I am a 69 year old recent widower who's getting ready to hit the road whenever this dang virus lets up. My wife told me to do this before she climbed that high mountain. She said to live the life we couldn't once she got sick. You two are one of my few fav full timers. I have a soft side truck camper I am finishing the last project of off grid solar. If I don't burn down the house, lol. I want to go the desert first thing, then north and eventually into Alaska. This will be my maiden trip, kind risky but why not?!? I am fortunate that I have a decent retirement income. Plus we believed in life insurance that got me debt free and a nice truck, truck camper and the goodies for it. I look forward to seeing your videos, seeing things we had planned to see, and living the full time RV life as long as He lets me.
@Jim Beam same here Jim, i have LT AT tires, plus a high lift floor jack and all that. I just got back from a 5 week bop through the southeast and we did well. I just bought a cell phone booster though. I have my tire plug stuff and the skill set. I have a bin full of my tools, hand and power. My 800 watt solar did it all in marvelous form.
If your ever near Sabetha, Kansas, Your welcome to RV on our land. We have a working cattle ranch. So you would be in a hay field. But it beautiful. Oh no cost..
A bit of advice to ppl who are learning to rework this whole "life" thing...you're not homeless. Your home is just an efficiency apartment with wheels. Some don't have rest rooms or kitchens but your home is where your heart is. Is your heart in that apart-meant or HOuse? Is your heart a thing? Or is your heart a state of being and awareness? I hope most will say it is the latter. Thx for a new perspective. We need that.
My wife and I fulltime RV and roadschool our children so they can see and learn everything the world has to offer. The one thing we have learned is that home is the place where you feel most comfortable and happy. In our case being together and experiencing the world together is what makes us comfortable and happy. Our home is where we park it.
This is a good lesson for everyone, not just a campers . You have to have a goal, discipline, and partnership in any endeavor. I've grown to like you guys. If you ever come through Texas (SAN Antonio area) I have a place you can stay a week!
Your videos always make me smile and Sweetie's expression around the 13 min. mark was priceless. I had to rewind and watch that again. As always, we viewers appreciate all the effort you put in to publishing your videos. They are just so good and fun to watch. You should verbally plug Patreon at the end of your videos every now and then. Every little bit helps.
Thanks Andy haha! That was a pretty funny expression and it cracked us up too. Thanks a lot for the encouragement, it really helps us keep striving to make the best videos we can. We have thought about verbally plugging Patreon at the end of videos, and we probably will eventually. We were thinking for now it's less intrusive just putting links to it and if people see them and want to become patrons then that's awesome. Thanks again for the kind words and encouragement 😊
You both are the most sensible people around...people think living without credit cards are 'unmodern' but no one really understands the cost of credit cards, home loans, health insurance, etc. Good to see you both set a trend.
Just got caught up on some of you video's and think you guys are just great! I have grand kids your age, so fun to watch such a young couple understand the importance of finance, take care of their obligations and make a choice to explore the US instead of being burnt out by their corporate jobs. You both have great personality's, love the relationship between you both, so keep them coming and by all means enjoy every minute of your lives, it goes in a hurry!
Thank you Jim that's really nice of you to say! We were only in the corporate world for about 3 years and we were already way burnt out, we couldn't stand that way of life. We love the full time RV lifestyle and can't see ourselves ever going back. Thanks again for the kind words and encouragement 😄
Just found you guys. I've seen so many rv/van living channels and you guys are, by far, the most wholesome, genuine channel i've seen in this general category. Lots of good information and still you're able to keep it entertaining and a worthwhile watch. Great channel, guys.
I think that you made a good decision. As Mark Twain said: Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
I'm encouraged with you honesty and telling me how you did it. I'm semi retired now and looking to full time rv. Working on getting debt free 7 years is a great goal for me. Thank you very much
...happened across your channel and after 3 vids, I'm hooked. I just subscribed and hit notifications. Can't wait to binge your archives. Love that you travel with a small zoo. And don't worry, once you're monetized, little by little UA-cam revenue increases as your channel grows. Looking forward to traveling with you guys from my armchair here in Texas.
You are living “the plain life” and doing things as simply as possible, which I applaud. Getting out and getting around. Spending your income on food and fuel.
That is so awesome Travis! We love this lifestyle and don't miss the corporate life at all and can't imagine ever going back. Best of luck to you. If you've got any questions just ask.
Quite a lot of mixed comments !!! But each to his own. Personally, I think it is courageous to step AWAY from what society says we are 'supposed' to do. We wish you both the best and may the wind b at ur back side 😀😊😃👍🏼
KEEP MAKING YOUR VIDEOS! My husband and I are probably going to be living in our airstream soon and I’ve been watching a lot of your videos to help us prepare and plan for that. Y’all are helping us out so much!
First of all, you two are absolutely an adorable as can be. Second, I'm so happy I found your channel. Great tips for newbie RVer, and Sweetie is absolutely precious. My four legged babies will be going with me when I can hopefully by next year. Keep the vids up!!
From the great time-lapse of the clouds to the Vegas strip...awesome photography. Being debt free is so liberating. After selling our house, our airplane, and all of our accumulated stuff, life in our Airstream is much more enjoyable and less stressful. I wish we had done this years ago.
I just absolutely love how all y'all have is each other and ur animals. That is very special. My fiance passed away Sept.15th, 2017 & I wish we could have done this cause we both love(d) Nature and I just wanted to salute u guys! Thanks for sharing!
The wife and I were cracking up on the "lots of sandwiches" because we know that will be us in two months LOL! Great video guys, we had a very similar plan! We paid off our debit and have some equity from our house as well. But we plan on workamping, I highly recommend you look into it. If you have any questions shoot us a message on Facebook or Instagram, we have 2 gigs lined up already. There are places you can make money and get a free site. We plan on "wash, rinse, & repeating" also.. but not with the savings. Instead, doing it in smaller doses of workamping here and there so we can keeping traveling but maybe at a slower pace. Safe Travels! -Thomas & Stacy
I'm not lost I'm RVing, do you have a website with schedule? I'm asking because there are a lot of retired and pre-retired people who would gladly offer you work when you are in their area. Just here at my home, we have a lot of yard work that needs doing. We're baby boomers and I have a feeling that other Boomers also need a little help too. If you have a website or something we could see when and if you'd be in the area and could 'book' you for a job or two!
Marcy that is a very clever idea, currently we don't have anything like that as we have most of this year booked. But we will definitely keep an open mind for it!
Most of the channels I subscribe to are big campers, yours is the first pull behind I have found that is not a fifth wheel, or motor home, we are looking at campers right now, I’m very glad I found you guys. So far I have only seen a few of your videos, the RV’s mistakes, was really great. We will look harder for a used RV camper. Thank you.
Not to be confused, I make a second post: I'm y'all's grandpa. Ethyl and I have lived one year in our 20s full time and loved it! Then, life took us all over the world, living overseas and traveling about everywhere! And bilingual. We know the world. But. If we had not lived that way, full time RV life is the way to live!!
Haha yep we remember grandpa Taka Yama lol. We wonder if after we've been full time RVing in the US for some time if we will want to head overseas, or if life will take us in some other crazy direction. Who knows? The plan is just to stay flexible so we are open to anything! We love this lifestyle though and know we'll be RVing for a long time.
Another great video! Thanks for having the guts to venture out and do what you really want to do! Most people never get past the dream, you fine folks have gotten into the reality! Great job! Its fun watching your adventure! Marty
It is a big (scary) risk (that you should do while you are young) but such a life-changer (we did this twice on our boat - sailed off to Mexico) that will “ make your life” what it is! Awesome you can work remotely Jenni (and that dog 😍)!
You guys are great! Very helpful hints for us! We are “older” but have recently purchased a rather large trailer for our family of 6 to enjoy vacations. Family of six means we need to cut corners when it comes to cost so we don’t incur debt that will cut in to our overall financial health yet allow us to explore North America with our kids. Your advice & tips help us get there ;) keep it up guys! Enjoy!
I think folks would be better off asking themselves 'what am I willing to give up in order to afford to full time' rather than simply asking 'how can I afford it?" Cause you can spend a few thousand dollars a year boondocking with a tiny used van and eating simple meals. Or you can spend a hundred grand a year hopping from park to park in a full size coach, eating at all the nice places, and doing all the fun stuff. It all depends what you want your full time lifestyle to look like.
We completely agree with you Colin. We gave a lot of things up in order to full time RV, but they were just that, things. We traded possessions for incredible experiences and I'll make that trade any day! And you're right, it definitely depends on what people want out of their full time lifestyle which will determine how much they spend. For us, we just want to live free and simply.
Come on folks hit the like button for this great couple, so they can continue to travel, without pulling from savings! They are giving out great info and it’s very,very valuable ! I am truly grateful and hitting the like button and subscribing is such an easy easy way to support them! Let’s do this!! safe travels everyone 🙌
Thanks for being honest on how you live. I have watched too many nightmare videos that people go full time and can't afford 6-9 months in because they are trying to full time VACATION, not full time live. BIG difference. You had a plan, worked towards it, waited, thank you! NICE JOB!!!! So many people want everything NOW, you are in inspiration of honesty and hard work. Question about Jen's job, how part time, on average do you think Jen works 20 hours a week, or 30 or...? Thanks for not saying you make good money from UA-cam, too many people are shocked how little UA-cam ad revenue really is. I see other channels fund their life through a multi-pronged approach. 1) A remote job 2) Patreon 3) Merchandise sales (Amazon links in your description where you get a % of purchases without increasing cost to consumer). UA-cam doesn't make you much money "directly", but it is the main media that makes people want to support you through 2 and 3. I know you are going to read some of my comments here and there and they will sound critical, sorry, but the videos I have watched, you seem too much to assume everyone watching is full time, many of us would love to be, but we aren't for reasons X, Y or Z, so we watch and dream that we are... just a side note about your audience. Keep up the honest, ethical work and I look forward to watching you. I'll try not to make so many, "remember most of us aren't full time comments", sorry...
