month. (5-10$) Gas, well, depends where you want to go. Now for me, every where. I get 50 mpg no problem, on the interstate. So that's 120 dollars for gas if I travel 75 miles a day. So basically 450... A month. Like the video states, it just depends on how the person is already set up in there current life style. I could pull this off for about 6 months then I'd have to go back to home base and work for 3-4 months and do it all over again. Now once I pay my car off, which will be in a year, I can go down to liability. Which is a lot cheaper.
And for your old stinky clothes. Have an outside enclosed storage container connected to the car via roof rack or behind to keep the smell out.
totally feel you about past experiences changing how you think about money. I'm glad to say i'm in a more stable position at the moment but i don't take it for granted and i definitely watch where my money is going now. I'm still young(ish) at 25 but i tend to worry a lot about what my future will look like, financially at least. I mean i don't want to be still working when i'm too old so i want to save & make sacrifices now, but sometimes i start thinking that i might be missing out on experiences during my 'best' years. It's a hard balance to get right i suppose. I'm not living in a Van, but still an informative video so thanks :) . I should probably watch more of these, so i can learn how to have more travel experiences away from my 9-5, at a low cost.
That was a amazing video. Your life's perspective is great. Good ideas for a young lady. Keep going. Have luck, ever.
I think this lifestyle is feasible in certain locations especially California where its free lots to sleep at
great video ! ♡
could you maybe do a van tour?
Love your videos. How do you handle wi fi on the road if you want to use laptop instead of phone? You likely already addressed. Thanks!
Mah Jongg Queen I haven't seen her answer this question yet, but to help you out, there are phone plans that have Mobile Hotspot. It's like, $10 extra a month with my plan, but comes with some unlimited plans on limited data. It allows me to redirect internet connectivity to any other device that is Bluetooth capable so when I'm on the road (I travel for work) I can always use my laptop, as long as I have my phone nearby.
Thanks!
Living that van life!
Hobo Ahle, would be better if you upgrade to a mini camper trailer or small RV rather than an uncomfortable van? BTW, when you are here in CA, hit me up, I'll adventure with you :).
Like I said before. I think i'm in love.
$1000 a month seems good to cover all basic needs
I want a new drone video!
Try magnet to stick
I’m saving up to buy a van! I’m gonna disappear for like a month
You can absolutely live without money. If you live how ever with a worldview that you have ro own something then no. But if you can get over the fact that nobody really owns anything, then you can live without money. Influence of money is just a prison for ppl to keep them as slaves for the system that is rigged for the most powerful predators in society.
Start a patreon.
i have 0 dollars since i live in sweden and we use swedish kr Kappa
Hey alhe have you traveled to mexico?
Hobo lil bootay self 😄
I have good money but I don’t have a pretty girl lives in a camper van like you . Life is always unfair
all of your viewers seen to have a instagram filter on the world^^ they dont seem to now that instagram vanners dont live like most people that live in vans^^
I live off $42.81 a month
CapnWack How? Where do you live?
Kelsey J Mars
CapnWack aka off of your parents
Internet - "it costs 2x the national average income to be homeless" lmao...buncha consumer robots
Why is one side of your hair shorter then the other...
For balance
summer time is coming so it would be lame if you to just keep posting videos of you just talking, you are very cute but c-mon girl!!! Show us some travel spots like you did in the past!!!
Talking about money is boring but you make it so much fun. You should take bitcoin donations!
I already built a van and its way cooler than yours because of the fact I spent endless effort and time not necessarily money to make it work for me. we want to see you actually do something I got my van because of you and im already looking into sprinters now... you need to pick up the pace your making way too much money to have excuses. just spend a few weeks and make ur bed and ur kitchen and get shit comfortable even if its not the final build. it took me 3 tries to learn all he cabinetry work before I could build mine the way I want. sure I wasted some money but you will never know exactly where you want things until u start to build.
Tydrix how do you know this?
yeah that was already painfully obvious
Tydrix >OMFG, this can't be ? Instead of hobo ahle maybe we can start calling her , "stay-@-home-part-time-vandweller Ahle ", LOL
Jonny French Is this a competition?
