How Much We Spend Living In Raleigh, North Carolina | Financial Audit 

I like that title ;)

I live in Apex, NC and the taxes are getting crazy!!! But I LOVE my house and neighborhood! Great video as usual!

One of my favorite videos! Would love a follow-up video with you income! I can definitely relate with the high cost of groceries. My wife and I rarely eat out and don't splurge on movies, clothes, or other entertainment which makes us feel better about the higher cost of groceries. We eat good, but also feel good!

Lived in NC my whole life. Charlotte and now Winston Salem. I’ve been to Raleigh once in my 33 years. Raleigh is for yuppies and transplants, usually they are one in the same.

I feel like outta all youtube channels Travis has been the most consistent, not with posting/views, but with himself. The man I watched all those years ago is still the same man you see here. Very rare quality nowadays. Keep doing you brother!!

Great video! It will be interesting to see how prices fluctuate in Raleigh and the triangle over the next decade since the population is expected to increase so much, especially with the new Apple campus coming to the triangle.

Great video and brave to put your expenses/budget out there. If you can afford it and these things are worth it for your happiness and daily efficiency, I don’t see a problem with how you use your family’s money. What is sad is so many people go into debt just to live not even spending for extras or want to haves. 😢

Thanks for the video Trevis! Nice to compare. Very eye opening how little you and your family spend on things that you don’t prioritize. Such as eating out- spending less than $200 a week is hard for me and my fiancé. Motivating to see that we definitely can do it if we just tried a bit harder.

Thx for sharing. It’s always fascinating seeing how others live!

Great Video Travis. I found this one super interesting. I love seeing how family’s budget and what categories they prioritize. We also spend more on quality high quality foods.

Love this video, thank you for sharing! Super relatable especially as I live in Raleigh and purchased a home here 3 years ago. Very interesting topic!

This was an interesting topic. I’ve always wondered how we spend so much each month. The little purchases really add up though. You probably get your PEScience at a discount since your affiliated with them, so that helps. Great video! More of these please.

Ppl from nc aren't trying to live in raleigh. The roads are a pain to navigate they are constantly working on them, I've lived here my entire life in the rtp and they have been working on raleigh roads most of my life. You go to raleigh to do stuff, but living in raleigh is not great ppl that live there probably in debt up to their eyeballs, living the white picket fence dream.

I watched your older videos when you were building the house and it's SOOO gorgeous! I wish I moved here sooner and built. We bought in Durham in 2022 and pay $3k for 2900 sq ft (1990's build). We don't have any kids but we've still been averaging $7,500/mo just to live. It's all in the budget, but it's still shocking to see those numbers!

Haven't watched one of your videos in months. Glad to see things are going well.

Childcare around here is insane. We had two babies and we were spending 3k a month.

Great video! Keep it up 💪🏽

The secret to all this. Starts with the gut. Balance the microbiome so you don't over eat, which in turns your don't over spend, in turns your more intune with your decisions. I always log my bills every month on my phone calender then split the rest of the cash, Divide 30 or 31 days and Guage your spending daily. Money is a tool. Your money management becomes like a muscle when you hit the gym. Work on your micro moves. Be around perfectionist of money, health, spirituality, emotional balancing songs affect your whole being. The more you heal emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually. The more intune you are with the world.

I live in Raleigh. It’s great. But yeah. Kinda pricy Wait. I live in a 2B/2BR like 10 minutes from North Hills (and everything else). Rent is only $1750… you overpaying my dude.

Dude, that car payment, SMH. I think a lot of people think that rates close to zero are normal. Rates are normalizing now. Getting back to where they should be. This country desperately needs more affordable housing to be built to help lower housing costs by increasing supply.

It’s the same in Johnson County and we know they’re gonna go up even more take Clayton for his examples, and that being a nightmare for the local

2500 a month was it a 2 bedroom with 2 full bathrooms if it has a washer and dryer in unit. that like half of the prices in brookyln ny.

Still loving these. 👏👏 Live it up Rich Homie! You deserve it 🤙

My friends have Peloton and love it but it's way too expensive for me. I used to have Zwift but cancelled. I don't have the smart trainer so I wasn't getting the full effect. Now I just use my bike trainer and have an ipad on a tripod watching RU-vid indoor cycling vids : ) It's not even my ipad, it's one from work that they let us use at home!

We need more Raleigh NC videos please

"The most expensive thing that's in our household" RIP Travis. 🤣

I moved out of Raleigh in 2020. I have lived in Raleigh off and on since college in 2004. Talk about change, wow. It is completely different than it was 20 years ago. Less safe, about 3-4x more expensive, and 10x the amount of people. Restaurants were far cheeper, even just 10 years ago. And housing is unaffordable to all except for high wage earners or people that live in debt. I would never live in downtown Raleigh again. Not worth the cost. Hot tip (life advice), never live with an HOA! 10,000 a month is insane. Damn.

to cut down on other food cost you should join a CSA they bring it to you it picked that day basically it will last longer because you recieved it sooner.

We sold our house in Raleigh during the boom and made a huge profit and were able to pay cash for a beautiful townhouse in Flowers Plantation outside of Clayton. We got so much more house for our money by getting out of Wake County and moving to Johnston County.

We are the same age couple with a boy about the same age, looking for a good area.. any recommendation? Which suburb did you guys choose?

To play devils advocate we just moved to Holly Springs, yes the interest rates are nuts and no homes are on the market. But we got a steal on a new build, didn’t have to compete for offers and when interest rates drop and we refinance we will sitting pretty! Also Holly Springs taxes are wild, I can confirm lol

Great video. Excellent content

If you had to pay daycare that would be $1600+ in Raleigh as well which is crazy!!

