How much we spend living in a tent traveling America full-time on a budget 🇺🇸

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What we spend in a month traveling full time. It was family's first month traveling full time - this is how much we spent in February , our NEW March budget, and what I am doing to lower our expenses. Let me know if you have any other ideas!
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@raisingwildflowers 4 месяца назад

Why We are Traveling in a Rooftop Tent and NOT Our Camper RV: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YM2dojxEqLc.html

@carolwoodward6141 4 месяца назад

You and your family are free of the cookie cutter ideas about how to live. Your life style suits you and you have ideas that many could incorporate into their life styles. You are refreshing, informative, and inspiring.

@raisingwildflowers 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much! ❤️

@lorraineemmans8347 4 месяца назад

Great job keeping your budget so low. Usually, travelling costs a fortune. Keep having fun. Would love to see what you are eating while on your trip.😊

@raisingwildflowers 4 месяца назад

I have a food video coming up! ❤️

@Kittenmom2 4 месяца назад

You should go to Costco and get a day pass to buy cat & dog food. There’s no cost for a day pass and you can get anything you want. I love your budget updates

@joni1 4 месяца назад

Great job. People don’t believe that you can travel that cheap but we did it also. Our first year travelling we only spent $25 for 4 months on accommodation. The only thing we spent extra on was gas! We had a great time. Stayed on BLM land went on lots of hikes and saw lots of free attraction and sights. Have a great time.

@holh7827 4 месяца назад

I'm sure its on the list - but would absolutely love a camper set up tour and a day in life video. Sleeping arrangements, how you cook, bathroom considerations, food storage, what you do when its dark out, schooling. I think a deeper dive of cooking on the road would be really interesting. I was actually quite surprised that you were able to keep your grocery bill so low. Not knowing the 'best price' store when traveling, things being more expensive generally. I also recall a big element of keeping your spend low is cooking once and eating the same meal for the week. I'd have to imagine without a fridge that changed.

@cyyoungable 4 месяца назад

Local libraries are also great for programs and passes along with clean play areas and computer labs. All our libraries in Georgia have free passes to the Atlanta Zoo and other museums throughout the state that you can check out for free.

@kenyonbissett3512 4 месяца назад

Can you find this out thru the internet? Or do you need to actually visit? My county does this type of thing thru our Parks and Recreation.

@angiewolf8189 4 месяца назад

Be mindful and aware that beginning soon, April/May many, not all, national parks will require entrance reservations. They often go fast and come with a small fee. This is with a national park pass. Many parks allow a work around this by allowing cars in before and/or after certain times. Plan ahead so you don't arrive at a park and cannot gain entry.

@raisingwildflowers 4 месяца назад

Thanks this is very helpful! We want to visit a few parks on this list so very good to know 😊

@laurijohnson7754 4 месяца назад

I knew some people who were docents at a beach side park in Oregon. They stayed there for a couple of months and had free rent and utility hookups while they were there. They had to collect Yurt fees and campsite fees. I think they had some maintenance they had to do. But then they didn’t drive as much. They loved it. You might want to look into it

@redmaren72 4 месяца назад

Would love to hear about how traveling with a cat )and dog) is going in the tent and how it all works! Happy travels!!

@lindc1070 4 месяца назад

Yes, am especially wondering about the cat. Does she mind being confined? How do you keep them safe from animals and getting lost? Do you leash them when they need to go to the " toilet" or let them run around freely?

@laurieadams5328 4 месяца назад

I love your monthly budget recaps. You are an inspiration.

@GrannyLinn 4 месяца назад

I just love your lifestyle.

@michellesicble1440 4 месяца назад

If you’re not using it already use upside for gas! Get money back and you can start rolling it into stuff to do :)

@eprohoda 4 месяца назад

Raising. that is breathtaking .

@makeanddohandmade 4 месяца назад

Just want to say you are looking so lovely, healthy and sunkissed!! 💗💗 keep having fun! 🌞🌻

@fayepruitt8509 4 месяца назад

Are your teenage girls traveling with you?

@carolwoodward6141 4 месяца назад

You mentioned Big Bend National Park. I did a Volksmarch there in the 80s. Majestic.

@nesadcruz7840 4 месяца назад

Are you planning to tent Camp throughout your travels or are you going to allocate some funds/ time to stay in nice hotels for some comfort, to enjoy the pool, breakfasts etc perhaps in the summer? Also are your older girls joining you on this trip at anytime?

@kenyonbissett3512 4 месяца назад

I wondered about the older girls?

@nesadcruz7840 4 месяца назад

@@kenyonbissett3512I dont think they are with her

@esmeraldahawkins278 4 месяца назад

Look into a museum passes with a reciprocal program to other museums, some popular ones are Kern County Museum, Boonshoft Museum, WNC Nature Center, The Ringling. One annual membership to one of these gets you access to a bunch across the country for free.