My hat is off to you two, living your dreams at a young age. Becoming debt free is a major accomplishment, and is to be saluted! For me, having had that dream, but unrealized, I now wait until retirement to do what I have dreamed of doing all my life. Traveling, debt free, off grid living. Just 1.5 years to go and I will be there. My plan is to live on less than 2000 per month. I have a bigger RV than you guys and maintenance costs are considerably higher, but doable. When it gets boring I will sell the RV and buy a sailboat and go west or something.
Thanks Bob! And that's awesome best of luck to you in your preparations! We love this lifestyle and can't imagine going back. See you on the road someday maybe 😀
You two are what real people call modest & humble. Love it. Used to do this with my grandpa when I was young. Stay safe, get a gun...just in case ya get a crazier Sheryl...bb/pellet gun is surprisingly effective. Already having the fun so no need to say that. Cheers
A wonderfully inspiring couple! Quite the little family on the road! I am enjoying your videos and look forward to many more! I have been sharing them because sharing is caring!! Lots of luck.. and safe travels!!
You guys are great! Thank you for confirming that it is possible to live well, be in love and be reasonably free and happy. Good health to you and much love.
I'm absolutely amazed at some of the commenters here thinking they should have a say in how you live your lives. You guys do your thing. The best way to anger others is for you to succeed at doing what you want. Safe journeys from a fellow nomad!
I once heard a story: a fisherman in a small village in the Caribbean was catching 15bfish a day. A businessman on vacation bought some fish from him each day. At the end of the week, the vacationer handed the fisherman a busines plan. In it was how to Become a millionaire with a fishing business. The fisherman read it and then asked, "Senor, after i do all this, what then?" The bigshot said, well, you can come to some remote Caribbean island, buy you a small shack by the water and fish all day! Oops! Love you guys and God bless.
I just became a Patron to help with the bills. David and Jenni create great content and produce videos better than many "viral" UA-camrs. Hopefully as more people subscribe and become regular viewers, this channel takes-off! I especially like your unique mini history lessons when you visit famous sites (like the ones from the Alamo or Hoover Dam). Keep up the great work and safe travels!
Have you considered workamping to fill the gap? Amazon, beet harvest, christmas tree sales, campground hosting...Nothing wrong with anchoring down when the money run out, but working on the road may extend that time.
@@thomaszabel1521 ive never heard of that job being anything other than flat out exhausting. for me i have a skilled trade i could do on the mobile, welding. :)
I'm really glad that you're sharing your RV story here on youtube. I know 'late to the party' but we've made it; we're watching and learning and we just three days ago put a deposit on our first RV. We're close to retirement, but not there yet. We're going to start our RV Journey and learn before going more full time.
Just want to say GREAT JOB , So great you had a plan and made it happen. Your plan of being on the road and then being stationary long enough to leave again is a great plan . Im now 55 and wish I had done this when my kids were young and explore .
Thanks for being so honest about your budget, I got some great tips! I was going to get a used fifth wheel and brand new truck...but I love that you have a 14 year old truck, I keep thinking I need a newer truck and the reality is that I really don’t.
Misty Garrett-Clugston We're converting a 25 yr old airpoter bus into a "stealth mobile." New is not necessarily an improvement, esp expensive onboard electronics which shut down the whole system that require costly dealeship visits...
debt free is a great feeling and its even better when you have some coin in the bank to fall back on. I will never again get a car loan or credit card debt etc. If I cant pay cash i dont need it period. Sure I dont have the latest and greatest but when I want to buy a toy or go out I dont think twice. I have no stress and do what i want not what the bank wants
IF you guys are looking for jobs on the road go to Cheaprving. Right now he's (BOB) is doing videos of jobs on the road... Just saying.... Great video guys thanks!!!
You two are awesome, My DH and I along with our pup Lola went full time in Jan 2017 and have never looked back. You are both doing (while you are young ) what we dreamed of 30 years ago. I hope you both realize what a great inspiration you are to other young couples. We are blessed that Ken works remotely also and it funds our adventures, but the fact that both of you made the decision first to go into this debt free AND you accomplished that is a testament to your success. I started our UA-cam channel for fun and to keep our friends and family up to date and if we will never make a penny, it is all good. You both are authentic and grounded and I am very proud of what you have achieved. Stay true to your dream and hopefully someday when we are boondock ready we can share a campfire. Keep on #LivinTheDream
Love watching your videos. Our Target date is 5/1/19 & like you, we'll be almost exclusively boondocking. We'll be traveling with our 3 cats & the only thing that makes me nervous is leaving them alone in the middle of nowhere if someone does break in. However, it really does seem like a non-issue from what you & others have said. Excited to get the adventure underway, 384 days... 😊
Thanks Bridget! That's really exciting congratulations, only one more year! We also do worry about the possibility of someone breaking in with our animals inside, but we feel that you can't live in fear and you gotta live your life. The same thing could happen at a home, someone breaks in a leaves the door open and the cats get out. Not to scare you or anything haha! I love that you've got a countdown going, we did the same thing and had that number staring us in the face every day haha. Best of luck to you =)
@@FateUnbound I'm planning on living FT in an RV by spring. It will be me and my four dogs. I worry about leaving them and having the RV stolen or broken into, or it getting too hot fir them. Do you do anything to make it harder for someone to drive off with your RV? Also, if it's not too personal, I'd be interested in what your average monthly costs are. I'll have some income, but it's not as much as when I worked full-time. Thank you!
Our story (minus full-timing) is very similar. No regrets. Work hard early in life when you have the energy, pay off assets and debts, then enjoy your toys later. We have been debt free since 2008 thus the reason we could write checks for a new truck and TT. Lovin life now 👍 not rich, just living simply.
Agreed, we didn't want any regrets later in life. That's awesome that you've been debt free for so long, well done!! We never had or will ever have aspirations to be rich, we feel the same way as you and just want to live simply and choose experiences over possessions.
This year, I started thinking to live in RV and go around places in different States to where I could have meaningful conversation with kindred people on the essential aspects of life to amplify with what I have investigated, learned and practiced through experiences i.e. research & self education and in doing & feeling the good vibrations & receiving the manifestations physically, mentally, emotionally, & spiritually. I believe, life in its complexity as you see its specific aspects and viewing it in simplicity of its whole scenario in its huge perspective is actually so simple & joyful once you have known the root and purpose of creation where it is only “living a life aligned to simplicity, modesty, nobility, etc. where there is less resistance or most of the time no resistance being free from the limitations and worldly attachments that causes conflict to the desire of the inner self which is contentment & happiness in everything - a heavenly state of mind we can all practice and become a good habit where the heart and mind are in harmony which each other. And, once the secret is known... it is no more a secret but in its unfoldment to the inner eye. Being in this physical or material world is a reality wherein we see the physical realities. However, when we view its spiritual essence, the realities the physical eye see are only born to this physical world and they become meaningful only when we see things in the light of the good spirit “as darkness is the absence of light” and the “bad is the absence of good” in this way of accepting things as they then we share life of its necessities in a fun & loving way and as the source of joys being enriched with the bounties & blessings of the Holy Spirit overshadowing all in Its One Endless Progressive flow affecting us all through its revitalizing & inspiring energies - all about pure love or unconditional, humility to the One Creator by the endless knowing/learning/ & understanding ... aiming working towards the Celestial Enterprise we all are embodied and blessed since birth to the worlds beyond! RV living is my plan and next move hopefully, after I came back to USA from a few months visit to my hometown, Philippines. I am glad to have these videos online and connecting with you guys...
Fate Unbound You can rich and still live a modest, happy and simple life with joy and fun while treading your life in this endless journey! Here is a divine quote for you, “You are created rich and noble why do thou abase thyself...”
I really like your channel. I hope you get more subscribers so you can make some better money off youtube.I think you guys share alot of good content. Better than some I watch. We plan on going fulltime when we retire in a couple of years.
Thank you Bill that really means a lot to us! We try our hardest to make the best videos and blog posts we know how and it would be awesome if we were able to fund our travels off them. We'll see what the future holds though! That's really exciting, best of luck to you when you go full time! Keep us posted 😄
I really enjoy your channel. I love the information you give and the places you share. We try to balance our expenses as well, and I love to see how other RV families do it. And we love PB&J too. 😉 If you happen to be passing through Colorado soon, we will be there and would love to treat you to dinner!
I love the way you communicate and how cool you two are!!! I am a year away from starting my nomad life and soaking in every possible experience shared on youtube. I just came across your videos and I loved the huge difference between you and other vloggers. Your thing is a calling from the heart and you are extremely generous with all the tips and points of view. The candid way you tell your stories got to my heart and I will devotedly watch anything you upload, hopefully, youtube will allow you to continue living this life forever. Who knows, someday we may meet. That will be the day when I will steal your adorable rottie!!! THANK YOU!!!
Don't be afraid of credit cards!!! As long as you pay them off at the end of the month there is no interest. PenFed gives 5% back on fuel, Sam's club is 5% on fuel (up to $6,500 per year) 3% on dining and travel, and Citi double cash is 2% on everything else. You had the discipline to get debt free, you have the discipline to keep a $0.00 balance on a card!
You can get interest free credit cards for various lengths of time. When that time is up, you just transfer what you owe onto another interest free credit card.
Absolutely! People should never use credit cards if they can't pay the entire balance every month. BUT, as long as you use it responsibly, credit cards will save you a lot of money. Having debt can also save you money - invest your money earned at a higher interest rate than what you pay on your loans and you'll come out ahead. The root motivation of getting rid of debt and credit cards is psychological, not financial. That said, if paying extra to avoid credit cards/debt will give you peace of mind, I say go for it! It's all about your individual goals and values.
