No video :(

How Much Does It Cost To Travel The World | Our Full Time Travel Budget Expenses And Income

Подписаться 43 тыс.

Просмотров 11 тыс.

50% 1

We discuss our retirement travel budget for the month.
Click ‘show more’ to see ad disclosure
We also give a breakdown of what our income and expenses were.
Our full time retirement travel led us to Japan for the month of May. We went over budget by a bit but we also made a lot on RU-vid so we did splurge a bit.
Our RU-vid Course:
groundedlife.thinkific.com/co...
Credit Cards Mentioned:
💳American Express Gold: www.dailydrop.com/credit-card...
💳IHG Premier: www.dailydrop.com/credit-card...
💳American Express Platinum: www.dailydrop.com/credit-card...
Our Daughter's Book Channel:
/ @alexamarmion
Sign Up For Our Newsletter:
tinyurl.com/groundedlifefinances
What We Use To Invest (affiliate link):
a.webull.com/TfjtegHr358AQ3HVtV
Things We Use:
Favorite Travel Adapter: amzn.to/3I3xusX (affiliate link)
Rob's Backpack: amzn.to/3wjJRON (affiliate link)
Allie's Backpack: amzn.to/3T5bnZq (affiliate link)
Loop Earbuds: amzn.to/3wnOUxE (affiliate link)
SafetyWing Nomad Travel Medical Insurance (affiliate link)
safetywing.com/nomad-insuranc...
Nord VPN: (affiliate link)
www.kqzyfj.com/click-10099601...
Our esim cell phone provider (affiliate link)
www.airalo.com/auth/signup?re...
Videos Mentioned:
Health Insurance: • Unexpected Surgery In ...
Our Other Channels:
Grounded Life Travel: / groundedlifetravel
Grounded Life Cruises: / groundedlifecruises
Travel Asia With Allie: / @travelasiawithallie
Travel Thailand With Allie: / @travelthailandwithallie
DISCLAIMER: The opinions in this video are for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell the stocks mentioned, or make any financial decisions based on them. Always do your own research to determine the best course of action for yourself.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the card links and other products that appear on this website are from companies which Grounded Life Finances will earn an affiliate commission or referral bonus. Grounded Life Finances is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites.This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include all credit card companies, or all available credit card offers. The content in this video is accurate as of the posting date. Some of the offers mentioned may no longer be available.

Опубликовано:

2 июн 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 162

@JenniferCronk 2 месяца назад

How weird is it that I look forward to looking at your budget Waymore than I look forward to looking over mine??😂

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Haha 😂😂, June is going to be very interesting.

@manhattanrats 2 месяца назад

I show these summaries to my wife so that she can see for herself that this can be real. Thanks for showing us all how. Robert in NYC.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Thank you! Appreciate your support!

@WorldWanderersUSA 2 месяца назад

Love these monthly budget videos (and all your other ones!). You guys inspired my husband and I to start a travel RU-vid channel. We’ve travelled pretty extensively over the past 13 years, but are planning our full time travel adventure for 2026 :) Videos like this make me feel reassured we can fund it and make it happen!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

That is awesome!

@manhattanrats 2 месяца назад

Key Insight That You Guys Have Given Us All: That RU-vid is still in its INFANCY, and there are billions of niches that are financially exploitable. Thanks to you and your example, I've bought your RU-vid Channel Course. Already been a good value. I've found a cascade of niches that I hope to mine. Thanks again. Robert in NYC.

@manhattanrats 2 месяца назад

FWIW, the identification of "Manhattan" and "Rats" is purposeful. It's intended to mine yet another aspect of having a RU-vid channel like @manhattanrats. It's baked into the fundamental SEO optimization, as well as capturing "stray" or "unintended" Google searches for Manhattan rats.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

That's awesome, we are still early!

@susieh8103 2 месяца назад

Thank you for sharing - being so open and transparent $$ . You are truly inspirational on how it can be done and live the Dream !

@Chris-N916 2 месяца назад

Agreed on the transparency. Other RU-vidrs I watch tend to be vague or very secretive on their income source or what they did before slow traveling. Rob and Allie lay their numbers all out and it’s very inspiring knowing if they can do it, so can we.

@theluxuryminimalistraveler 2 месяца назад

another great budget breakdown video, TY❤❤!! and Allie is very video/photogenic, the camera loves ya❤

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Thanks so much!!