How do you know she isn’t comfy? Once you lived in a car (like she did) a van is just a sudden upgrade to space. It’s like moving from a studio to a big house. Maybe she is just enjoying space. Maybe she doesn’t need or want cabinets and is totally comfortable, rather she is (as accused) a “faking full timer” or actually living in it full time. Your comment is the point of her video, what *you* needed to feel comfy full time was not what she needs to feel comfy full time. And there is no point in her spending “all the money she’s making” on what you see as a comfy van if it’s genuinely not what she needs to live in it.
I'm just wondering how this affects your love life. Do you date? How do guys (or girls) react when you tell them you live like this. But hell, maybe dating isn't apart of your life right now. Jw.
This video reminds me of a co-worker , make $55,000 a year and living in a van .
California huh?
Alchemy no Houston Texas
but she is moving around the country. your coworker still has a physical work place to go to
h-town!
Once you know the "bottom" ($400) then you've established the 'worst case scenarios' and you became stronger... nice job. New subscriber.
JustAskingAndCurios she actually said in another video that she only had left 100$ left of the 400$, cause she was still paying for her car and that was 300$ a month.
I think I could pull off 400 if I had family near by to park at. Or ate small meals and sleeping locally the whole month with some free meals
@@niyuki87 really ? 😳😳
I live out of a van , $1500/ month is good. You can survive on $900/month
Lmao i barely spend over $900 a month renting an apartment. Youre living in a van for crying out loud and you spend a full time jobs income to be homeless? Yeah youre doing it wrong dude.
adat smith
Right 😭
superman
🤣it is at least someone told him
adat smith probably spent 80k on the van too. There are center dwellers on the road that dont live the real lifestyle
Best book on money I've read is 'Millionare Teacher'. I plan on retiring in 5 years using the strategy in this book
I got to stop watch her videos cause it motivates me to do the Van life. I aint gonna lie but I aint ready for that life yet either lol tho I want too be one day and side note she is so stunning too 👀😏
Your videos are making me want to start living in a van and I found you about 2-3 hours ago
I was just living that paycheck to paycheck life Yo. Lmao
No matter what happens in life, do not get stuck in the paycheck to paycheck rollercoaster
Now I'm living in my truck and I can save more money than I was I lived in my house. Thank Hobo...
I always keep 50 bucks for emergencies on me incase my wallet is stolen or I find a good yardsale or farmers market
lol i thought it was a hair too hahaha freakin A!
I wish i was ur age again and able to act on ur lifestyle and spirit! I have spent most of my life being afraid..now im 67 with nothing to show for it..i really wish i could go back and live my life again without the fear..forgive my rambling...ill contin....to live through you my friend...
Hi Hobo Allie, i just wanted to tell you I think you're incredibly brave and together and an inspiration!! Well done getting to this point against so many odds and being so positive about it :]
How long have you been living in your van, you looks very young.
How do you get mail?
so you basically did a 16min video to say "it depends from person to person"
9board6 Yep
Umm wrong it was 16 and 37 seconds
She makes it so difficult instead of just giving us a price on how much she spent a month or how much she saved to live how she's living... just give us the price so people can get a idea... like round It Off from what you spent like she makes it so difficult its annoying...
@@malicious6869 do some critical thinking, why would you spend the same as her anyways. You're not her. Literally all it takes is some paper and pen, right down what you spend money on rn. Cross out what you wouldnt be spending it on anymore once your in a van. Bam youre done. Fucking simple, people are lazy.
@@ActivEthan oh geez thanks y didn't I think of that...
It can be challenging to provide an accurate response to open-ended/subjective questions, but your responses were still spot on. #NeverBeBroke (Unless circumstances, of course...🤔)
I need to work on budgeting my money better. This video is very helpful. Thank you.
I flippin LOVE THIS GIRL. wish i could meet her. I want to live in my car bad!!
I guess we’re gonna ignore that you make money from UA-cam. This video alone has THREE ADS. A little more honesty would go a long way.
LA CrimeGuy literally the only thing thats actually making her rich
Socialblade data says she makes $66-$1k a month from these vids.
She's taking donations
I've been scrolling through comments to see if anyone was ever going to mention that. Thank you.
weremuffin she's making more than $66 Dollars a video she has 180k+ subs and gets 10s of thousands of views with 3 ads per vid.
I've never seen a more beautiful girl in my life.
Everything time I watch your videos I just want to get in a car and drive
Love you. God bless you.
