Living Together On $123K In North Bergen, NJ | Millennial Money
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- Lucas Bononi, 31, is a full-time painter bringing in as much as $18,000 per piece. And his wife, Yana Bononi, 29, a full-time fashion influencer, lands deals with brands making her up to $5,000 a post to her 110,000 Instagram followers. The power couple, based in New Jersey, says they view themselves 'as one' when it comes to their financial habits.
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Living Together On $123K In North Bergen, NJ | Millennial Money
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The story of how he got into art at such a young age is really interesting. Also I haven’t heard much at all about the life of a career artist. It certainly has his challenges with the constraints on when you can work due to the dependence on daylight. His work is very beautiful!
Lucas art work is beautiful, and love both their career choices.
Paintings are fire, love them.
Thank you Tristan, means so much! 🙏
She's definitely leaving 1 star Yelp reviews if the restaurant doesn't take IG shoutout as payment
There was a story where this influencer wanted to eat free at a restaurant, and the owner said no. So, she got her followers to harass the owner and leave bad reviews.
Edit: By the way, I said, "This influencer." I don't mean the lady in the video. I mean someone else. I was trying to say that it could be true because I heard stories of others who did.
What a bih if that's true😤 she should be grateful if anything since she's an immigrat.
She charges $5k for her services but want free food🙄
😂🤣 yea her personality really comes off that way in this video. Those Russians I tell you...
His art is beautiful, hope he keeps getting more exposure and sales!
So happy for Lucas and Yana-- thank you for sharing your story!
His paintings are beautiful--what a natural talent!
They seem like such a down to earth and wholesome couple. Great story!
His parents bought that investment property in NJ.
For sure
Example of privilege
@@ogo316 yeah it was just disingenuous how he acted like he bought it himself
Right, typically no one in their mid 20s has 184K cash lying around....... smart for them to buy it but it wasn't telling the whole story in this on how he was able to buy it.
Right? I was like where is the family money that’s not being mentioned here?
Iove these kinds of more realistic and relatable videos!!! That's a steal for him to buy the apt for so cheap; great job!
Right? Insanely smart move.
His artwork is breathtaking!
Honestly, good for them 👏👏👏
Beautiful story!
Love you, guys! You are very inspiring!:)
I grew up in north Bergen, fun, diverse, and active place but traffic sucks! And it’s gotten more expensive for a town that mostly old homes and buildings.
Old home and building are better then newer. These newer one are a boring basic triangle. Have no character.
I have a very old home here. We're in the process of gut renovating it and even with all the investment we put in, at the end it will still be worth more than what we bought it for with the equity. It's a solid investment. We have a beautiful view of the park across the street too with that amazing arch. Takes us 20 min to get to NYC whenever we want, but I agree traffic out of the area to get elsewhere in NJ is what takes a long time too. Probably 20-30 min just to get out of the north bergen area from where we are.
Older are homes are more properly built than newer homes and older homes tend to be closer to important parts of the city. I’m sure if you go up to Syracuse, NY the old homes there are worth Pennie’s
Beautiful story. Would love more stories on people with a fluctuating income
I like this story! Cute couple!
Good work and beautiful family, great interview with inspiring story!
I love your story ❤ I hope we cross paths again 🙏🏾
You guys made it! Congrats!!
$686/month for housing and utilities in the pie chart.
07:45 Bought apartment in New Jersey for $184k in 2017 and rented out for $1750/month, and renting now in Manhattan for $3500/month
I think the pie chart is wrong.
They seem to live in the apartment that he paid cash for as they said they no longer live in the city. Plus Bergen is pretty cheap.
This never made sense to me either 🤷♂️
That $686 says housing, I guess people assume it's rent. Since he paid out right for the apartment housing is maintenance of the property. Landscaping, plumbing and fixtures etc.
I'm an artist and I can't believe that galleries take 50%!!! That's such BS! Did they do half the work?