@DaveM-FFB 2 месяца назад

We recently kicked off our "travel season" with a 2 week trip, mostly on hotel points. Four cities, five hotels, and suite upgrades for 12 nights, plus several hundred dollars worth of free hotel breakfasts from our Globalist status with Hyatt. Your valuable advice on cards and point multipliers has helped us to earn nearly twice as many points as before. However, I see an Amex Gold card on the horizon for grocery purchases and 4x points. Thx!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

That's so awesome! Your talk of globalist has inspired us too! We should be earning it in the next two weeks!

@DaveM-FFB 2 месяца назад

@GroundedLifeFinances It turns out that we need to keep our grocery spend on the World of Hyatt Visa to put us over the top for Globalist staus with Qualifying Nights ($5K spend = 2 Qual. Nights). So no Amex Gold for now. For us, Globalist status is more important (and valuable) than an extra ~40K points.

@30AndAWakeUp 2 месяца назад

Love these expense vids! Thanks for sharing!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Just saw you are in Bangkok! We are headed there next! If you'll be there any length of time let us know!

@30AndAWakeUp 2 месяца назад

@@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel I am in BKK until August 1st, then Kuala Lumpur for 2 months, then 3 months in BGC Manila! Let me know if our paths cross!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Yes, we will be in Bangkok while you are there. We will message you on Instagram later to see if we can meet up!

@travelbungalow6267 2 месяца назад

This is so helpful. I find your budget is so much more realistic than others I watch. Love you guys! ❤

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Thank you!

@MargretRoberts 2 месяца назад

GREAT BUDGETING! You guys are such good role models!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much!!

@NomadNikkiMobileArtStudio 2 месяца назад

I LOVE you two wonderfully informative folks! With every single one of your videos you provide useful information, wisdom and hope. Thank you! Over the course of the last year, I sold everything I own to travel full-time and I am just two weeks into my epic journey. My amazing flying hound-dog Duncan and I have taken off in the Hotel Prius and are headed to North Pole, AK to live in a yurt for a month. I have taken so much of your advice over these many months and I found a trick. A few months ago, I took your advice and got started on earning points even though I was not yet traveling. Applied for the Travellers card to avoid the annual fee, because my house had not sold yet and I wasn't travelling yet. That card gave me a huge amount of points as a bonus offer. Then nearly the next day, my house sold and I was going to be travelling 'like' now. So less than a week after applying and receiving the Travellers card, I applied and received the IHG Chase Business Premier card and received another whopping amount of points. Hallelujah!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Thanks and amazing! Enjoy your travel!

@kristinpowell7853 4 дня назад

Excellent,I like you two!

@robertweisberg5570 Месяц назад

Right now the USD is fairly strong in Japan. It is at least 35% more than the last time I went to Japan. Thats a huge difference. Japan is not inexpensive but it all depends where you eat etc. Ramen and such is pretty reasonable. On eoms oe these places the value of the dollar will matter and in a number of countries there can be buying power like Africa.

@sharonwalshthompson8185 2 месяца назад

Thank you guys! Always enjoy your videos. Subscribed to your daughter’s channel, I’m always looking for book recommendations.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Awesome! Thank you!

@Jennifer-ps7zt 2 месяца назад

I love your sweater, Allie!🙂 Thank you for the excellent info, as always.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Thank you!! 😊

@itsnotme07 2 месяца назад

Thanks very much for sharing all this awesome info! For sure makes me think once I fire my boss...haha, little joke he and I have....that I'll be able to get some good travel in and not just stay a week like I did in Cork, Ireland back in 2008. It was a GREAT week and I squeezed a LOT in, both work and play, but it's better to have the time to play when you want. I took an 8 month sabbatical (sadly unpaid) back in 2020/2021 and I LOVED it!! Did some local travel...and it sure was fun to get up and decide what I want to do today as opposed to "I've got 2 days to get all this done". Keep doing what you do! Until the next video...

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

That is the best part, having extended time in places to not rush

@John-fh3yp 2 месяца назад

Thank you for sharing your adventures and valuable insights. We are planning to visit Taiwan and Japan next year. Looking forward to your reviews on Taiwan!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Oh great! They'll be up next!

