Congratulations! You both don't strike me as super materialist people, which is so humbling & makes me like you two even more. Donating to charities, investing in yourselves & your futures is a great plan for your winnings. Love that you treated yourselves to first class. I laughed when Claire filmed you fast asleep before take off. :)
Loved this! You're both so entertaining and adorable! Congrats on winning and thanks for sharing this much so far! It's refreshing to see humble, smart, educated, witty, down-to-earth people. I don't like the word "influencers" so instead will say great job being positive, sensible role models. 👏
YAY 🤗 more content from my faves! I loved you two eavesdropping on the person behind you and your little quips. I applaud both of your plans for the money, responsible and practical. 👏
Congratulations on winning, it sure didn't look easy. I ❤️ how generous u guys are but remember like any other job, you guys worked hard for it. So, some ppl may change & subtly or directly pressure u to pay for things but I hope u guys realize those who are there for your REAL friendships won't take u for granted. I have known ppl who won the lotteries & ended up in debt so quickly bc of people pleasing. I really hope u 2 have each other 2 navigate this bc I worry about Derek. Being an only child & wanting to please his friends, again it's just something I've seen. Wishing u both the best in life 💕!
Claire, you are so generous! Knowing in both yours and Derek’s education I would love to suggest FRIST robotics program. I mentor a team called Robodux. We work with the kids on engineering, programming, fundraising, public speaking, working as a team, and being gracious and professional with other teams. As a matter of fact our team was contacted by a team in Romania. I was able to help them with their robot. In addition they helped another team just about an hour away from ours, we actually end up competing against the more local team. It was a watching the team cheering for the competitor. It reminds me of how you helped other teams on the Amazing Race.
Suggestion. Create Videos on commentary of the next season of Amazing Race.. Talk about what they are experiencing, how you would do on their roadblocks and an insiders view. Would be interesting!!
Love the video - you both are so down to earth people. You may want to try another airlines "First Class" or maybe when you get to go on your Expedia trips you can upgrade to first class and compare the experience. Have a wonderful holiday and looking forward to your next update.
I'm am airline employee (and fellow Terp) and I enjoyed seeing you experience First Class for the first time. Hopefully someday, you can fly my airline up in 1st class on a long international flight.
Years ago I got bumped up to first class on a 8 hr overnight flight to England. I stayed awake all night so I wouldn’t miss any of the amenities. I arrived exhausted but it was worth it!😀 Still loving the content you are posting💜 Claire, maybe donate to programs promoting STEM for young women in high school so that they choose to major in it in college.
Claire, do a Donor Advised Fund (DAF) that way you can make large contribution in this year with high income and get best tax break. Then with DAF you get to actually distribute over time so you have plenty of time to research and find the charity you are passionate about.
Glad to see another video, you two are fun to watch so I hope you keep making them. If nothing else when the new Amazing Race season starts maybe you could do some videos with your thoughts. You are right that lie flat seats are pretty rare on domestic first class, though they do sometimes show up on high traffic transcontinental routes like JFK-LAX. If you want the super luxury like you were picturing that's international first class, and it has a price to match. Lol. Hope you find the electric car you're looking for (a whole lot of new EVs coming out in the year or two).
Congratulation to both of you. I was rooting for team purple! When Phil tells you that you win a Travelocity trip for two, does each person get a trip for two or just one trip? I’m thinking about the teams that are not a couple. Do they have to do rock, paper scissors to see who gets to go?
Congrats on your first class experience! :D I once stayed in first class because there were no more seats available in the plane...the only time being late payed off!! :D :))
I flew JetBlue to get to Miami for the finale party (Vancouver -> JFK then JFK -> Miami) and was amazed by how nice of a budget airline it is. I had the whole row to myself for both flights and there weren't any major delays. I was also surprised by how much legroom I got. I'd definitely fly JetBlue again if another TAR finale ends up being hosted in Miami, haha.
Laughing out loud drinking my coffee. Please make videos for every new experience you guys have so we can hear the commentary. This content is gold. Definitely would also fall asleep. Definitely would also make fun of that guy who flew first class one too many times.
Great having a new video from my two favs. BTW, both of you have stunning looking skin. Your skin care is really working. Bright and lovely faces. Merry Christmas
Really enjoy your vlogs. Claire, donate to the charity that you are passion about. If it was me, I would donate to a charity that involves children and one that involves animals. Congratulations. You guys deserve this.