Another reason to have a credit card is to provide help with warranty issues or rip-offs. With a debit card once the money is taken from your account it's gone. A credit card company will go to bat for you in a disagreement and probably also offers an extended warranty past what the manufacturer gives. Last thought: what if you had a $5000 RV or truck repair? Lets hope that never happens, but if it does, what do you do for cash?
I had to laugh at the beginning because as you were making PB&J, I was eating one! Thanks for this video. Our goal is to move back to the us next summer and begin this journey so it's helpful to see how others do it.
You guys make a lovely couple. The love and connection between the two of you really shines thru. I definitely get the alienation with the 9 to 5 deal. Such are the wonders of Capitalism. I wish you safe and happy travels. The bond between both of you will ensure your success more than any other single factor.
Love your channel and all your videos. I can see us camping in the spots you feature. Still trying to figure out how to find gps coordinates. Can’t seem to do it easily. But we will keep working at it. Thanks for sharing your travels. Love Sweetie!
Thank you Jan that means a lot! Every site we stay at we make a campsite review video for, and to find where that site is using GPS coordinates simply type those exact coordinates into Google Maps search and it will zoom right in on that spot and allow you to get directions. Also, on the blog post on our website for those videos, Jenni always creates an interactive map at the bottom of the post of the area we stayed in. The pinpoints on the map have an option to click "get directions" when you click the pinpoint and it will create a box just below the map to type in your address for turn by turn directions. If you need more help just email us at ourfateunbound@gmail.com and we can help further! And Sweetie loves you too, she hasn't even met you yet but I guarantee she loves you! That's just the way she is!
I have to say, I have watched some of your videos and OMG they are sooooo helpful for me and my husband!!!!! We are doing basically the same exact thing as y'all as of 4 months ago (including solar)... granted we are older but these videos have been so incredibly helpful and informative. I am taking copious notes and plan on watching them all and reviewing your website as well. But the main reason I wanted to comment, besides showing appreciation for the assistance you are giving, is the quality of your camera work/drone footage. Top notch. Something to strive towards!!! Thank you both so much! 👣💟💌💞🐶🐱🐰🐾🌲🌵🌎🌅🎡🚞🌉🚲🛤️⛽🚘🌈🌠♥️📸📹📝🔆
You guys are courageous. My wife has suffered from kidney problems our entire marriage. Our kids are gone and she received a transplant and even though were in our 50's use inspire us and we are ready and anxious to hit the road ourselves. God bless.
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Just in case you don’t know. Some of the peanut butter companies have added an artificial sweetener (zyletol, I think ❓❓) that is poisonus for dogs. Might want to research it for brands or when buying. Your Sweetie is absolutely gorgeous!! My girl is named Emie. They’re lover dogs. Stay safe out there and thanks for sharing. 🙏❤️😃👍 Deb in Texas
ska punk OI! Hi! I'm new here today, but have been on YT as a viewer for a few years and have followed a few folks from the beginning towards completing a timber-framed home, through the four new Star Wars films, and several other interests. Some people will want to help supplement the revenues that came from advertisements on the channel or during the channel’s playing time. Most of us expect that they are free to do without getting permission from the rest of us. As this channel grows, David and Jenny will earn more from advertising. This is how YT structures the opportunity. So, your pejorative description of "begging" is not accurate when some people want to do this and they are simply directing these individuals to the location of the Patreon button. Initially, there was no mechanism for this to occur in the early days of YT, some bright wo/man thought of "Patreon" as a means of Direct Support that would be freely made donation same in the manner of giving to charities. The UA-cam channel generally begins as a hobby and eventually develops a business aspect. Whenever funds are generated count as profit that must be report to the US government by its citizens, there will not be a tax deduction for a donor, but there may be for the creator due to the initial and/or ongoing business investments: cameras, lens, editing and sound equipment, rent for location, fuel for the truck pulling the RV, etc. Sorry, David and Jenny, but I doubt your PB sandwiches would be deductible even if you passionately argue that they are an "essential cost-of-doing business." Lighten Up and Live Longer, ska punk OI!! Enjoy the Day. Have a Nice Life. : )
Sherrill Smith thanks for the comment my friend I do agree with what you're saying something. You make some good points as well definitely agree with you and some of it
You were very disciplined and careful to become debt free. My congratulations on that 7 year effort!! Wow! That’s discipline for sure. Most young people are drowning in debt because they think they have to have all the “stuff”.With your background David in engineering maybe you could have a some sort of consulting or even a review business. I’m sure with your skills you will dream up something some day. You better keep that Jenni-girl happy with flowers, etc. since she is such a hard worker too. You really are an amazing couple and funny too! A Rottie, a cat and two bunnies.......sounds like the beginning of a book to me for sure!!! :)
Indeed. 100% of any young adult is inundated with nonsense as soon as they turn 18. Especially the kids that go to college. The materialistic lifestyle isn't a choice for anyone. Unless they have parents that show them this, but I've met just a few.
You two are so cute, and you are forthright and honest. I've watched a few of your videos and they are so informative. We want to rv part-time and you two are pointing out so many things I didn't think of.
Given the remote work, would be curious as to how hard it is to get good internet on BLM land. That's been my main worry. Right now I have an AT&T dongle with a Weboost which is good in the midwest. But frankly I've been eyeballing the new Hughes gen5 plans in case out west is problematic. It's just the setup/teardown/storing the dish would be a PITA. Also, keep up on the vids. It's not making much now but you've only been at it for a year and only have 5k subs. Your video work is very professional and I'd expect your viewer count will grow.
It is really hit or miss on BLM land. We have had good luck though and typically only go to places that we can find reviews on that say there is at least some sort of cell signal. For Jenni's remote job we only need weak 3G signal since she is doing mostly data entry and it doesn't require much bandwidth. We don't even have a Weboost and we've been doing just fine. It would be incredible if we could support ourselves off of our channel and website. It is bringing in a little bit of money but not much. We are working hard to continue to grow it and who knows what the future holds? Thanks for the encouragement Mark we really appreciate it 😊
We use AT&T and Tmobile unlimited plans because we need 24/7 access to run our businesses. Before we decide on a place we check the 4G maps to make sure at least one gets data service in the area. Directional antennas can make a HUGE difference.
What an amazing life you two are living! I’m currently traveling in my Jeep but planning to upgrade to a larger travel vehicle in order to be on the road full time. Thanks for sharing!
I enjoy your videos. You both seem to be real and down to earth young people. It comes through as I watch your videos, I enjoyed the solar install as well. The fact that you are willing to be so transparent is amazing because it is your business on how you make it work and good for you on making it happen. It is obvious you two are very smart and kind and humble so do not change and keep having fun. You two love being together reminds me of a married couple. He says my wife keeps looking through the window for hours on end. I finally let her in😉
Another awesome video! Just a comment about using a debit card instead of a credit card. You can get a Visa card with no fees that pays you back 4% on fuel and 3% on restaurants. An Amex with no fees that pays you back 3% on groceries. Another Visa with no fees pays you back 2% on anything and everything. Just pay monthly and don't carry a balance. The rewards all add up fast. Also, I believe a credit card is much safer than a debit card when it comes to fraud. Food for thought. On last comment, Sweetie is like all the other dogs in the Universe, loves peanut butter.
excellent advice from Mike N. not having debt is GOOD.. but not having credit is BAD. get a couple credit cards like explained above and use them. make sure to know what the annual fee is as well. If you debit card get hacked you are OUT the money for a month.. with a credit card if it get hacked, like my wifes did the other day, you call and get a new card.. reason to have at least 2 at all time. Love the vid and thanks for the info.. and I, like Sweety, love peanut butter especially the honey peanut butter kind.. :)
BOB PEG A credit card purchase paid off timely does not meet the definition of debt. I also don’t worry about my credit score but understand it can affect insurance, rental and other sundry rates. Happy travels.
We appreciate the advice Mike. However the 2% or 3% back on groceries and fuel does not interest us because having to monitor one more account and worry about making the monthly payment each month isn't worth the small amount of cash back, especially when you spend as little as we do. Our debit card is fraud protected, meaning our credit union will reimburse us for any money stolen from our account for any fraudulent purchases. This has already happened once a few years ago when someone hacked my account and stole $1,500 from it. My credit union didn't hesitate and reimbursed me for the stolen funds. Regarding credit score, Jenni and I both already have excellent credit and really don't think not having credit cards is going to harm them very much. And even if it does, we really aren't concerned about it because we never plan on taking out loans in the future again. The only reason you need a credit score is to get a lower interest rate on a loan. If we remain debt free for the rest of our lives then what does it matter?
Mike is absolutely right. You simply pay off the balance of the credit card each month and there is no interest. In fact, you are using their money for free which in the billing period and get cash back on your card for those items you have to buy anyway. You seem to have the discipline to pay off the entire balance each month.
Enjoy your your lRVing and boondocking. Keep sharing all your videos. We just purchased our new RV and we are excited and looking forward to many happy trails. We will start our RVing travel next month! 👍❤️😍
Congrats on living your shared dream...that's so awesome!! We've been living day to day on faith for over a month now, somehow staying in a hotel (our apartment had mold and we had to move out), and my husband's full time job came to an abrupted end just a couple days after he felt the Lord speak to him saying, "leave your 41 year construction career to fish for men". Yesterday, we had a situation where what little money we had in donations from friends and paypal donors, was taken by a situation with an on-line service, and once we told them their mistake, the corrected the matter, but we were told that it could be 3-5 business days before the money was back in our account, so we prayed, and God had us drive to our bank to see what they could do. The person we talked with checked our account, and found a loophole where we could still get enough cash through the ATM to cover another two nights in the hotel, and if the system put an overdraft fee on us, we could call to get that taken off if we told them the situation. It's not exactly how we envisioned things, it's a challenge, and honestly, it's not our dream to be living in a hotel, we'd much rather be RVing ourselves, but we don't yet have one or a way to pull it, so it's one day at a time, sharing the Love of the Lord and trusting He is going to make the way for us to do what we need to do when we need to do it. God bless you guys, and we look forward to seeing more videos!