@kenyonbissett3512 4 месяца назад

Some zoos and aquariums do the same thing. All zoos are foreign animals and included local animals for upfront safe viewing.

@nanar.8088 4 месяца назад

Parks also will have free seminars, talks especially on weekends

@kenyonbissett3512 4 месяца назад

Some of mine offer lost cost tours. When I was in New Orleans they offered free tours of the city and even a moonlight tour on the bayou by boat thought that was low cost.

@makeanddohandmade 4 месяца назад

I hope you make it to the Tetons!! The most beautiful place I’ve ever been. Like heaven on earth 💗

@coolbeans-plantbased707 3 месяца назад

I wanted to go there until the Gabby Petito case, now it sounds eerie to me for some reason. 😢

@ashleybosvik3031 4 месяца назад

Enjoy your travels, looking forward to your video travels.

@raisingwildflowers 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much!

@kdtune33 3 месяца назад

National Parks Pass plug in 1...2...3!

@triciaking7321 4 месяца назад

Jr ranger badges is a free activity in the national parks!

@NomadJane 4 месяца назад

Be careful in Cali as they are not having global warming but 12 inches on snow and I don't think tent camping would be comfortable in the snow. Enjoy your travels all states have interesting things to see and do.

@kenyonbissett3512 4 месяца назад

Inches or feet .

@teeadvocate 2 месяца назад

Amazing job lady, you're money saving ninja😊❤

@Sunshine-zi4nq 4 месяца назад

Have you had any unpleasant encounters so far with wild animals, hostile humans or bad weather? How secure would your tent camp be if you had to face any of these?

@ZXX984 4 месяца назад

Have fun and be safe!

@Peter-pe6pp 4 месяца назад

How much a family lives on can differ based on income and financial standing. What is important I think is to know how much you can afford to and what lifestyle suits your budget/ income . My family of 4 lives on 10k a month not including emergencies and vacations. That isnt a lot as we make over 20k combined. What you are doing now isnt typical. It isnt a vacation or living at home kind of situation. So my question is have you considered how long you plan to do this and budgeted accordingly . Like 12 month , so 24k. Also is this higher or lower than what you spend typically if not on the road?

@kenyonbissett3512 4 месяца назад

They have stated in other vids they have a large emergency fund. Additionally they have a few sources of income including RU-vid and several affiliate links. There is something else but I forget. They are extremely frugal and always have been. She did talk about their summer living, which would include the possibility of renting tiny houses (airbnb) to tourists because their land is near several tourist attractions for an additional source of land.

@JM.5387 2 месяца назад

They just sold their house in Florida and paid cash for raw land in VA. So they have significant savings to work with.

@Peter-pe6pp 2 месяца назад

@@JM.5387 I would not call what their house sold for a significant amount. One emergency coupled with not having jobs or a proper roof over your heads and a couple of hundred thousand can evaporate. Living without income and having to incur costs to build a house will eat into that. So I wonder if they have factored in these.

@budgetwithfatima6530 4 месяца назад

Great 👍 Job keeping under budget.

@cjengland2365 4 месяца назад

It will be interesting to see how March goes budget wise since it does have a couple more days than Feb plus the road trip didn't start until a few days into February. Thanks for sharing this!

@nzmoneykarma 4 месяца назад

haha- food deserts 😆

@ClairenParkerontheRoad 4 месяца назад

Did your marketplace go down when you changed states? Great vid thanks Katie & Fam.

@raisingwildflowers 4 месяца назад

Yes! We were paying $45 (I think - somewhere around that lol) in FL but it is $0 in TN.

@antoinettepeeps1 4 месяца назад

great video!

@vallejoborncalihasbecomeal9022 4 месяца назад

Good job! It's tough sticking to a budget!

@lindc1070 4 месяца назад

Do you have a monthly income or are you funding this trip from Savings?

@mofly1860 4 месяца назад

For national parks I get travel books free on Hoopla thru my local library usually Lonely Planet or Moon. You can check the, out on your phone or iPad. Then I take screenshots of all the maps and hiking trails to my phone so that without wifi I can access them. It's worked well for us because I was always afraid to bring the actual book from the library in case it got lost. Have so much fun on your trip!

@kenyonbissett3512 4 месяца назад

How are your cat and dog doing traveling? Do you keep your cat in a pet carrier during drives?

@vallejoborncalihasbecomeal9022 4 месяца назад

You should let your viewers know when you're entering different states. Maybe your opinion on different National Parks! We live in Washington State. A few parks up this way. Things are expensive too!

@Janey234 4 месяца назад

Alltrails has a free version of trails or $36 a year for the pro.

@Janey234 4 месяца назад

Wondered if you could use libraries free/reduced. Would be good if you could use those in any state. Or proof of low income to get in museums reduced, like EBT. Just food for thought!

@margaretvillalpando7722 4 месяца назад

Just in case you don't know RU-vidrs cannot film in National Forests/Parks without a permit to film. Good budget video!

@kenyonbissett3512 4 месяца назад

Why?

