Outstanding presentation guys. Thank you so much for an entertaining and educational "info-show." You have just convinced my wife that Europe, which is my desire, is the direction to point the bow vs the Caribbean. Cheers!
As you said no one budget fits all, I would hazard that if YOU compared each year that you sailed they would vary massively. Also because you will get your hands dirty, you can reduce a lot of expenses in most categories...I came across your channel when you bunked with "ODD" and "Expedition Evens" at the Boat Show, slowly catching up to your current location and content. Take care, stay safe and sail on.
So the cruising life really cost about the same as having and running a house , with insurance , maintenance and cost of living (depending on your lifestyle) but you have the bonus of being able to move to a new neighbourhood when ever you want
James and Nat Was great Information Question Yall didn't talk about how yall get ur funds weather it be credit card or using ATMs in each country yall land in. fees and such for transactions One other thing I was wondering how yall started the process to get ur boat and what u spent to get started on ur adventure Also what u gave up to do so Where do u spend ur down time Love yall Great Couple
You're living on the 'cheap'. My wife and I live in Florida, house, cars paid for. We don't pay interest to anybody and yet our monthly expenses are $3,ooo plus. We haven't gone anywhere in the last 5 years (unlike you). That does not include a new roof every 15 years @$15,000 or A/C @ $8,000 or pool renewal @ 10,000. Just trying to make you feel better. You're doing alright! Also noticed your constant vlog improvements over the last 96 episodes. Becoming more and more "entertaining and watchable" (is that a new word?).
We don’t really have health insurance as such....so we have been caught out a couple of times...having an emergency and just having to pay the big bucks! But thankfully....touch wood it only happens once in a blue moon! 😀thanks for watching 😍see you next week
So how do have the equivalent money coming in to support yourself? Is it all out of a savings? Or do you earn as you go somehow? I’d gladly take this up full time but I don’t have $2000/month to stay afloat
The lady (aka first mate?) was dressed in such Paco Rabane style that would justify minimum half of that grand per annum whatever figure! Am sitting at zero $ anchorage at Hiva Oa and looking fwd to a very expensive wine party w you folks when you get over here (look out for SV "Single Malt"). Yep, Galapagos was a disappointment.
The one cost no one wants to talk about is opportunity cost and or o lack therof..living a nomadic lifestyle can be cheap you are exchanging that lifestyle instead of working time working saving for when you are older you are losing out on that cost can never be recovered as investing young pays volumes when you are older. ask me how I know this it happened to me....enjoy your channel a lot and journeys!
"How much does it really cost to live on a Sailboat?" In reality, everything you have. If you are smart 10% of your income goes into investments that grow faster than the rate of inflation. This gives you an "emergency fund". And obviously smaller boats cost less than larger boats. Remember this is always measured by displacement not length. Food seems to cost about the same regardless of boat size.