@markandannette 2 месяца назад

Really look forward to your videos and especially budget. My wife and I just started our full time travel journey and our budget is much higher right now as we are in Italy, which is amazing. We will be going to Croatia for a month before settling in the Balkans for 4 months, our budget will get a relief once we get to Montenegro and Albania

@melindavictorson7973 2 месяца назад

You guys are so inspiring! Thank you!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Thanks!

@SabrinaHClifford 2 месяца назад

Thank you for answering my question about American Express not being accepted!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Of course!

@TheSicilianLife 2 месяца назад

Oh, nice! Japan is gorgeous! What beautiful views!! Congrats on doing so very well. 😍 What a blessing!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much!

@maximac222 2 месяца назад

Love your vids! I also love how astonished you appear at the fortunes you're making here! LOVE IT!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Thanks! 😃

@chatch909 2 месяца назад

You guys are awesome. Thank you so much for the information and inspiration.

@brendamichals4376 2 месяца назад

Great job in the income- living the best life ever!!!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Thanks

@rhondamcgee2114 2 месяца назад

I would love to take your RU-vid course, but I’m not doing anything unique or exciting right now. My husband and I are both teachers, both “retire” “rehires” in the state of Texas. He’s 59 and I’m 57. We have been fortunate enough to spend about 6 weeks total in Europe the last two summers. We based out of our son’s home in Cambridge, England, and took budget airline flights to several different countries during those times. However, we only stayed 3-4 nights in each location, so it was not slow travel. We plan to continue to work for another 2-3 years and then seriously consider the lifestyle you are living. Our son will also most likely be returning to England within that time frame, so that will gives us a “base” again. But…next time it will be slow travel. I had no idea you could get a month at an AirBnb for less than $1500 a month in so many places. I would love to do that in Italy and I just added Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, to my bucket list. Also going to work on acquiring the credit cards you recommend and building up points. Thank you for sharing so much information. I am learning amazing things. Best regards and happy travels from Texas. 🇨🇱😊🇨🇱

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Thanks so much, you will love Lauterbrunnen!

@livingworkingoutsidebox 2 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing your journey through Japan. 😊 Well done on the channels 👏 👍 When will be your next repositioning cruise?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

We are cruising in a few months but it is Alaska, the repositioning dates didn't work for us this fall, coming home too early.

@laura_and_shanman 2 месяца назад

GREAT video! How do you reserach the different airlines available to you in various countries? I love the concept of SHIPPING your bags!!!! That's a steal vs checking them. Thanks in advance!!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

We use pointsyeah to check the flights, it's a website

@samkeino6810 2 месяца назад

Remarkable watching you holding a fork and knife in the wrong hands on the plane!

@JulieAdventureVlogs-sg7ih 2 месяца назад

Thank you very enlightening 👍

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Very welcome

@lindadorman2869 2 месяца назад

Chase will ship your replacement card(s) nearly anywhere in the world but it takes 7-10 business days. No matter how many cards you have, make sure you have accounts at different banks. Some banks will put a freeze on ALL your accounts even if only one is compromised, so you need a back-up just in case. I had this happen with Chase so now I have accounts at 3 different banks plus a Wise card. Japan looks amazing - I haven't been there since 2010...maybe it's time to go back.

@DaveM-FFB 2 месяца назад

Yikes!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Chase will ship, we got one in rural Vietnam, but you need to be stationary for a good chunk and time in right.

@LaurieGeissler 2 месяца назад

I love you two!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Thanks!

@OurRetireEarlyJourney 2 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing. We are interested in how other couples share their finances! Appreciate the insight.😊

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Our pleasure!

@jacangal01 2 месяца назад

Love your content, so motivating and gets me excited to start our journeys! What was the weather like in May?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

It was very pleasant, better than July when we were there last year.

@brucebelcher4995 2 месяца назад

I would like to see a video on the Queen Mary 2 Britannia Class. The food and amenities on the Queen Mary 2 are much better than other cruise ships. Other youtubers have done cruises on Queen Mary 2 Queen Class and Princess Class. They were great, but the cost is much more than most people would want to spend. Britannia Class is a bit pricy, but not through the roof. I bet that you would get a lot of views, and you could really enjoy the crossing.

@elizaC3024 2 месяца назад

Great video guys.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Thanks so much!