We already have an instant pot and love it. We don't have an airfryer though, we'll look into it! We have a Cuisinart griddle though and we use it all the time for bacon and eggs, paninis, quesadillas, etc.
Good for you guys. We have tons of respect for you both. I have read a few negative comments, completely ignore them. You are truly living life, enjoy the ride. The future will take care of itself. As disciplined as you are, you will handle the future just as well as you handle the present. Again, enjoy your young lives and live it to the fullest !!!!
Where do you claim domicile as a full time RV'er and how do you receive important mail like jury summons or something of that nature? Love the videos, keep them coming!
Great vid. I have a few questions... Are you putting funds aside for long term savings for an eventual retirement? What about medium-range savings for things like replacing the truck and TT? How do you address health care? Clarification: I'm coming from the perspective of what I would call a conventional retirement. i.e. work, save until you never have to work again, retire and don't run out of money before you run out of life. How are you planning for the time when you are ?? years old and can't "till the soil anymore" -- or don't want to. Is it fair to assume you don't want to work until you die? And on the health care question, if you could, please expand your answer to include your thoughts on how you will address long-term care needs (like a nursing home). Thanks for being willing to answer questions. And, I could stand content more often from you guys. Oh- and for income ideas to keep the wheels rolling, check Heath and Allysa Padgett's content at heathandalyssa.com/
Doug Crockett so what are you calling retirement. these people are doing what most people want to do at retirement. travel!!! now that said I've busted my ass everyday day, 60 to 70 hours a week. I have wrecked my health working jobs that would replace me tomorrow before my obituary even comes out. I have seen people drop dead at my work and never even got to retirement to enjoy. my health is now failing because of the work and abuse my body has taken over the years and the company I work for after years of not missing a day constantly complains that I am now taking time off here and there for health reasons. life is way to short to work for companies that have no care for your future. I am now saving up to do this myself. I am not quite 50 and I'm not sure I will ever see retirement. how many people do you know that have dropped over 2 years after retirement. these people are enjoying life while they can. tomorrow isn't promised to any of us. if it's not your thing, if you feel the need to live like everyone else that's fine. but there are thousands of you Tube channels just like this. and thousands more who just go do this. it's a personal choice
So true! Plenty of people work their whole lives and never enjoy life after a career due to health issues actually caused by the work they did. It so fantastic to be able to take use technology to travel and work. I asked my question relating to retirement, defined as no longer needing an external source of income, because it wasn't addressed in the video. At some point, as you described, there may be a time when we can't do the things we once did- or don't want to. And at that time, not having to work for income would be nice. I will retire this year after 32 years on the job. I am fortunate (I think) to have a pension. I wondered what their plan is. It's a pretty personal question for many- so I didn't expect an answer. Just something I think about. I hope you stay healthy and enjoy years in retirement.
MOST of us fall into the 9 to 5 category to raise families, it's just a choice. I understand Doug Crockett's question as none of us want to work until we die. It's a fair question, he's not attacking anyone.
David, you are still young, ever thought about quickly learning a tech skill [codeing, web design etc.] so that you also would be able to work remotely?, and if you did, that would be a very good thing to document on your channel, many van and RVers are hungry for that kind of info.
I know many graphic and web designers who went to school for those skills but could never find decent employment in those fields. They ended up back in retail, service industries and manufacturing. "Just learn to code" is a scam for the vast majority of people and I would be wary of easy button suggestions. Its a very niche market. Just like data entry, many people could do it not at the same speed but actual stable employment hours can be hard to come by and its closer to piecemeal labor getting paid 5$ for website articles. I used to work as a remote evaluator on google platforms but then kept running into less work being available everytime I logged in to work getting paid per task when the company pooled all tasks for remote employees.
@@Azoic23 Thanks for sharing this, this information is what I was looking to find, up to this point, not being knowledgeable in tech it's been so hard to get an honest answer about "learning a tech skill " and the claims of its benefits, your right, there are a lot of scams out there, I gave up trying to seek a tech skill
@@TheDivineCallingofJesusChrist That is why I asked David this question, so he could tell me exactly what you just asked me, Getting honest information about this topic is very difficult because there are a lot of get rich quick scams out there mixed in with the honest information, on top of that, even if you take the time to learn a tech skill, David tells me that work in that field may not be easy to find on the back end, I was looking for the exact same answers you are looking for but I've since given up, if your young in age, keep searching, don't give up, but be careful, I would check out a channel called "Eli the Computer Guy " he has a lot of good information on this without all the get rich quick nonsense
@@rvvanlife from what I've gathered it seems like freelancing / independent contract work is very beneficial for remote work. The only problem is is that your income isn't fixed. From what I'm seeing you can do things like transcribing languages creating subtitles. Appen allows you to do micro tasks and get paid instantly. Rem allows you to put UA-cam videos into captions and is a great side gig for income. Web development for programming seems rather tedious it seems to be kind of competitive. What I've decided to do is I'm going to purchase a box truck. Use that box truck for independent contracting work and save up enough money to convert the box truck into a tiny home ran primarily off of solar energy. I'm only 22 years old but I have a dream, the whole setup is going to cost me somewhere around $10,000 to $15,000. Goal is to buy the box truck first hustle my way up to 15K and start the conversion. I'll have to worry about water, insurance, food and gas. I've put together a whole spreadsheet tallying together how much all this would cost as well as how much solar power I'm going to need for a year-round mobile tiny home. Currently I'm very lucky where I live my total rent totals up to $750. But I think I'm done with working 9:00 to 5:00 until you're around 65 years of age.. I am not a fan of the current system and will find any way to get out of it. If all goes correctly I will be paying less for my monthly average I pay now. Plus being able to travel anywhere and never leave home. I'm very much introverted I don't like hanging around people that much so this lifestyle truly seems like something that's for me. The remote work I will be looking into is freelancing independent contracting. I will promote services such as video editing, graphic design, and motion graphics. As well as rems UA-cam subtitle job that pays as much as you put into it that's what I like about it. After I hit up Appen for some months creating my own portfolio I will try making money from that although it's based on location and experience thus it's not totally reliable until you make your way up the ranks. What I'm saying is that if you can utilize multiple remote money making methods to maximize your income and still make enough money to get by every month I don't have a problem with doing that. I can understand that having a job something that has fixed income and hourly rate hours per week I can understand completely. I suppose this is when programming becomes the most favorited option due to its high income payout typically. From what I've gathered they like people that have had some sort of experience programming to do remote work it's not like you're going to self teach yourself programming and get a remote job it's not that it's not possible I just from what I'm reading it's unlikely. Anyways if you've read this far I appreciate your patience I cannot wait to get on the road and start living my life I've been so isolated for 4 years I think I need to get out and do this and actually find some purpose in life cuz right now I I don't have it but this box truck van life is giving me a lot of weird life motivation that I've never had before so I'm going to pursue it.
My guess is that you will look back on this when you are my age and not regret doing it one bit. Been studying on the idea of buying an RV for a few years because I can work from anywhere too as long as I have internet. Your videos have definitely helped inspire me to take the plunge. Truck being delivered today, picking up RV on Friday!
you are an appealing couple, good quality videos, good content and you are off to a great start with a decent amount of subscribers already so you will get there.
I am a 69 year old recent widower who's getting ready to hit the road whenever this dang virus lets up. My wife told me to do this before she climbed that high mountain. She said to live the life we couldn't once she got sick. You two are one of my few fav full timers. I have a soft side truck camper I am finishing the last project of off grid solar. If I don't burn down the house, lol. I want to go the desert first thing, then north and eventually into Alaska. This will be my maiden trip, kind risky but why not?!? I am fortunate that I have a decent retirement income. Plus we believed in life insurance that got me debt free and a nice truck, truck camper and the goodies for it. I look forward to seeing your videos, seeing things we had planned to see, and living the full time RV life as long as He lets me.
I'm trying to do this too. I am listing my house this week. I have a vintage Holiday Rambler.
Safe travels
@Jim Beam same here Jim, i have LT AT tires, plus a high lift floor jack and all that. I just got back from a 5 week bop through the southeast and we did well. I just bought a cell phone booster though. I have my tire plug stuff and the skill set. I have a bin full of my tools, hand and power. My 800 watt solar did it all in marvelous form.
@@shastavi take care, research thru youtube, get awesome tires, stay in touch
@@MrDuramaximus thanks, you too
You are so lucky to have such an amazing wife & partner who loves to do the same things as you.
Does she have a sister?
I actually think that about all the husband's I watch...lol
You guys will do fine with this channel. People like nice people.
Thank you that's very kind =)
I don't like nice people. Nobody is nice. I like nobody. Nobody for president 2020. ps. I do like nice people.
True! So glad I found them! Binge viewing and this is video 3 so far. 😃
If your ever near Sabetha, Kansas, Your welcome to RV on our land. We have a working cattle ranch. So you would be in a hay field. But it beautiful. Oh no cost..
God bless people like you. 🙏🏼❤️😎
Wabam you are good God bless
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A bit of advice to ppl who are learning to rework this whole "life" thing...you're not homeless. Your home is just an efficiency apartment with wheels. Some don't have rest rooms or kitchens but your home is where your heart is. Is your heart in that apart-meant or HOuse? Is your heart a thing? Or is your heart a state of being and awareness? I hope most will say it is the latter. Thx for a new perspective. We need that.
My wife and I fulltime RV and roadschool our children so they can see and learn everything the world has to offer. The one thing we have learned is that home is the place where you feel most comfortable and happy. In our case being together and experiencing the world together is what makes us comfortable and happy. Our home is where we park it.
This is a good lesson for everyone, not just a campers .
You have to have a goal, discipline, and partnership in any endeavor.
I've grown to like you guys.
If you ever come through Texas (SAN Antonio area) I have a place you can stay a week!