That’s crazy 50%???? Wow
they take 50% worldwide, its common practise. They take 50% but they will build your name as a high profile artist. So you have two choices. Either sell your own artwork, be unknown and sell your stuff for lets say couple K$ and keep 100% but the price might remain the same for years. or have gallery represent you, build your image, raise your paintings value to $10k-$20k per piece out of which you keep 50%. Get it?
@@UltimateFashion1 I get that they're ripping off the artist!!! 20% should be enough!!! I'm glad artist's are starting to sell their works on other platforms where they can get all the money for their work themselves and not pay Half to the man! Get it?
They seem like they are both living out what they want to do. Just a young couple having fun along the way!
Assuming they own their condo outright if housing and utilities only add up to $686 and includes HOA and property taxes. Only $12 for home insurance each month isn't making sense to me. That's usually around what renter's insurance costs just to insure your personal possessions. Also, spending all your savings on renovating your home is the surest way to nuke your future financial freedom.
Yea if they DIY some of the renovations they would of saved more than 50%. At least demo and take everything out yourself like tile, appliance, flooring etc. Most things can be done yourself off TH-cam. Home Depot has a TH-cam channel where they show you how so many things and just pays for some plumbing or small electrical work.
There’s nothing admirable about getting free stuff and posting pics of it on social media. I don’t feel inspired after watching this
Surprised nobody asked how he paid cash for a $200k apartment 6 years ago. Where did the money come from?
He sells art. Maybe he had help from his parents or uncle. Who cares?
My guess was that he was a child actor in LA. So, he probably had a lump sum accumulation coming to him at the age of majority. Child actors who are not stars don't make the mega-bucks but, if they are not swindled by their minders, they stand to get easily a few 100K over what can be 10-12 years of work. Beyond that, he disclosed that his parents own real estate holdings. In LA, the real estate market is crazy. I am in LA and my triplex that I bought just 5 years ago for about 800K is doubled in value.
Great painting
My favorite couple ever. I just love you guys, and love the story ♥️
Amazing content. So much inspiration and what a lovely couple. Also, marrying someone from abroad (in particular from Spain) is so goals! ❤
She spends the most but earns the least 🤔 I would revaluate who my companion is
Agree getting gold digger vibes from her, she has no real career prospects and her influencer income will fall with age
Nobody cares about seeing these influencers.
Idk if I’m buying that they are a married couple 😅. It’s nice to see a painter in a demanding schedule each 70k+. Side note idk if his body and mind will be able to do 100 hour weeks for the next ten years. The wife being an influencer is one new way that will show the younger generation of many new different ways to paid. This was a interesting episode
Trust me, they are married, as I follow Yana since 2016 ☺️
@@liliyaabdullina7 If they are great 👍🏿 body language often speaks volumes and when they sit down the space between them is incredibly hard to notice
I was the best man of the wedding 🥂
Other artists seem to do it. If it is passion it feels better than a 9 to 5.
Nothing is going to stop here spending money , she doesn’t know how to build wealth .
Watching this on a Sunday night and questioning my 9-5 choice😒🙄
LOVE THE REALNESS
Good episode, but the show did not showcased anything about North Bergen the town and how it affected them in every day life.
Where can we buy your work!?
6:42
Lovely photo
❤that's a great area. expensive too. good for them to have created a life there.❤
Most of Bergen is pretty gross tbh. Around Mahwah is fine but you can tell from their window they are not in a great area.
I live 10 minutes away can I buy one of those awesome paintings directly from Lucas lol they look amazing !!
Lucas bononi, be aware they are pricey
Do galleries usually take a 50% profit?
Yes
10:24 I felt that! 😅💵
Love you guys ❤️🥲
Happy Tuesday/ V Day😀n This is Gonna b so Good🔥🔥🔥👍….
Congrats
Beautiful
Beautiful! I love our hometown.
Good for her making it to the big apple ❤
I'm getting such bad vibes from her....
Agree, she’s basically spending his cash he seems a bit simpy
She seems to spend all his money. She’s wearing a $300 Marinne Serre crescent top making $40k a year 😅
They deff need to invest wayyyyy more
9:57 that's not illegal because it's art?