@laura_and_shanman 2 месяца назад

BEAUTIFUL VIEWS out of your hotels!! How do you keep track of all the various hotels/chains/which city is best to use which points/etc. Any tips on how to research and learn tips? Do you offer a course on this at all? Thanks!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Thanks, we are putting something together on that, hopefully soon!

@martinguldner3990 2 месяца назад

What about merchant codes outside the United States? Will you earn 4% on dining and groceries on you r American Express card outside the United States? While traveling in the US thinking I was I going to earn 3% in a travel category paying for museums; several museums did not use the correct merchant code so I only earned 1%.

@druiz012 2 месяца назад

Im staying at the Hyatt Place in Kyoto in September.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

It's very nice!

@gg13308 2 месяца назад

very helpful and I would like to visit Japan. Good information!!!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

You should! It's awesome!

@Angela-ne9cy 2 месяца назад

I'm curious about your taxes. Are your travel expenses considered a write-off since you're generating income from the RU-vid channel? Do you stay outside the country (330 days) long enough to get a tax exclusion? Do you have an accountant or do you prepare them yourself?

@2GoAwandering 2 месяца назад

Very inspiring! We are hoping to travel full time this year. Unfortunately UK cards are rubbish and don't offer the same perks as the US cards. 😕

@druiz012 2 месяца назад

Not a bad month spending! Have you guys made a video with your itinerary for the year?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

We did 6 months ago, but it's changed drastically so we need to update it.

@Ctboosts 2 месяца назад

Very random and specific question: Are you able to write off your points redemptions similarly to how you’d be able to write off flights, accommodation, etc, if you used cash?

@MeccaMakeba 2 месяца назад

Thank you, guys, for this video.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Our pleasure!

@lesliewilliams9072 Месяц назад

Do most places accept digital versions of credit cards, especially Chase Sapphire Reserve? That’s my favorite card!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel Месяц назад

They don't all, it just depends on the country

@kellinipper5492 2 месяца назад

I was very curious about this topic since Japan is one of the more expensive places we want to visit. Good info! Just a quick observation. I heard you mention that you earned points from one of your stays this month and you considered that as a discount on the stay, and then you mentioned using points for another stay. From the listener perspective, that seems like double counting the points. I would think either count the points as discounts when you collect them or when you redeem them, not both.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

It depends on how the points were aquired. If we pay a cash rate we usually consider them as a discount. Then when we use them we treat them the same as points we buy. But we also earn points other ways without spending money, in which case we consider those free nights when we use them.

@Every_State_Park Месяц назад

I'm not following the housing costs. If you used 92,000 IHG points and you bought those points with cash at the end of the year for the double points, shouldn't they be counted somewhere as a cost? I think you said you got 800k points for $4k, so shouldn't there be a cost this month of $460 ($4k / 800k * 92k)?

@connieg7692 24 дня назад

In this video both of you mentioned having 5 cards then reducing the amount due to a card expiring, etc. but being able to get the new card once getting home. I'm wondering if the credit card company won't be able to send it to you overseas at your current location?

@kevinevers7031 2 месяца назад

Have you found hotels/rooms, especially the furniture, in Kyoto that are designed for a person who is larger in size?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

No, we haven't found any yet. It would have to be a pretty high end hotel

@bw5911 2 месяца назад

Love your videos!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Thank you!

@EzzyDT 2 месяца назад

Have you considered taking a ship relocation trip?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Yes, we do it all the time

@EzzyDT 2 месяца назад

@@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel, Thanks for all your videos and for taking the time to respond to my video. I will have to watch some of those videos.

@JudyOtterbacher Месяц назад

When are you going on your cruise and where do you sign up for it?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel Месяц назад

It is inside the Retirement travel jumpstart community

@twbird18 2 месяца назад

I just booked roundtrip tickets from Seoul to London on Asiana in premium Economy for ~$1K. Asiana gives you welcome coupons so I got a discount on an international flight & on the upgraded seat with my sign-up coupons. Last minute tickets to meet my sister for her birthday. I just couldn't find a good last minute point deal that wasn't an insane route. Award flight over to Seoul. Curious why you're down to 3 cards. You stay in places for a while. I've had no problem shipping my cards from my mailbox to Japan with tracking. Pricey, but pretty fast.