If Dale Gribble were a real person, I'm sure he would like to meet this adventurous couple. And Hank Hill could sell them some propane. 😊
Your videos always make me smile and Sweetie's expression around the 13 min. mark was priceless. I had to rewind and watch that again. As always, we viewers appreciate all the effort you put in to publishing your videos. They are just so good and fun to watch. You should verbally plug Patreon at the end of your videos every now and then. Every little bit helps.
Thanks Andy haha! That was a pretty funny expression and it cracked us up too. Thanks a lot for the encouragement, it really helps us keep striving to make the best videos we can. We have thought about verbally plugging Patreon at the end of videos, and we probably will eventually. We were thinking for now it's less intrusive just putting links to it and if people see them and want to become patrons then that's awesome. Thanks again for the kind words and encouragement 😊
You both are the most sensible people around...people think living without credit cards are 'unmodern' but no one really understands the cost of credit cards, home loans, health insurance, etc. Good to see you both set a trend.
Just got caught up on some of you video's and think you guys are just great! I have grand kids your age, so fun to watch such a young couple understand the importance of finance, take care of their obligations and make a choice to explore the US instead of being burnt out by their corporate jobs. You both have great personality's, love the relationship between you both, so keep them coming and by all means enjoy every minute of your lives, it goes in a hurry!
Thank you Jim that's really nice of you to say! We were only in the corporate world for about 3 years and we were already way burnt out, we couldn't stand that way of life. We love the full time RV lifestyle and can't see ourselves ever going back. Thanks again for the kind words and encouragement 😄
Just found you guys. I've seen so many rv/van living channels and you guys are, by far, the most wholesome, genuine channel i've seen in this general category. Lots of good information and still you're able to keep it entertaining and a worthwhile watch. Great channel, guys.
I think that you made a good decision.
As Mark Twain said: Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Cool
How TRUE!
Indeed!! 🌏✈⛵🙏😀👍
My favorite quote. I am planning to hit the road next year because I am 65 and don't want to have any regrets.
Your Mark Twain quote was perfect...that mixed with axing debt and anyone can chase their dreams. Safe travels!
I'm encouraged with you honesty and telling me how you did it. I'm semi retired now and looking to full time rv. Working on getting debt free 7 years is a great goal for me. Thank you very much
...happened across your channel and after 3 vids, I'm hooked. I just subscribed and hit notifications. Can't wait to binge your archives. Love that you travel with a small zoo. And don't worry, once you're monetized, little by little UA-cam revenue increases as your channel grows. Looking forward to traveling with you guys from my armchair here in Texas.
You are living “the plain life” and doing things as simply as possible, which I applaud. Getting out and getting around. Spending your income on food and fuel.
I get notified everytime you post a new video. You two have inspired me. Can't wait to sell my house, quit my corporate job and hit the road.
That is so awesome Travis! We love this lifestyle and don't miss the corporate life at all and can't imagine ever going back. Best of luck to you. If you've got any questions just ask.
What a nice couple !! Talk about smart!!!
Just bought a 2020 Travel Trailer, in 2 years I’m hitting the road as well debt free love y’alls channel
Quite a lot of mixed comments !!! But each to his own.
Personally, I think it is courageous to step AWAY from what society says we are 'supposed' to do.
We wish you both the best and may the wind b at ur back side 😀😊😃👍🏼
A brick in the wall. Pink Floyd
KEEP MAKING YOUR VIDEOS! My husband and I are probably going to be living in our airstream soon and I’ve been watching a lot of your videos to help us prepare and plan for that. Y’all are helping us out so much!
First of all, you two are absolutely an adorable as can be. Second, I'm so happy I found your channel. Great tips for newbie RVer, and Sweetie is absolutely precious.
My four legged babies will be going with me when I can hopefully by next year.
Keep the vids up!!
thank you very much, after a hard life, we are living the dream...
I just subscribed. I appreciate your responsible debt management. It’s very refreshing to hear. I will be watching. Good luck.
From the great time-lapse of the clouds to the Vegas strip...awesome photography. Being debt free is so liberating. After selling our house, our airplane, and all of our accumulated stuff, life in our Airstream is much more enjoyable and less stressful. I wish we had done this years ago.
Have never left a comment. Just found your channel. You folks are the sweetest. Just had to tell you that. You warm my heart.
Debt free - the secret to successful living, both on and off the road!
I just absolutely love how all y'all have is each other and ur animals. That is very special. My fiance passed away Sept.15th, 2017 & I wish we could have done this cause we both love(d) Nature and I just wanted to salute u guys! Thanks for sharing!
The wife and I were cracking up on the "lots of sandwiches" because we know that will be us in two months LOL!
Great video guys, we had a very similar plan! We paid off our debit and have some equity from our house as well. But we plan on workamping, I highly recommend you look into it. If you have any questions shoot us a message on Facebook or Instagram, we have 2 gigs lined up already. There are places you can make money and get a free site. We plan on "wash, rinse, & repeating" also.. but not with the savings. Instead, doing it in smaller doses of workamping here and there so we can keeping traveling but maybe at a slower pace.
Safe Travels!
-Thomas & Stacy
I'm Not Lost I'm RVing how's it going
Going good. How about yourself?
I'm not lost I'm RVing, do you have a website with schedule?
I'm asking because there are a lot of retired and pre-retired people who would gladly offer you work when you are in their area. Just here at my home, we have a lot of yard work that needs doing. We're baby boomers and I have a feeling that other Boomers also need a little help too. If you have a website or something we could see when and if you'd be in the area and could 'book' you for a job or two!
Marcy that is a very clever idea, currently we don't have anything like that as we have most of this year booked. But we will definitely keep an open mind for it!
Thomas & Stacey what is workamping?
Im wondering how to make some money when full time RVing
Most of the channels I subscribe to are big campers, yours is the first pull behind I have found that is not a fifth wheel, or motor home, we are looking at campers right now, I’m very glad I found you guys.
So far I have only seen a few of your videos, the RV’s mistakes, was really great. We will look harder for a used RV camper. Thank you.
Not to be confused, I make a second post: I'm y'all's grandpa. Ethyl and I have lived one year in our 20s full time and loved it! Then, life took us all over the world, living overseas and traveling about everywhere! And bilingual. We know the world. But. If we had not lived that way, full time RV life is the way to live!!
Haha yep we remember grandpa Taka Yama lol. We wonder if after we've been full time RVing in the US for some time if we will want to head overseas, or if life will take us in some other crazy direction. Who knows? The plan is just to stay flexible so we are open to anything! We love this lifestyle though and know we'll be RVing for a long time.
Another great video! Thanks for having the guts to venture out and do what you really want to do! Most people never get past the dream, you fine folks have gotten into the reality! Great job! Its fun watching your adventure! Marty
It is a big (scary) risk (that you should do while you are young) but such a life-changer (we did this twice on our boat - sailed off to Mexico) that will “ make your life” what it is! Awesome you can work remotely Jenni (and that dog 😍)!
You guys are great! Very helpful hints for us! We are “older” but have recently purchased a rather large trailer for our family of 6 to enjoy vacations. Family of six means we need to cut corners when it comes to cost so we don’t incur debt that will cut in to our overall financial health yet allow us to explore North America with our kids. Your advice & tips help us get there ;) keep it up guys! Enjoy!
I think folks would be better off asking themselves 'what am I willing to give up in order to afford to full time' rather than simply asking 'how can I afford it?" Cause you can spend a few thousand dollars a year boondocking with a tiny used van and eating simple meals. Or you can spend a hundred grand a year hopping from park to park in a full size coach, eating at all the nice places, and doing all the fun stuff. It all depends what you want your full time lifestyle to look like.
We completely agree with you Colin. We gave a lot of things up in order to full time RV, but they were just that, things. We traded possessions for incredible experiences and I'll make that trade any day! And you're right, it definitely depends on what people want out of their full time lifestyle which will determine how much they spend. For us, we just want to live free and simply.
Come on folks hit the like button for this great couple, so they can continue to travel, without pulling from savings! They are giving out great info and it’s very,very valuable ! I am truly grateful and hitting the like button and subscribing is such an easy easy way to support them! Let’s do this!! safe travels everyone 🙌
Hey, we're that "Older" group who live vicariously through you... sort of. Love what you're doing. gotta go to may golf Tee time....
We can tell from watching both of you that you are happy doing this and that you really love each other. Stay safe.
Dang man, long live your plan, you are good people.
Thank you Bill 😊
-David
You are both inspiring. Please keep doing these videos. Your channel will grow because your videos are great.
what a great upload. I am only a few months off from full time myself. In prep and this all helps so much. Awesome.
Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it! Congratulations on being so close to becoming a full time RVer! Safe and happy future travels 👍
@@FateUnbound maybe we will see you on the road man! Safe travels - BIG MAN CERTIFIED
Thanks for being honest on how you live. I have watched too many nightmare videos that people go full time and can't afford 6-9 months in because they are trying to full time VACATION, not full time live. BIG difference. You had a plan, worked towards it, waited, thank you! NICE JOB!!!! So many people want everything NOW, you are in inspiration of honesty and hard work. Question about Jen's job, how part time, on average do you think Jen works 20 hours a week, or 30 or...? Thanks for not saying you make good money from UA-cam, too many people are shocked how little UA-cam ad revenue really is. I see other channels fund their life through a multi-pronged approach. 1) A remote job 2) Patreon 3) Merchandise sales (Amazon links in your description where you get a % of purchases without increasing cost to consumer). UA-cam doesn't make you much money "directly", but it is the main media that makes people want to support you through 2 and 3. I know you are going to read some of my comments here and there and they will sound critical, sorry, but the videos I have watched, you seem too much to assume everyone watching is full time, many of us would love to be, but we aren't for reasons X, Y or Z, so we watch and dream that we are... just a side note about your audience. Keep up the honest, ethical work and I look forward to watching you. I'll try not to make so many, "remember most of us aren't full time comments", sorry...
