Comments on: Financial Case Study: Kara and Nate, YouTube Professionals

By: Nora

Nora — Sat, 02 May 2020 18:59:34 +0000

In reply to Karla. Hi Karla, Because Kara and Nate are famous videographers, I believe the cruise would have been sponsored.

By: Karla

Karla — Sat, 02 May 2020 03:50:35 +0000

Except how do you get the $15,000/person penthouse suite on an Antarctica cruise plus x number other counties you went to and not spend more than $40,000/year ? (going by your refunds streams income)

There has to be a heck of a lot more money stocked somewhere for this
Kind of travel Especially if it’s last minute.

By: Kaye Armstrong

Kaye Armstrong — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:56:09 +0000

Kara and Nate, I’ve taken term 4 off working due to health and I have enjoyed immensely your adventures while resting. Thanks for sharing with us… I love the joy that bubbles from you both. Your time in Israel particularly interest me as my husband hopes we will venture there soon. Blessings Kaye

By: Joe Douglas

Joe Douglas — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 06:20:13 +0000

In reply to Jeff. With that kind of money they can slow down and do 100 countries at their leisure. It will be interesting to see what they do next. How did the Vespa tours of Italy work out? Is that an ongoing venture? Thanks to Kara, Nate and Nora for doing this interview!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 09:43:14 +0000

In reply to Andreas Moser. I would rather work 8 hours on the computer creating content and filming 8 hours while traveling the world than working on a desk for 8 hours and then doing nothing cool until you save enough money to travel out of a country for a week then back to work doing it all over again. Just my opinion. And I last checked, they made about $65,000 in the last quarter after all expenses. Thats crazy!

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 05:40:36 +0000

They remind me of Jack London’s Credo –
“…I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom
of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
The function of man is to live, not to exist…”

Enjoy the world before it is transformed by industry and greed.

By: Bob Rick

Bob Rick — Sat, 28 Apr 2018 22:51:06 +0000

In reply to Andreas Moser. If you plan accordingly saving $30K isn't that difficult. I'm 28, have been working for 3.5 years now and I've already saved over $50K. All while paying for my own wedding, traveling to Asia a total of 10 times or so and paying off my student loans. It's all about planning and will power. Determination is all it takes to make things happen.

By: Krista @ Reroute Lifestyle

Krista @ Reroute Lifestyle — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 07:02:12 +0000

Wow! It’s so cool that they’ve worked to create this dream life for themselves. It’s nice to see that they work some in the morning, go out and film content, then work in the evening again. It shows that they do put in the hours to build their success, yet at least they enjoy what they do + explore.

Thanks for this case study!

By: Nate

Nate — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 13:49:30 +0000

In reply to Jill P. Jill, I'm glad to hear you found the article useful!

By: Nora

Nora — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 06:28:49 +0000

In reply to Andreas Moser.

Hi Andreas,
I’ll let Kara and Nate reply to your comment with their take on some of the things you mention (like lifestyle/balance), but I want to chime in on the financial aspect.
Although a budget for two people traveling isn’t double the cost of one person, please do remember that $30k between two people – especially if traveling fast which inherently costs more – is not that much. I don’t know any full-time travel couples who could make $30k last 6 years (which means spending $5,000/year on all expenses…for two people!). At least, not and have any sort of quality of travel life/lifestyle.
Personally, I spend about $25k/year on my own travel lifestyle. I could certainly spend less, but I could also spend way more. So….in my opinion, $30k was a reasonable amount of savings to start with while they developed a business/income to keep them going, and Kara and Nate are far from the only people I know who managed to save up that much.