Living In Dominican Republic being Married | True Cost Of Living
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- I always use to say that I’m cheap, but in reality, I’m frugal. A Frugal Person is someone who gets what they need, doesn’t waste, and tries to get maximum enjoyment out of that thing. So, the reason I don’t have 30 pairs of shoes anymore, is because I don’t need them. The reason why we don’t go out to eat every single day is because it's healthier, cheaper and better to eat at home.
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1. Here are the Bills and How they Have Changed since I have gotten married
- You’ll notice my bills are low ( because I live in the middle of nowhere in the Dominican Republic and I love it )
- You’ll also notice the way I name things, is very precise
Shelter Cost:
- Before I got married, I lived in a 2 bedroom apartment, and I use the bedroom as a studio to make videos on TH-cam
- This cost me about $152 dollars per month (and before you say, that’s so low, its all relative, incomes are not crazy high here either and you always have the option to migrate)
- Now that I got married I spend about $152 per month, the only difference I now share a house with my wife lol (nothing changed)
Utilities:
- All my utilities stayed the same except two of them ( I still don’t pay for Light or Water )
- But now my Gas bill has gone up, because my Wife cooks and before I didn’t cook anything lol
- So I would say we spend $6 a month on Gas
- $40 bucks on our phone bills
- And $50 on the internet
- I would say about $60 on subscriptions
Transportation
- Between Insurance, oil changes, and gas ( we spend about $150 bucks and that’s a lot )
- Our car is paid off, it’s a 2017 Corolla and it's ours we don’t have a payment and we bought used
Problem:
- Two people need two cars and they need safe cars and to borrow money
- And now you have $1000 per month on metal that breaks down
We Do Have some other cost:
- Insurance for Health: we’ll be getting some ( that’ll be about $70 per month )
- extra: $250 bucks
- Fun: $200 per month
2. What is the Total of all these Costs
- Our base expenses to live is $758
- Plus all the phone and insurance stuff: $1278 dollars for two people
People hear this and say, well that’s because you live where you live
- No that’s not why
- Its because we choice to live the way we live
- There are people here that spend $4,000 a month (that’s a choice )
3. Overall guys
- My wife adds so much value to me that’s it not measurable
- She came to this house and made a home
- And I could save more money being alone, but for what to accumulate more money
Advice
- Marry someone who doesn’t want to be broke forever
- Who knows self-control
- And who knows how to listen
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"You walk out of school knowing just about nothing." That summarizes my experience of high school and college.
I went to high school so I know this too
Congratulations! I can't believe this was the first time in my life I realized I don't need to automatically buy a house when I get married. It always felt like that was the mandatory next step.
lol that’s how they set it up, but you don’t need to
I also live in DR, I’m kayaking every weekend, and most definitely live well on less then 1000USD a month. Thank you for reminding folks how to do so.
Lol then you know for sure. Where do you kayak by the way ?
@@TommyBryson all around the country, especially coastal hot spots. I began this TH-cam channel to show that it could be done! 😁
Felicidades mi hermanito, marriage is a beautiful and very challenging, but if you plan everything out and are like-minded, it can be an endless journey of love and growth. Married for 32 years and counting. God bless y pa lante. BENDICIONES para ti y tu media naranja.
Good move! My wife is from Barahona and we just got about acre of land en el campo, city life ain’t for me love the country side plus cost of living goes down a lot especially living like a local, bendiciones ❤
Congratulations on your marriage!!! My last full video that I had seen from you a while back was when you said you were leaving Puerto Rico, and I had been praying for you that you would be able to settle down with the right person. I'm super excited for you and your wife and look forward to seeing your new content, that's super lit. It was something about the way the Puerto Rico video went that made me think, I think there is someone special there, so I'm super blessed to see that my feeling was right. God bless your union and your family!!! We've been blessed from your videos, and I'm gonna get caught up on some of the new content. Thanks for all you do for others! :D
Nice! Hard part is finding a woman that shares your values and financial views.