My hat is off to you two, living your dreams at a young age. Becoming debt free is a major accomplishment, and is to be saluted! For me, having had that dream, but unrealized, I now wait until retirement to do what I have dreamed of doing all my life. Traveling, debt free, off grid living. Just 1.5 years to go and I will be there. My plan is to live on less than 2000 per month. I have a bigger RV than you guys and maintenance costs are considerably higher, but doable. When it gets boring I will sell the RV and buy a sailboat and go west or something.
Thanks Bob! And that's awesome best of luck to you in your preparations! We love this lifestyle and can't imagine going back. See you on the road someday maybe 😀
You two are what real people call modest & humble. Love it. Used to do this with my grandpa when I was young. Stay safe, get a gun...just in case ya get a crazier Sheryl...bb/pellet gun is surprisingly effective. Already having the fun so no need to say that. Cheers
A wonderfully inspiring couple! Quite the little family on the road! I am enjoying your videos and look forward to many more! I have been sharing them because sharing is caring!! Lots of luck.. and safe travels!!
You guys are great! Thank you for confirming that it is possible to live well, be in love and be reasonably free and happy. Good health to you and much love.
You probably enjoyed the best of Vegas by just cruising through.
I'm absolutely amazed at some of the commenters here thinking they should have a say in how you live your lives. You guys do your thing. The best way to anger others is for you to succeed at doing what you want.
Safe journeys from a fellow nomad!
I once heard a story: a fisherman in a small village in the Caribbean was catching 15bfish a day. A businessman on vacation bought some fish from him each day.
At the end of the week, the vacationer handed the fisherman a busines plan. In it was how to Become a millionaire with a fishing business.
The fisherman read it and then asked, "Senor, after i do all this, what then?"
The bigshot said, well, you can come to some remote Caribbean island, buy you a small shack by the water and fish all day!
Oops!
Love you guys and God bless.
Living life on the road looks like great fun. I can’t do it but it’s fun living vicariously through you two. Keep on trucking.😊❤️
I just became a Patron to help with the bills. David and Jenni create great content and produce videos better than many "viral" UA-camrs. Hopefully as more people subscribe and become regular viewers, this channel takes-off! I especially like your unique mini history lessons when you visit famous sites (like the ones from the Alamo or Hoover Dam). Keep up the great work and safe travels!
That is incredible thank you so much! You have no idea how much that means to Jenni and I. We'll keep the videos coming! 😊
Enjoy your travels while you're still young......... money can never replace the special moments in life.
Have you considered workamping to fill the gap? Amazon, beet harvest, christmas tree sales, campground hosting...Nothing wrong with anchoring down when the money run out, but working on the road may extend that time.
We have! We've looked into the Amazon camperforce and got a flyer on it and it's definitely a possibility in the future!
Hi guys, what is Amazon camper force? Would you mind sharing? Thanks!
@@thomaszabel1521 ive never heard of that job being anything other than flat out exhausting. for me i have a skilled trade i could do on the mobile, welding. :)
I'm really glad that you're sharing your RV story here on youtube. I know 'late to the party' but we've made it; we're watching and learning and we just three days ago put a deposit on our first RV. We're close to retirement, but not there yet. We're going to start our RV Journey and learn before going more full time.
Great story. We are just getting started. We have been full time for about two weeks.
Thank you we appreciate that! That's really exciting congratulations! Best of luck to you 😊
congrats!
Just want to say GREAT JOB , So great you had a plan and made it happen. Your plan of being on the road and then being stationary long enough to leave again is a great plan . Im now 55 and wish I had done this when my kids were young and explore .
Thanks for being so honest about your budget, I got some great tips! I was going to get a used fifth wheel and brand new truck...but I love that you have a 14 year old truck, I keep thinking I need a newer truck and the reality is that I really don’t.
Misty Garrett-Clugston
We're converting a
25 yr old airpoter bus
into a "stealth mobile."
New is not necessarily an improvement, esp expensive onboard electronics which shut down the whole system that require costly dealeship visits...
The factor that holds me back is keeping maintenance done. Awesome for the ladies that have a handyman on board😊
debt free is a great feeling and its even better when you have some coin in the bank to fall back on. I will never again get a car loan or credit card debt etc. If I cant pay cash i dont need it period. Sure I dont have the latest and greatest but when I want to buy a toy or go out I dont think twice. I have no stress and do what i want not what the bank wants
Wow this was very touching and inspirational
Keep up the good work
Don't lose your way
IF you guys are looking for jobs on the road go to Cheaprving. Right now he's (BOB) is doing videos of jobs on the road... Just saying.... Great video guys thanks!!!
You two are awesome, My DH and I along with our pup Lola went full time in Jan 2017 and have never looked back. You are both doing (while you are young ) what we dreamed of 30 years ago. I hope you both realize what a great inspiration you are to other young couples. We are blessed that Ken works remotely also and it funds our adventures, but the fact that both of you made the decision first to go into this debt free AND you accomplished that is a testament to your success. I started our UA-cam channel for fun and to keep our friends and family up to date and if we will never make a penny, it is all good. You both are authentic and grounded and I am very proud of what you have achieved. Stay true to your dream and hopefully someday when we are boondock ready we can share a campfire. Keep on #LivinTheDream
Love watching your videos. Our Target date is 5/1/19 & like you, we'll be almost exclusively boondocking. We'll be traveling with our 3 cats & the only thing that makes me nervous is leaving them alone in the middle of nowhere if someone does break in. However, it really does seem like a non-issue from what you & others have said.
Excited to get the adventure underway, 384 days... 😊
Thanks Bridget! That's really exciting congratulations, only one more year! We also do worry about the possibility of someone breaking in with our animals inside, but we feel that you can't live in fear and you gotta live your life. The same thing could happen at a home, someone breaks in a leaves the door open and the cats get out. Not to scare you or anything haha! I love that you've got a countdown going, we did the same thing and had that number staring us in the face every day haha. Best of luck to you =)
@@FateUnbound I'm planning on living FT in an RV by spring. It will be me and my four dogs. I worry about leaving them and having the RV stolen or broken into, or it getting too hot fir them. Do you do anything to make it harder for someone to drive off with your RV? Also, if it's not too personal, I'd be interested in what your average monthly costs are. I'll have some income, but it's not as much as when I worked full-time. Thank you!
You guys are so real it’s refreshing!!!! I really enjoyed watching this video. 😊
Our story (minus full-timing) is very similar. No regrets. Work hard early in life when you have the energy, pay off assets and debts, then enjoy your toys later. We have been debt free since 2008 thus the reason we could write checks for a new truck and TT. Lovin life now 👍 not rich, just living simply.
Agreed, we didn't want any regrets later in life. That's awesome that you've been debt free for so long, well done!! We never had or will ever have aspirations to be rich, we feel the same way as you and just want to live simply and choose experiences over possessions.
This year, I started thinking to live in RV and go around places in different States to where I could have meaningful conversation with kindred people on the essential aspects of life to amplify with what I have investigated, learned and practiced through experiences i.e. research & self education and in doing & feeling the good vibrations & receiving the manifestations physically, mentally, emotionally, & spiritually. I believe, life in its complexity as you see its specific aspects and viewing it in simplicity of its whole scenario in its huge perspective is actually so simple & joyful once you have known the root and purpose of creation where it is only “living a life aligned to simplicity, modesty, nobility, etc. where there is less resistance or most of the time no resistance being free from the limitations and worldly attachments that causes conflict to the desire of the inner self which is contentment & happiness in everything - a heavenly state of mind we can all practice and become a good habit where the heart and mind are in harmony which each other. And, once the secret is known... it is no more a secret but in its unfoldment to the inner eye. Being in this physical or material world is a reality wherein we see the physical realities. However, when we view its spiritual essence, the realities the physical eye see are only born to this physical world and they become meaningful only when we see things in the light of the good spirit “as darkness is the absence of light” and the “bad is the absence of good” in this way of accepting things as they then we share life of its necessities in a fun & loving way and as the source of joys being enriched with the bounties & blessings of the Holy Spirit overshadowing all in Its One Endless Progressive flow affecting us all through its revitalizing & inspiring energies - all about pure love or unconditional, humility to the One Creator by the endless knowing/learning/ & understanding ... aiming working towards the Celestial Enterprise we all are embodied and blessed since birth to the worlds beyond!
RV living is my plan and next move hopefully, after I came back to USA from a few months visit to my hometown, Philippines.
I am glad to have these videos online and connecting with you guys...
Fate Unbound You can rich and still live a modest, happy and simple life with joy and fun while treading your life in this endless journey! Here is a divine quote for you, “You are created rich and noble why do thou abase thyself...”
You two are an adorable couple. I love your animals too. It is clear that you are enjoying your lives
I really like your channel. I hope you get more subscribers so you can make some better money off youtube.I think you guys share alot of good content. Better than some I watch. We plan on going fulltime when we retire in a couple of years.
Thank you Bill that really means a lot to us! We try our hardest to make the best videos and blog posts we know how and it would be awesome if we were able to fund our travels off them. We'll see what the future holds though! That's really exciting, best of luck to you when you go full time! Keep us posted 😄
I am glad you found someone who share the same ideas together.
Dave Ramsey would love y'all! Rockin the debt free life!
Teamwork.....you are doing it. Planning together with the same goals .
I really enjoy your channel. I love the information you give and the places you share. We try to balance our expenses as well, and I love to see how other RV families do it. And we love PB&J too. 😉 If you happen to be passing through Colorado soon, we will be there and would love to treat you to dinner!
I love the way you communicate and how cool you two are!!! I am a year away from starting my nomad life and soaking in every possible experience shared on youtube. I just came across your videos and I loved the huge difference between you and other vloggers. Your thing is a calling from the heart and you are extremely generous with all the tips and points of view. The candid way you tell your stories got to my heart and I will devotedly watch anything you upload, hopefully, youtube will allow you to continue living this life forever. Who knows, someday we may meet. That will be the day when I will steal your adorable rottie!!! THANK YOU!!!