How about retirement? Have you thought that far or are you currently just enjoying your life while you’re young? Have you set a retirement budget for yourself? On a side note! I hope you make more instagram snaps. We travel as well and follow your feed quite often. ✌🏼
I've been saving for retirement since moving into a car in 2014 :)) I'll go over that in my monthly budget video! aww awesome, I've been trying to get better at instagram stories lol but i'm so lazy >
Hobo Ahle 😂 Its so easy to be lazy lol. Trust me I understand. Sometimes even traveling drains me 😓 we follow you on Instagram, snapchat and obviously UA-cam. Look out for our us. (Our_visual_escape) ✌🏼 from Austin Tx
Shawn Michael she is saving money why so judgemental?
Shawn said nothing judgemental in the slightest.
Better to use credit card (Visa MC) than debit card, because not responsible for fraudulent charges on credit card. With debit card bank can (and often does) blame you for fraudulent charges and refuse to pay.
Bill Covington only true for people with good spending habits. Not true for the average American who has close to 10 k in credit card debt
Use cash and you’ll spend less
Card gets stolen and doesnt work but you have to goto the bank to get a new one might be closed. Gas station card machine down cash works. Need a tow no card works cash works. 200 then replace it when you go down 100 that way you have enough for a tow or gas ect
There's people very well off who own a home or multiple homes they rent out who may be retired or making $80k a year and enjoy living in a van and travelling. Don't ever think it's only poor people.
Monthly basics for someone who just wants to boondock is pretty simple: $200 food, $70 phone/hotspot, $40 van insurance and $40 for gas = $350. Camping out in the national forests this level of income is perfectly adequate in my opinion, very easy to live well on. That is assuming you have a solar system, a fridge, a way to wash your own clothes and preferably a water source and water filter. There's something very comforting about knowing you only need to make $15/day to sustain yourself, especially if you can make that amount online and never have to work on someone else's schedule.
John 3:16 for God so loved the World that he gave his only begotten Son Jesus that whomsoever believes in him would not perish but have everlasting life. Thursday begins my first day living in my car... Pray for me.. Thanks for your wisdom.. Ive been utterly amazed how smart and well spoken you are. Watching another video of yours about the types of jobs you can do
.. You had me floored by how many options you new you can do.
Once i learned the God of the bible is real beyond any doubt .. I never have felt alone in this world even when i was alone. Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
Thats the verse from the bible that ive been holding on. Because we might be homeless real soon. I can live in a van but im just worried about my daughter, grandson and my mom. My mom is 84 yrs old and my grandson is almost 3 and my daughter is 17. Im so worried and kind of depress.
Can you rate your quality of life with the roof raise vs without? Was is a huge improvement?
"I am the riches of God" chanted in heaven for her. Amen
Amen! 💞
Girl... IM SO ABOUT TO DO THIS BECAUSE I ALREADY LIVE ON 400 and my rent is 280 !! 😢😭😭
You didn't even answer the two title questions...
You can make it off $5 a day is you things right. $1 bread 70c great x6 value meat $2 great value cheese can get you 2 days and driving like 10 miles a day. Maybe even get some cereal for breakfast.
You should make a video of you destroying that window shade. . . because you know thats what you want to do to it lol
If you can't answer the questions then don't do the video. If your answers are just ,,,,oh well it depends on how much you want to spend ,,,,then it's a stupid answer so let me answer the van conversion question now the van conversion costs about 500 to $2,000. There's a lot this lady isn't telling us cuz in one of her last video she had a $3,000 camera Plus how does she do all the editing for these videos??? She could be making up to $1,500 a month at this point
You are an amazing person and a gorgeous woman. Keep it up luv
What type of work do YOU do on Upwork? Is pay decent on there? I'm gonna check it out!
you are so inspiring. i really really want to live in a van...I'm scared to start but this is fueling my desire
shes purdee, personally I always carry cash. Most people living in a car/ van are kinda fringe, dont have a bank account or credit card. lets face it theyr'e one step away from being homeless. But hey if you can have a card go for it. When your strictly cash your'e very carefull about stashing most of it away not keeping it all in your wallet in case you lose it or are robbed, and you only have a big wad til the end of the month when you gotta pay yer bills, then its broke time again. sei la vie?