@twbird18 2 месяца назад

As an adventure next time you need a low price last minute room, a few options, try out a capsule hotel, cheap and an interesting experience. Also love hotels are actually pretty fancy, you generally don't need to book ahead, and you don't interact with any staff. If you were younger and really wanted to experience Japan life, you'd get a Karaoke room overnight, super cheap, often used by young office workers who stay out too late drinking and miss the last train.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

We've been moving every week or so in Japan, so we haven't been anywhere long enough to get a shipment.

@kamsable 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the good content, guys! A have a question though - what do you do with the address in the US? It's still needed sometimes, right? For the cards, etc.

@LeahLeah222 2 месяца назад

Are you all still contributing to your retirement accounts? Or you just use the cash flow as you go?

@DianeLanglois7744 2 месяца назад

Hello Allie & Rob! I have watched so many of your videos, I lost count. One question I do have regarding the course you have put together is; as a non US citizen, how relevant would the information be? Some of the info you share on this channel, ie the credit cards you use, I cannot benefit from. Hence why I am wondering if the content of your course is geared more towards other Americans? Thank you for your time!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

It would be of benefit yes, the distinction of the course would be English vs. non English speakers. If you plan to do the channel in English it would be of benefit.

@5by5truckingbusiness41 2 месяца назад

Did you guys want to try Cebu, Philippines?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

We will one day

@MelissaC269 2 месяца назад

Did they say why they didn’t take metal cards?

@pinkmoonrisin 2 месяца назад

Love all the info! Do you still use a permanent address in the US for billing/ credit card etc?

@revmd621 2 месяца назад

Hey, my Traveling Peeps! 🥰😍♥️

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Hello!

@Jerry-oj6zm 2 месяца назад

Hello -are travel price quotes cheaper when using the Amex gold travel services department vs booking directly with airlines or hotels, if you don’t have available points?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Probably not, but it could happen

@mississippiapple1078 2 месяца назад

Love your content!! Question: is your media under llc? If so, do you deduct expenses?

@kevinevers7031 2 месяца назад

How do you plan and when do you plan for the places you visit?

@MelissaC269 2 месяца назад

You mentioned you transferred Amex MR to Eva, but when I look at the transfer partners, I don’t see them there. Did you use Citi or Capital One points?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Amex points, we transferred to Air Canada and got the EVA flight through them

@MelissaC269 2 месяца назад

@@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel ahhh. Got it. That makes sense. Ok. I’ve been looking for EVA air business but only find one, ever, through Air Canada out of US. So I’m looking to get a credit card that transfers directly to EVA. Good to know that you can find two seats outside of US routes. Thank you. Love your channel. It’s inspired me to start something too. Keep up the good work.

@cribby2971 2 месяца назад

Hi Rob and Allie, I know you spoke of living very affordably in hotels of Asia buying points etc. but is it still possible to do so if only living in American hotels?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

It's possible but more expensive and it would help to have a car. The city center hotels in the US are what makes it tough compared to other places, they require lots of points.

@cribby2971 2 месяца назад

Oh ok, thank you for replying.

@frenchiemomma201 2 месяца назад

$1,100 a night? I think I know why it's called golden week! 💲💸💲

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

No joke! The cheapest hotel we could find the next 2 nights were not cheap!

@jodiehebert8285 2 месяца назад

I might have missed this, but why couldn’t you cook in Tokyo? I’m thinking because you had a hotel stay there?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Hotels yes, the Airbnb's in Japan are quite expensive so we used mostly points. We used club lounges quite a bit in the hotels.

@PamandLarry 2 месяца назад

I have been contemplating your RU-vid course for a few months… did it go up? I was thinking it was only like $100, but I just took another look (just to confirm editing training because I just can’t figure it out) and saw it’s $200?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

It's always been the same

@zcavaricci 2 месяца назад

Is your income gross or net? Your expenses are “net” but out of the total RU-vid income, what was net?

@permaculturemom9848 2 месяца назад

Where are you staying in Taiwan? Is it less expensive than Japan?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Yes, it is, Taipei

@permaculturemom9848 2 месяца назад

Thank you for replying! On the scale of affordability, is Taipei on the same level of Thailand or Malaysia?

@Walk-retirement-travel 2 месяца назад

When you use your ihg points are you booking through IHG or do you book directly with hotel.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Through the IHG app

@ErickKen-ix3rb 2 месяца назад

Please how?