Wow thank you so much for those kind words!! Best of luck to you in your travels, that last year will go by very quickly 😁👍
Don't be afraid of credit cards!!! As long as you pay them off at the end of the month there is no interest. PenFed gives 5% back on fuel, Sam's club is 5% on fuel (up to $6,500 per year) 3% on dining and travel, and Citi double cash is 2% on everything else. You had the discipline to get debt free, you have the discipline to keep a $0.00 balance on a card!
I use my credit card for fuel discounts
You can get interest free credit cards for various lengths of time. When that time is up, you just transfer what you owe onto another interest free credit card.
Absolutely! People should never use credit cards if they can't pay the entire balance every month. BUT, as long as you use it responsibly, credit cards will save you a lot of money. Having debt can also save you money - invest your money earned at a higher interest rate than what you pay on your loans and you'll come out ahead. The root motivation of getting rid of debt and credit cards is psychological, not financial. That said, if paying extra to avoid credit cards/debt will give you peace of mind, I say go for it! It's all about your individual goals and values.
I make about $3000 a year on my credit cards.
Another reason to have a credit card is to provide help with warranty issues or rip-offs. With a debit card once the money is taken from your account it's gone. A credit card company will go to bat for you in a disagreement and probably also offers an extended warranty past what the manufacturer gives. Last thought: what if you had a $5000 RV or truck repair? Lets hope that never happens, but if it does, what do you do for cash?
Just found your channel. Great couple and fantastic story. Live life to the fullest. Safe travels.
I had to laugh at the beginning because as you were making PB&J, I was eating one! Thanks for this video. Our goal is to move back to the us next summer and begin this journey so it's helpful to see how others do it.
Live watching your videos. Your openness and honesty is very encouraging. All the best of life to you guys!
May God richly bless you both!
I don't think they believe in God or Jesus. What a loss for them. I seen the girl makes dream catchers. They are truly a great young couple.
You guys make a lovely couple. The love and connection between the two of you really shines thru. I definitely get the alienation with the 9 to 5 deal. Such are the wonders of Capitalism. I wish you safe and happy travels. The bond between both of you will ensure your success more than any other single factor.
Love your channel and all your videos. I can see us camping in the spots you feature. Still trying to figure out how to find gps coordinates. Can’t seem to do it easily. But we will keep working at it. Thanks for sharing your travels. Love Sweetie!
Thank you Jan that means a lot! Every site we stay at we make a campsite review video for, and to find where that site is using GPS coordinates simply type those exact coordinates into Google Maps search and it will zoom right in on that spot and allow you to get directions. Also, on the blog post on our website for those videos, Jenni always creates an interactive map at the bottom of the post of the area we stayed in. The pinpoints on the map have an option to click "get directions" when you click the pinpoint and it will create a box just below the map to type in your address for turn by turn directions. If you need more help just email us at ourfateunbound@gmail.com and we can help further! And Sweetie loves you too, she hasn't even met you yet but I guarantee she loves you! That's just the way she is!
I have to say, I have watched some of your videos and OMG they are sooooo helpful for me and my husband!!!!! We are doing basically the same exact thing as y'all as of 4 months ago (including solar)... granted we are older but these videos have been so incredibly helpful and informative. I am taking copious notes and plan on watching them all and reviewing your website as well. But the main reason I wanted to comment, besides showing appreciation for the assistance you are giving, is the quality of your camera work/drone footage. Top notch. Something to strive towards!!! Thank you both so much! 👣💟💌💞🐶🐱🐰🐾🌲🌵🌎🌅🎡🚞🌉🚲🛤️⛽🚘🌈🌠♥️📸📹📝🔆
thank you for sharing your story and the detail. what a sweet couple.
You guys are courageous. My wife has suffered from kidney problems our entire marriage. Our kids are gone and she received a transplant and even though were in our 50's use inspire us and we are ready and anxious to hit the road ourselves. God bless.
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Fate Unbound You could cut back on the peanut butter a bit guys. But love your videos so keep em coming please.
Just in case you don’t know. Some of the peanut butter companies have added an artificial sweetener (zyletol, I think ❓❓) that is poisonus for dogs. Might want to research it for brands or when buying. Your Sweetie is absolutely gorgeous!! My girl is named Emie. They’re lover dogs. Stay safe out there and thanks for sharing. 🙏❤️😃👍 Deb in Texas
ska punk OI! Hi! I'm new here today, but have been on YT as a viewer for a few years and have followed a few folks from the beginning towards completing a timber-framed home, through the four new Star Wars films, and several other interests. Some people will want to help supplement the revenues that came from advertisements on the channel or during the channel’s playing time. Most of us expect that they are free to do without getting permission from the rest of us. As this channel grows, David and Jenny will earn more from advertising. This is how YT structures the opportunity. So, your pejorative description of "begging" is not accurate when some people want to do this and they are simply directing these individuals to the location of the Patreon button.
Initially, there was no mechanism for this to occur in the early days of YT, some bright wo/man thought of "Patreon" as a means of Direct Support that would be freely made donation same in the manner of giving to charities. The UA-cam channel generally begins as a hobby and eventually develops a business aspect. Whenever funds are generated count as profit that must be report to the US government by its citizens, there will not be a tax deduction for a donor, but there may be for the creator due to the initial and/or ongoing business investments: cameras, lens, editing and sound equipment, rent for location, fuel for the truck pulling the RV, etc.
Sorry, David and Jenny, but I doubt your PB sandwiches would be deductible even if you passionately argue that they are an "essential cost-of-doing business."
Lighten Up and Live Longer, ska punk OI!! Enjoy the Day. Have a Nice Life. : )
Sherrill Smith thanks for the comment my friend I do agree with what you're saying something. You make some good points as well definitely agree with you and some of it
I love your videos. You guys seem so happy wish I was brave enough to do it. Would $15,000 a year cover travel, food and the “oh shit” expenses?
You two are very wise with the way you view money and "things". Good for you.
You were very disciplined and careful to become debt free. My congratulations on that 7 year effort!! Wow! That’s discipline for sure. Most young people are drowning in debt because they think they have to have all the “stuff”.With your background David in engineering maybe you could have a some sort of consulting or even a review business. I’m sure with your skills you will dream up something some day. You better keep that Jenni-girl happy with flowers, etc. since she is such a hard worker too. You really are an amazing couple and funny too! A Rottie, a cat and two bunnies.......sounds like the beginning of a book to me for sure!!! :)
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Indeed. 100% of any young adult is inundated with nonsense as soon as they turn 18. Especially the kids that go to college. The materialistic lifestyle isn't a choice for anyone. Unless they have parents that show them this, but I've met just a few.
You two are so cute, and you are forthright and honest. I've watched a few of your videos and they are so informative. We want to rv part-time and you two are pointing out so many things I didn't think of.
Given the remote work, would be curious as to how hard it is to get good internet on BLM land. That's been my main worry. Right now I have an AT&T dongle with a Weboost which is good in the midwest. But frankly I've been eyeballing the new Hughes gen5 plans in case out west is problematic. It's just the setup/teardown/storing the dish would be a PITA.
Also, keep up on the vids. It's not making much now but you've only been at it for a year and only have 5k subs. Your video work is very professional and I'd expect your viewer count will grow.
It is really hit or miss on BLM land. We have had good luck though and typically only go to places that we can find reviews on that say there is at least some sort of cell signal. For Jenni's remote job we only need weak 3G signal since she is doing mostly data entry and it doesn't require much bandwidth. We don't even have a Weboost and we've been doing just fine.
It would be incredible if we could support ourselves off of our channel and website. It is bringing in a little bit of money but not much. We are working hard to continue to grow it and who knows what the future holds? Thanks for the encouragement Mark we really appreciate it 😊
We use AT&T and Tmobile unlimited plans because we need 24/7 access to run our businesses. Before we decide on a place we check the 4G maps to make sure at least one gets data service in the area. Directional antennas can make a HUGE difference.
What an amazing life you two are living! I’m currently traveling in my Jeep but planning to upgrade to a larger travel vehicle in order to be on the road full time. Thanks for sharing!
Love the doggie shots...my dog looks just like yours! Great traveling pet!
I enjoy your videos. You both seem to be real and down to earth young people. It comes through as I watch your videos, I enjoyed the solar install as well. The fact that you are willing to be so transparent is amazing because it is your business on how you make it work and good for you on making it happen. It is obvious you two are very smart and kind and humble so do not change and keep having fun. You two love being together reminds me of a married couple. He says my wife keeps looking through the window for hours on end. I finally let her in😉
Another awesome video! Just a comment about using a debit card instead of a credit card. You can get a Visa card with no fees that pays you back 4% on fuel and 3% on restaurants. An Amex with no fees that pays you back 3% on groceries. Another Visa with no fees pays you back 2% on anything and everything. Just pay monthly and don't carry a balance. The rewards all add up fast. Also, I believe a credit card is much safer than a debit card when it comes to fraud. Food for thought. On last comment, Sweetie is like all the other dogs in the Universe, loves peanut butter.
excellent advice from Mike N. not having debt is GOOD.. but not having credit is BAD. get a couple credit cards like explained above and use them. make sure to know what the annual fee is as well. If you debit card get hacked you are OUT the money for a month.. with a credit card if it get hacked, like my wifes did the other day, you call and get a new card.. reason to have at least 2 at all time.
Love the vid and thanks for the info.. and I, like Sweety, love peanut butter especially the honey peanut butter kind.. :)
BOB PEG A credit card purchase paid off timely does not meet the definition of debt. I also don’t worry about my credit score but understand it can affect insurance, rental and other sundry rates. Happy travels.
We appreciate the advice Mike. However the 2% or 3% back on groceries and fuel does not interest us because having to monitor one more account and worry about making the monthly payment each month isn't worth the small amount of cash back, especially when you spend as little as we do.