I rather choose van life then dying to paid off a mortgage on a house kinda hipster and a free lance type of a lone wolf or something like that 👄🇦🇸💋🇼🇸👄👣🧽
i'm looking into van life for the independence I'm not have to pay for rent I have four cats and don't want all the extra charges when you have to pay for cat fees but I don't have a whole Lotta money so I need to start with the van and then slowly build it as money becomes available any suggestions Right now I just want to put in there is a bed full size and some totes and some towards what are you think of that idea
Can someone explain why she did this? Her videos are always being recommended to me now. I just wanna know what was the reason why she lived in a car for so many years.
I love how well spoken you are in your videos 💕
Yea was kinda lost on the questions was thinking like cost of insurance, food expenses , traveling expenses stuff like that
do you ever make crafts to sell at craft fairs to make money
Do your parents know you live in a car?
Would you mind if i know your real name miss
I always keep what I call emergency cash in my car, just in case something happens and I need gas but none of my cards will work or I've lost em. Its come in handy, once I got to work with 3 miles to empty and when I went to leave I discovered I forgot my wallet at home but luckily I had the emergency cash to get gas so I could get home.
Get a class A license. Live in the truck. And get paid to drive your home.
Definitely a great idea for some!
No special license is needed if your vechicle is set up as an RV.
That's what we do! Actually we have an old trailer(given to us) that's "home"!
I drove a reefer for 2 yrs & i worked 10+ hours 7 days a week. Some of the docks i had to back my 53' trailer in was beyond ridiculous. Between not enough sleep, being pushed constantly, among a myraid of other problems i would not recommend it to this young lady. Making UA-cam videos are much easier on u mentally & physically
Anthony she already has a job. At one point, she had 2.
I used to live in an appartment in Germany when I had 350 euros a month 4 years ago.
I don‘t know how I made it but it worked.
How much was the van?
money is a freaken JOKE...
Perhaps the question was intended to be how much does it cost *you*.
Can you fix your van? It would seem a person living this lifestyle would need to be mechanically inclined
Maybe a part of where all those questions arise from is people wanting someone they trust to tell them they can do this and your openness and honesty have created that trust :) When I owned a construction company one of the most asked questions, even among other contractors was how much does it cost to build a _______? The answer was always the same as yours; it depends! Your new career as a van conversion estimator awaits! :)
those are great points
I'm currently living out of a Scion xB and I have no income at all. I just have been trading work on an organic farm for food and have a savings of about $4500. my only real expense is gas and car insurance right now. I do need to find a good way to start making cash in person while traveling though, I really want to upgrade to a late 90s toyota 4x4 with a bed cap.
i want buy your van
Love you videos!!
If you live in California and want to stay there (or here), this is going to be a huge option to consider for many in the next ten years. Taxes, etc. increasing make this a very enticing possibility. I feel the biggest issue is will you have a place to park at night in the future. Could be a massive crackdown on this by California. You may have a very promising channel to produce in the future. Good job!
I totally agree with you, I converted my truck into a camper and honestly it could be super cheap, or it could be a little more money depending where you are traveling, spending more on gas ect. I know that people who are living off social security can definitely survive living in there car with food in there belly plus paying off car expenses and explore during there time being retired. Me and my dad built up my full size bed in my car with underneath storage and the whole left side of my truck has cubby holes. It cost about $200.00 and it turned out rad and I didn't use super cheap wood either VS spending $1,000+ for someone else to build my camper for me.
Hobo Ahle- Would you be willing to create a video about your future van-build plans? What are some essential features for you personally, and why? Also, are you able to show your current set-up? i.e., What do you sleep on? Where do you keep your clothes? Do you have bins or drawers for storage? Do you have any food storage? Do you have a camp stove for cooking? If you're able to provide any tips for basic van survival, that would be great. If I missed any videos which contain this information, my apologies.
Thanks so much,
Sara
Ur beautiful
Multiple *birb* questions.
She's so smart
you are amazing
My favorite way to save or build up for something is..... I would get a gift card to wherever I have my eyes on and add a little every time I get paid. Ex: for Christmas I would get a best buy gift card and keep adding. By the time Christmas comes around, I could buy something really nice. Laptop, cellphone or use it for a gift. The method gets more exciting when you get close to your goal.