3% on rate for a car note that means your Credit Score was a little to low at the time. My car note was at zero for the 1st 18 months of the note.

Awesome video!

Great video!

Great video....definitely can relate. Senior at NCSU and love Raleigh, but don't think it is worth it for what it costs

I track all our buckets as well and we are looking at the area for a simular size new/newer home. Curious on home owners and auto insurance costs if you are willing to share.

What part of Raleigh is your house in? I grew up there and can confirm the exorbitant cost of living increase over the past 10 years :)

when he starts daycare $800 a month you at now will look like free. Childcare for my 2yr old wil cost today $2,625 a month that before clothing,food,health insurnce and so on.

When do you feel the market may correct itself? Renting (from a standpoint of money out every month) is monetarily cheaper in Cincinnati with interest rates so high. Great video btw!

so what neighborhood you're actually bought your house in? you mentioned good schools?

great video! :)

I can’t get over how wasteful your spending is. Seriously mind blowing.

Hi can you tell me what's a better place to invest Raleigh or Charlotte ?

the subs cost all most all of it can be work related so you can write those cost off because of your job and youtube channel.( so most of that 150 a month are not hard cost to you)

Dogs eating better than me

The dog eats leftovers dude 🤨

“How much we spend living NEAR Raleigh.”

This has nothing to do with Raleigh. It’s more expensive than a lot of other NC towns, yes. But you wasting money on an unnecessarily massive car is on you, not Raleigh. The farmers dog has nothing to do with Raleigh. That’s you wanting-or already having -a sponsorship. You clearly make a lot of money, that’s great. BUT this is not in anyway an idea of the actual COL. The house and taxes yes. But come on, choosing to drive a bus and feed your dog a fancy dog food isn’t.

Umm there are a whole lot of us who live in Raleigh

$75 a month for gas 😂i’d love it. granted I have to drive an hour for work and between job sites but i’m spending almost $600-$700 a month 💀

your food cost are not bad try to being mulism or jewish. then look at the costs when everything has to be halal or kosher. but for you i would order a whole cow at once to be butcher. you will end up paying are 4 dollars a pound and not closer to 11 dollars per pound that you are at this point in time. additional it fresher and you get to cut out the retailer. the rancher gets paid and the butcher makes money. the big saving come from cutting out everyone else. In some communities they split the meat up so it becomes an event to see friends.

Travis, it's expensive everywhere..I didn't see where you put $ away for retirement? I literally live paycheck and TRY to live below my means. We're all trying to survive.😮

Dang Travis, 760 for beauty. I only pay 100 bucks for my hair extensions a month. Lol. How much do you think a person should put aside for savings each month? Maybe 10 percent per pay check? We make our dog food. We have two cocapooh and a corgi, and we spend about 150 a month, we use turkey, lean hamburger, blueberries, Carrots, sweet potatoes, broccoli, lentils, and another bean to make it. And i agree about mortgages, i paid 116,000 for a brand new ranch house 3 bedroo. 2 bath, 2 car garage back in 2015. Houses are selling in my neighbor, thats 5 years older than my home for 275,000, theirs no way i could afford that, well I could, but i wouldn't, its a prime time to sell, def not for buying !

Everything was normal to me until i saw the $600 a month on formula😮 im spending about $280 a month for my 9 month old

Great video! Thanks a ton for sharing your budget. Question: In regard to Megan's "Schoolbus", how do you use it to make money exactly? lol

Good video. We're thinking about moving to NC. Somewhere between Raleigh & Wilmington.

NO... NC is terrible... Don't move here... ..................... We don't need more ppl here... I love NC, and we NCs want to keep it to us!!!

You spend as much on food for that dog as I do for 3 weeks on food 😂

That’s it! We are moving to Raleigh! Soooo much cheaper than West Coast. But I know I’ll miss the pacific weather… great vid!

But can you have your own chickens and sink a well? No freedom in HOA and no yard NC is ruined with all these HOA communities. Superficial nonsense so glad i left NC

Does your mortgage include any hoa fees?

750 beauty is not ordinary lol

30 bucks a month on gas... WOW

I made the calculations and you need at least make 200k in NC to just cover your expenses. So I would definitely love to know what industry you are in sales, and I assume your wife works too? Gah lee.

All I am hearing is fake humble bragging from someone living in a house that doubled in value for no reason.

Been watching you for a long time. Don’t know how I feel about this video. 5% of your video was actually about moving to Raleigh. The other 95% is you flexing on what you spend for your life and that happens to be near Raleigh. I think your message is so unclear . Are you telling us anything about Raleigh? Or do you just want your viewers to know how much household income is?

It's getting worse. I like in Clayton. Property and utilities are getting insane

What kind of watch is that you’re rocking?

Dogs evolved from eating our scraps & garbage when we were hunter gathers. Expensive dog is a rip off.

$10,000 a month??? what do you own the color orange???

You mentioned Christmas break; are you a teacher?

Everywhere is getting so expensive

Jeez i want some of the money you forget about 😂😂

Bro. You gotta tell the wife no once in awhile. You’re the man you lead her. There is no way you ever pay $1000 a month for a car payment. As logical man you damn well know how stupid and wasteful that really is. If you say no you’ll gain more respect from your woman. It’s never happy wife happy life. It’s happy family. God bless brother been watching since 2017.

Yo Trav, could you share this budgeting template please?

Man this is some bougie stuff

$750 on beauty!? Wth 😂that’s absurd

Wow the shot of you and Megan in your apartment- your hair was so much darker!! Is she the cause of your white hair? Jk 😂

$10,000 a month Rich Homie Travis😅

Judged. Hard. 1st world problems.

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Damn trav I need to get into sales. I’m an accountant like rich homie used to be 🥸