Our debit card is fraud protected, meaning our credit union will reimburse us for any money stolen from our account for any fraudulent purchases. This has already happened once a few years ago when someone hacked my account and stole $1,500 from it. My credit union didn't hesitate and reimbursed me for the stolen funds.
Regarding credit score, Jenni and I both already have excellent credit and really don't think not having credit cards is going to harm them very much. And even if it does, we really aren't concerned about it because we never plan on taking out loans in the future again. The only reason you need a credit score is to get a lower interest rate on a loan. If we remain debt free for the rest of our lives then what does it matter?
Mike is absolutely right. You simply pay off the balance of the credit card each month and there is no interest. In fact, you are using their money for free which in the billing period and get cash back on your card for those items you have to buy anyway. You seem to have the discipline to pay off the entire balance each month.
Enjoy your your lRVing and boondocking. Keep sharing all your videos. We just purchased our new RV and we are excited and looking forward to many happy trails. We will start our RVing travel next month! 👍❤️😍
live within your means and you won't have an issue.
Congrats on living your shared dream...that's so awesome!! We've been living day to day on faith for over a month now, somehow staying in a hotel (our apartment had mold and we had to move out), and my husband's full time job came to an abrupted end just a couple days after he felt the Lord speak to him saying, "leave your 41 year construction career to fish for men". Yesterday, we had a situation where what little money we had in donations from friends and paypal donors, was taken by a situation with an on-line service, and once we told them their mistake, the corrected the matter, but we were told that it could be 3-5 business days before the money was back in our account, so we prayed, and God had us drive to our bank to see what they could do. The person we talked with checked our account, and found a loophole where we could still get enough cash through the ATM to cover another two nights in the hotel, and if the system put an overdraft fee on us, we could call to get that taken off if we told them the situation. It's not exactly how we envisioned things, it's a challenge, and honestly, it's not our dream to be living in a hotel, we'd much rather be RVing ourselves, but we don't yet have one or a way to pull it, so it's one day at a time, sharing the Love of the Lord and trusting He is going to make the way for us to do what we need to do when we need to do it.
God bless you guys, and we look forward to seeing more videos!
Get an instant pot and an airfryer. You can make so many different recipes with those two items.
We already have an instant pot and love it. We don't have an airfryer though, we'll look into it! We have a Cuisinart griddle though and we use it all the time for bacon and eggs, paninis, quesadillas, etc.
Good for you guys. We have tons of respect for you both. I have read a few negative comments, completely ignore them. You are truly living life, enjoy the ride. The future will take care of itself. As disciplined as you are, you will handle the future just as well as you handle the present. Again, enjoy your young lives and live it to the fullest !!!!
Where do you claim domicile as a full time RV'er and how do you receive important mail like jury summons or something of that nature? Love the videos, keep them coming!
Not having a letter box to receive like jury mail is a big advantage of not having a letter box
Thank you for taking the time to film and share your adventures. Be safe and keep the videos coming.
Great vid. I have a few questions... Are you putting funds aside for long term savings for an eventual retirement? What about medium-range savings for things like replacing the truck and TT? How do you address health care?
Clarification: I'm coming from the perspective of what I would call a conventional retirement. i.e. work, save until you never have to work again, retire and don't run out of money before you run out of life. How are you planning for the time when you are ?? years old and can't "till the soil anymore" -- or don't want to. Is it fair to assume you don't want to work until you die? And on the health care question, if you could, please expand your answer to include your thoughts on how you will address long-term care needs (like a nursing home).
Thanks for being willing to answer questions. And, I could stand content more often from you guys. Oh- and for income ideas to keep the wheels rolling, check Heath and Allysa Padgett's content at heathandalyssa.com/
Doug Crockett so what are you calling retirement. these people are doing what most people want to do at retirement. travel!!! now that said I've busted my ass everyday day, 60 to 70 hours a week. I have wrecked my health working jobs that would replace me tomorrow before my obituary even comes out. I have seen people drop dead at my work and never even got to retirement to enjoy. my health is now failing because of the work and abuse my body has taken over the years and the company I work for after years of not missing a day constantly complains that I am now taking time off here and there for health reasons. life is way to short to work for companies that have no care for your future. I am now saving up to do this myself. I am not quite 50 and I'm not sure I will ever see retirement. how many people do you know that have dropped over 2 years after retirement. these people are enjoying life while they can. tomorrow isn't promised to any of us. if it's not your thing, if you feel the need to live like everyone else that's fine. but there are thousands of you Tube channels just like this. and thousands more who just go do this. it's a personal choice
So true! Plenty of people work their whole lives and never enjoy life after a career due to health issues actually caused by the work they did. It so fantastic to be able to take use technology to travel and work. I asked my question relating to retirement, defined as no longer needing an external source of income, because it wasn't addressed in the video. At some point, as you described, there may be a time when we can't do the things we once did- or don't want to. And at that time, not having to work for income would be nice.
I will retire this year after 32 years on the job. I am fortunate (I think) to have a pension. I wondered what their plan is. It's a pretty personal question for many- so I didn't expect an answer. Just something I think about.
I hope you stay healthy and enjoy years in retirement.
MOST of us fall into the 9 to 5 category to raise families, it's just a choice. I understand Doug Crockett's question as none of us want to work until we die. It's a fair question, he's not attacking anyone.
I was actually wondering if they have health insurance.
When I was that age, I was " driven" by your questions. Now I'm 63 and have been retired for 11 years.
Life is like a Chess Game .
I love your tow vehicle. Solid and substantial.
David, you are still young, ever thought about quickly learning a tech skill [codeing, web design etc.] so that you also would be able to work remotely?, and if you did, that would be a very good thing to document on your channel, many van and RVers are hungry for that kind of info.
I know many graphic and web designers who went to school for those skills but could never find decent employment in those fields. They ended up back in retail, service industries and manufacturing. "Just learn to code" is a scam for the vast majority of people and I would be wary of easy button suggestions. Its a very niche market. Just like data entry, many people could do it not at the same speed but actual stable employment hours can be hard to come by and its closer to piecemeal labor getting paid 5$ for website articles. I used to work as a remote evaluator on google platforms but then kept running into less work being available everytime I logged in to work getting paid per task when the company pooled all tasks for remote employees.
@@Azoic23 Thanks for sharing this, this information is what I was looking to find, up to this point, not being knowledgeable in tech it's been so hard to get an honest answer about "learning a tech skill " and the claims of its benefits, your right, there are a lot of scams out there, I gave up trying to seek a tech skill
@@rvvanlife what are really good remote jobs that I can get I'm willing to learn
@@TheDivineCallingofJesusChrist That is why I asked David this question, so he could tell me exactly what you just asked me,
Getting honest information about this topic is very difficult because there are a lot of get rich quick scams out there mixed in with the honest information, on top of that, even if you take the time to learn a tech skill, David tells me that work in that field may not be easy to find on the back end,
I was looking for the exact same answers you are looking for but I've since given up, if your young in age, keep searching, don't give up, but be careful,
I would check out a channel called "Eli the Computer Guy " he has a lot of good information on this without all the get rich quick nonsense
@@rvvanlife from what I've gathered it seems like freelancing / independent contract work is very beneficial for remote work. The only problem is is that your income isn't fixed.
From what I'm seeing you can do things like transcribing languages creating subtitles. Appen allows you to do micro tasks and get paid instantly. Rem allows you to put UA-cam videos into captions and is a great side gig for income. Web development for programming seems rather tedious it seems to be kind of competitive.
What I've decided to do is I'm going to purchase a box truck. Use that box truck for independent contracting work and save up enough money to convert the box truck into a tiny home ran primarily off of solar energy.
I'm only 22 years old but I have a dream, the whole setup is going to cost me somewhere around $10,000 to $15,000. Goal is to buy the box truck first hustle my way up to 15K and start the conversion. I'll have to worry about water, insurance, food and gas.
I've put together a whole spreadsheet tallying together how much all this would cost as well as how much solar power I'm going to need for a year-round mobile tiny home.
Currently I'm very lucky where I live my total rent totals up to $750. But I think I'm done with working 9:00 to 5:00 until you're around 65 years of age.. I am not a fan of the current system and will find any way to get out of it.
If all goes correctly I will be paying less for my monthly average I pay now. Plus being able to travel anywhere and never leave home. I'm very much introverted I don't like hanging around people that much so this lifestyle truly seems like something that's for me.
The remote work I will be looking into is freelancing independent contracting. I will promote services such as video editing, graphic design, and motion graphics. As well as rems UA-cam subtitle job that pays as much as you put into it that's what I like about it.
After I hit up Appen for some months creating my own portfolio I will try making money from that although it's based on location and experience thus it's not totally reliable until you make your way up the ranks.
What I'm saying is that if you can utilize multiple remote money making methods to maximize your income and still make enough money to get by every month I don't have a problem with doing that.
I can understand that having a job something that has fixed income and hourly rate hours per week I can understand completely. I suppose this is when programming becomes the most favorited option due to its high income payout typically.
From what I've gathered they like people that have had some sort of experience programming to do remote work it's not like you're going to self teach yourself programming and get a remote job it's not that it's not possible I just from what I'm reading it's unlikely.
Anyways if you've read this far I appreciate your patience I cannot wait to get on the road and start living my life I've been so isolated for 4 years I think I need to get out and do this and actually find some purpose in life cuz right now I I don't have it but this box truck van life is giving me a lot of weird life motivation that I've never had before so I'm going to pursue it.
My guess is that you will look back on this when you are my age and not regret doing it one bit. Been studying on the idea of buying an RV for a few years because I can work from anywhere too as long as I have internet. Your videos have definitely helped inspire me to take the plunge. Truck being delivered today, picking up RV on Friday!
i think in time you will be making much more on youtube and will be able to carry on living the dream
Thank you that means a lot to us. That is our next goal =)
you are an appealing couple, good quality videos, good content and you are off to a great start with a decent amount of subscribers already so you will get there.
We’re not RVers but I’m fascinated by the process so been watching these videos.