Loved you two since BB day 0! An older guy at my old office always told me to invest in an Index fund instead of a mutual fund because mutual funds are essentially just index funds with more costs/hidden fees. Gotta watch how much percentage people are trying to take. As far as charities go, I'm an indie game dev make games that donate to animal shelters (checkout our channel). I'm not a non-profit, but I donate 20% of the games' revenue to shelters. My favorite shelter is Dog Gone Seattle because they rescue dogs from across the country, often ones that were in kill shelters and had trouble getting adopted, and rehabilitate them to get them adopted. They do the best work in Seattle and are still small so any help they get is a blessing. Our games have sponsored more than 20 dogs adoptions from DGS. I highly recommend them if you're interested in helping dogs.
How fun! We tried to fly first class once, found a relatively cheap first class ticket. But with all the pilot shortages the plane was changed to one without a first class section. So there went that...
Hahaha! Slept comfy in First Class almost the entire way. Too funny you two are. Think about the future is a great thing, because you just never know what's ahead.
FYI JetBlue has free high speed wifi for everyone on all of their flights! They might advertise it as part of Mint but it's free for even basic economy.
Love your videos. You two are hilarious. Just took a trip from Singapore to SF last week (not first class though) and first thing I watched was Breaking as well. Congrats on the win!!!!
Congrats Derek and Claire!! You had me worried when you didn't mention the taxes right away. I was worried Uncle Sam was going to surprise you! You'll still have a hefty chunk of money though, even post taxes. Mind sharing how much? Loved hearing your plans! You guys are awesome!!
Congratulations guys you so deserve this enjoy every penny so happy after BB shenanigans couldn’t have happened to a nicer couple anytime your flight is over three hours first class is the way to go have fun 😊❤
Having worked for a few charities, I would suggest making material contributions such as supplies needed by the organization. I have witnessed most of the money goes to the administrators, sad to say. If you are doing it for a tax write off, do some research on the worth of your TIME. Love you both!💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Derek, I can hear your edits. There’s a little almost pop noise on the edits specifically in the car. If you hear those, there’s an effect in Premiere called “Constant Power” which will be a life saver for instances like this.
If you haven’t yet, check out Kara and Nate on RU-vid. I think you’ll enjoy their travel and adventure vlogs. They have a few vlogs of their first class flight experiences, and how they got the seats at very low cost due to points.
I would love to recommend farm animal refuge in Campo,California they rescue farm animals. Most of them are disabled they have custom wheelchairs for room. They spend a ton in vet bills but I love to take my grandkids out there. It’s a great education check it out.
S & P index funds. Low fees. Simple. Super less stressful and super low maintenance. I gave up on stocks lol. I have never flown first class. I got free upgraded to extended leg space once. That is the extent of my boujeeness lol. Claire, wheres ur channel? Is my RU-vid bugged - how come I dont see Derek's channel as verified on RU-vid? lol.
There are so many great charities maybe you could consider spinal cord research. If someone gets a spinal cord injury it changes your life. Love listening to you guys and congrats on winning!
Thanks for keeping your fans updated! Claire, how are you going to decide how much to give to charity? Just choose a percentage of your post tax winnings?
Hi guys I really look up for you in youtube cuz I want to be updated after you won aMillion $$. You guys are my favorite to win. Im watching the finally over over again cuz I love it! love Claire not Derek Just joking! I love you both. Can you imagine you guys did not win in BB but you win it in Amazing Race which has more prize. Im happy for you both. God bless.
Its so fun to be able to give money! A few of my favourite charities are one simple wish (fulfilling needs of current/former foster youth) Mwana villages (ethical orphanage in congo) Mercy house global (caring for/equipping pregnant teens in kenya) Freedom international school (the alternative highschool where I teach that empowers new-comer youth)
I'm also going cross country for the first time in first class next month. I had to use expiring airline credits so I said screw it lol. My question is when you guys are going to London and Thailand?
How long did it take to receive the money or have you still not gotten it? An since you guys aren’t married yet, do they give you guys each half of it an tax both half’s or do they just tax the million and then split the rest between you 2? Just a couple things I’ve always been curious about.