@margaretvillalpando7722 4 месяца назад

@kenyonbissett3512 read rules on government website.

@kenyonbissett3512 4 месяца назад

@@margaretvillalpando7722 seems like a first amendment breach.

@JM.5387 2 месяца назад

They also state on the gov website that their primary focus is on filming that has an impact on the park and wildlife, e.g. film crews, large equipment, elaborate setup etc. It would be almost impossible to enforce -- and highly intrusive -- to start questioning everyone with an I-phone about whether they planned to upload their video to RU-vid, and whether their site was monetized. I hope rangers never start doing that.

@claudiaruiz7313 4 месяца назад

Just wondering, (but if you don’t feel comfortable answering I understand) how do you budget for property tax and your yearly phone bill? Do you just take it from savings? Or how would you handle it if you don’t brake it down over the 12 months?

@kenyonbissett3512 4 месяца назад

Sinking fund?

@abiyah3176 4 месяца назад

Can you share the planner you’re using, thanks ❤

@raisingwildflowers 4 месяца назад

Sure! amzn.to/3K1VIW1

@rodgereckert5241 4 месяца назад

You might want to budget for new tires. I am still trying to wrap my head around this. I doubt either of you are working with this schedule. If you feel comfortable and safe...

@kenyonbissett3512 4 месяца назад

Guess it’s under car maintenance like the breaks?

@shess1640 4 месяца назад

how do you and your husband find time/space for personal time together living in a tent with three kids?

@raisingwildflowers 4 месяца назад

Outside after the kids go to bed 😂

@kenyonbissett3512 4 месяца назад

@@raisingwildflowersnature in nature, lol

@amydecker6207 4 месяца назад

You can stay in most spots on BLM land for up to two weeks. Enjoy your travels! Remember as it gets warmer: Elevation, Elevation, Elevation.

@raisingwildflowers 4 месяца назад

Yes, elevation is so important! We have learned that is the way to stay warm right now 😆 It’s definitely something I never thought much about before.

@coolbeans-plantbased707 3 месяца назад

What is BML? Thank you.

@gurrrrlish 4 месяца назад

viewer 9 !!!!!

@brookescanlon5888 4 месяца назад

Please be careful the closer you are to the southern border.

@carolsmith2699 4 месяца назад

What about diapers for your son? What category is that in or do you use cloth diapers? Love that you and your family are able to travel like this.

@raisingwildflowers 4 месяца назад

Personal - Miscellaneous. But we are also potty training during the day so have been using fewer diapers 🤞 We were using cloth diapers before our trip, but it’s actually less expensive to use disposable while traveling.

@kenyonbissett3512 4 месяца назад

FYI- Their baby is a girl.

@coolbeans-plantbased707 3 месяца назад

@@kenyonbissett3512 you do not know this. Katie has never shared this. I have always thought that Falcon was a boy. But it doesn’t matter. They are raising their baby as gender neutral, which is their business!

@kenyonbissett3512 3 месяца назад

@@coolbeans-plantbased707 😂🤣🤣🤣😂

@donnaallison7462 4 месяца назад

Please be safe in New Mexico and Arizona. There was a women that was attacked on BLM LAND in Arizona she was boondocking in her car.Be safe!

@mmmd3429 4 месяца назад

BLM land and no camping fee. Plus you have more opportunities without towing in an RV.

@raisingwildflowers 4 месяца назад

I am very excited for all the BLM land out west! We are actually staying on BLM land right now! 😁

@gurrrrlish 4 месяца назад

surprisingly expensive.... yikes

@nesadcruz7840 4 месяца назад

Yes, considering what they are going without. But most of the money is going on gas, attractions etc vs daily living expenses which would be spent while not travelling. It is what they want to do , but certainly it is the “ Road less travelled”. Most of us prefer to vacation in the typical way.

@raisingwildflowers 4 месяца назад

I would love to hear what money-saving suggestions you have for us.

@christinecortese9973 4 месяца назад

I don't think that's too bad for a family traveling. Travel is almost always more expensive than staying home. As one who used to live in a food desert, I should mention we made a huge trip once a month to the nearest major city and stocked up for the entire month. We might make one more trip mid-month for anything that we still needed. It meant we did not have dining out expenses and never ate junk food. It was a pretty good way to live and I miss those years.

@nesadcruz7840 4 месяца назад

@@raisingwildflowers it all depends on what quality you are looking for. If you can afford it, you should spend on what is of value to you. I personally would budget more on eating out because that is something that is location specific. What I am curious about is how your expenses now compare to when back home in TN or previously in FL. Your categories would differ for sure because while travelling gas is going to be a big expense. That in unavoidable unless you stay move around less often, dont travel too far.

@kenyonbissett3512 4 месяца назад

@@nesadcruz7840one of the things my mom talked about was experiencing the foods of the native Americans/indigenous (sorry don’t know the correct terminology). She loved the flat bread cooked by them.