@jennagle5554 2 месяца назад

Is this from last year? You say "entire month on June" but it's only June 3??

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Meant May

@joethecomputerguy1 2 месяца назад

Don't know if you saw my comment on last weeks video on credit cards and how hard it is (from my first hand experience) it is for nomads to get credit cards. I did not see a reply. Anywho with much follow up and persistence I was able to get approved for the IHG via Chase. Step one for my travel internationally like you guys. After a few more months I will try another card. I need to spread the apps because of the initial spend requirements. I want those bonuses! I've done 20+ cruises in the last year. Up until now I have talked myself out of a YT channel. I have friends on teh rv community who do have channels and they always talk about how much time a video takes to do. But they are professional types and their stuff is well professional. I don't want to do a lot of editing. I know that. What' kind of time commitment would there be to do a cruise channel? Do you ever run specials on your course?

@no2mob889 2 месяца назад

He said he does not read the comments

@joethecomputerguy1 2 месяца назад

@@no2mob889 That's a bummer.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

We don't read them on the cruise channel, but we do on this one.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

The time it takes to do a video depends on the channel. On a cruise if you are doing a room tour it's literally just walking around the room for 8 minutes and talking. Almost no edits, and a thumbnail. That takes us less than 30 minutes. People that spend lots of time are usually too concerned about perfection.

@joethecomputerguy1 2 месяца назад

@@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel Thanks for the reply

@gennyjustdownthelane8967 2 месяца назад

Did Chase say why you couldn’t use their card there??

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

It's because the Japanese stores card readers couldn't read metal cards. The Chase Sapphire Reserve was too thick.

@karens6053 2 месяца назад

Do you still make money from the photos you sell on adobe and shutterstock?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Yes we do

@karens6053 2 месяца назад

@@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel you should share what the photos still pay you too. I wondered if it was profitable. I know someone who works processing the photos people submit

@Goldwest 2 месяца назад

Why do you recommend the Amex gold and the platinum? I have the premier.

@maybelline888 2 месяца назад

I thought they were recommending Amex platinum. Now they say gold in this video.

@Chris-N916 2 месяца назад

@@maybelline888I believe Amex Gold gives you great points multiplier for grocery spending.

@aairsick 2 месяца назад

@@maybelline888it depends on your spend categories

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Gold for groceries and dining! The Platinum is mostly for perks and status, so both are valuable together.

@HGills 2 месяца назад

Wait .... so you guys earn 20K a month (=around $240k a year thats a pretty decent income) and budget $4k a month to live ? What happens to the rest ?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 2 месяца назад

Invested

@harnesshouse 2 месяца назад

Do you still have to pay US income tax?

@frontiermusings 2 месяца назад

Of course! Americans have to pay income tax regardless of where we are in the world.

@no2mob889 2 месяца назад

Give some back to those less fortunate in those poorer countries as you travel. Leave large tips etc.

@rioseventytwo1121 2 месяца назад

You guys have WAAAAAY too much money.

@gregjor 2 месяца назад

From 10+ years experience f/t travel, mostly in Asia: American banks and credit card companies need an actual residential address on your account (Know Your Customer/KYC laws), but they will let you add a mailing address on their web site or app. Use a mail receiving service for that, one that will forward mail to you by FedEx/UPS. If you need to get a card replaced because you lose it or it expires, first call the card company and tell them you're traveling, ask them to send a new card to your apt or hotel, or to a local facility in the city you're in (or will be in) and hold for delivery. Pick up at their office with your passport. Premium cards and banks with good customer service (e.g. Schwab) will usually send for free, if not you may have to pay for FedEx/UPS. Open a free account with FedEx/UPS so you can get direct billing and track/redirect your shipments. Set calendar alerts for card expiration dates, then a month before that happens call the card company, tell them you need a new card shipped to you overseas. I have never had a credit card company refuse to do that, they want you to use their card. ApplePay is widely accepted in Asia (every 7-11/Family Mart, for example). Smaller businesses usually want cash, they may accept local prepaid cards you can get for transit (IC card in Japan, Rabbit in Bangkok, etc.), buy those at train stations or convenience stores. You can get balances refunded when you leave the country. You may be able to pay for those cards with a credit card, I've had mixed success with that. You will usually need your passport to get a prepaid card and the refund.