Dear CNBC, Are you even listening to us? This is not the content we want!
Liar!
Yes we do
@@0Mynameisearl0 I like this content, however it would be nice to get insight on many middle class and succes stories from people who came from the ground up. It’s very clear many of these are just influencers/wealthy kids that got jumpstarts in their careers
We want relatable content. I can't relate to these people. Someone who moves to the States with no job prospects to be with her husband who has an atypical career are not relatable. Even though it's nice to see people with atypical careers being able to survive and even thrive...it is not realistic or attainable for most of us and is therefore unrelatable.
@@deetee609 I’m sure some people out there can relate.
gallery gets 50% of the profits?! crazy! good for them though, doing some cool stuff
No investing? Lol with a 100k salary just sad
They spend 54k a year in that budget breakdown. After taxes, they pull 92k. That means about 41% of their take home pay they do not spend. They’re likely saving or investing that amount.
Is she Russian or Ukrainian? The accent is very Slavic. In general, interesting video. They guy is definitely talented.
"power couple"?
i threw up a little
That’s very rare making all that money in the art career which is not very lucrative
Wow, must be nice being well off in money and getting free clothes, eating out for free, and even free furniture. Sad how theres a lot of brands and companies willing to give away things for free to people who aren't in need and those that are in most need have less incentive to help them because its not out of goodwill but rather just give to the rich "influencer" so that there is a chance that other people will want to buy it. Also the highest earner is the money saver and the lowest earner is the spender?!? How ironic.
It's a business arrangement. The brand gets exposure and she gets compensation. Being an influencer that is able to make a liveable wage is work. It may not be the traditional 9-5 but someone is taking time to put together content that a subset of the population wants to see. Companies are not obligated to give back just because they have money. Would it be nice, sure, but they do not have to do it. People who get up everyday and work for a living no matter if it is a high paid job or a low pay job have earned that money and can do with it what they well.
Influencer expense is basically part of a company's marketing budget. They are for-profit, not charities.
That basically describes most male-female relationships lol 😆
I grew up in North Bergen in the '70's and 80's and it was a great place to have a childhood. Now, North Bergen is nothing like it used to be, pathetically worse from my, a conservative, Christian Family mans point of view. Now it's incredibly congested and too horribly diverse. Beautiful views and great stores and restaurants, but other than that, good old North Bergen died a long time ago. Its a shame.
Fashion "influencer" lol
I don't know how they do it. I could never a have joint account.
Next in CNBC couple making 200k $, the guy sells drugs and she works as Escort.
His art is amazing. Wasn't as impressed with the girl. Funny how they keep mentioning New York when they live in NJ!
Yea those type of people are ruining NJ , for some reason nJ love nYC clout
Where in North Bergan are they paying $700 for rent and utilities?
They own the property so only paying bills
@@Heshkinp “one of their parents owns the property” there I fixed it for u
Nice
Oh god more nyc transplants making it harder for surrounding areas now hope they don’t give any people anymore ideas
I live in the same city as u?
Why buy the cow when you can get the milk free ?
What are you referring to?
Can't imagine been married to someone who is frugal...Wouldn't work at all. But to each it's own
Not a student loan in sight lol
lol influencers
First
OMG, why NJ?
NJ is great. Taxes are better, outside of Newark and depending on the area there’s a lot of greenery and beautiful locations. Also have the shore in close driving distance.
WHat wrong with NJ? Besides the governor.
CNBC is headquartered in NJ.
Another influencer video. Do better.
Such a shame you decided to endorse a russian influencer. NY has many other people that deserve spotlight.
The guy was more interesting for me never seen an artist on here
How is where she was born her fault?? She’s just existing. You’re weird.
@@Tagg25 same
Why are you upset with someone because of their heritage, something that no one has control over?
Are you racist guys?
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ahhh poor things. LOL
I wouldnt give her shyte for free, influencers are scam artist at best