That’s not the hard part, the hard part is being patient and not looking for perfection. A lot of people think like us brother, just gotta be patient
@@TommyBryson only non attractive girls will settle for a frugal boring lifestyles 😂😂 . You will never find an attractive girls that will settle for a boring life in the hood or Boonies 😂
@TommyBryson precisely life is about YOUR choices not blaming others for your choices like many do online..
Congratulations on your marriage. May it be prosperous 😊
@TommyBryson You sure? Cuz a lot of women wasting money on make up, acrylic nails, fancy bags, clothes, hairstyles and expect the man to cover every bill instead of 50/50.
You can find a good woman with good values and good financial views. It is hard to find a woman that wants to live a poor and boring life like @tommybryson 😂😂 . He is just too broke and cheap 😂😂
That's right, you have the option to move where it makes sense for you and live consciously as you see fit. Keep doing your best brother.
Congratulations Tommy, best wishes to you and yours. Great information, salute
Congratulations on your marriage. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you!!
Shout out from CHI-TOWN-NATION-CHICAGO! Thank you for this very informative and enlightening content! You are now my Uncle Tommy! Viva Uncle Tommy!
lol thanks 🙏
Congrats bro! 🙏🏾May God bless you 2.
Big up bro much respect!!! Life lessons in one video
That’s the goal bro
Best video I have watched all day
love this i subscribed right away.
Great video, and perspective
Congrats Tommy!
Congrats bro for getting married. Happy for yall.
Congratulations!!🎉🎉
Thank you!!
Congratulations!!!
Thanks
Congrats on being someone's husband, You are right on the point with this notion that persons spend more when married. I think being married, you should save more because you both pay all the expensive together.
If both work then yes that is true. However it’s also okay if my wife wants to say home.
Congratulations 🎊
The married Tommy 🔥🔥🔥☄️
Congratulations on the marriage ❤❤
You find a queen 👑💖.
The simple thing are your blessing 💖. Bless 🙏🏾.
🎉 Congratulations esposo/esposa ❤
Is that a Sean Kingston painting lol
Excellent video. Question? What part of the Dominican Republic do you live? What city because I want to live out in the country too.
Tommy you can go on vacation every other weekend. You have so many places to go overthere.
Exactly, but we often don’t appreciate home and always want to go foreign
Speaking facts
Congratulations ❤❤😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤😊😊😊 God bless you
Thank you !!
Congrats.
Thanks 🙏
Thank you so much! I want this lesson to do better with my sp
What’s sp?
@@TommyBryson Special person
@@TommyBrysonSO (significant other).
My brotha ... Congratulations on your marriage.
Thank you !!
Congratulations brother you married the right person.
Congratulations on your marriage
Tommy, what are the Munger and Buffet quotes in the photos behind you?
Buffet: it takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it
Munger: the best thing you can do in life is to help someone know something
@@TommyBryson Thank you.
I like your channel and your content. It’s a real perspective on life in DR. But let me add this: people need to get to a place where they realize that spending money unnecessarily on eating out, drinking and partying doesn’t equate to a better life. When it comes down to it, it’s the simple things in life that bring happiness and joy. Things like swimming at a beautiful beach, fishing, cooking, hiking, visiting a river, enjoying a sunset, biking, rollerblading, visiting friends and family. I say all that to say you can live “minimalistic” and save a lot of money. Just because another country’s cost of living is cheaper doesn’t mean you have to spend a lot more to enjoy it. Therefore, you can live in DR and spend anywhere from $800-$1200 USD very easily. It just depends on how judicious you are with your finances. Spending money doesn’t mean happiness. This revelation typically comes with maturity, whatever the age you realize this.
Well said, that’s exactly right. Spending more doesn’t equal more happiness
@@TommyBrysonTB, I got an idea for you to save even more money, if you’re a U.S. citizen. Don’t spend money on cable subscriptions. I have a better solution.
Damn. No light bill😮? How does that work
Im from Cibão area bro I live in Florida I'm ready to finish school build my house in DR and head out I already have my lamd bought
Congratulations 🎉👏🎉👏!!
Your new wife is a very lucky lady!! And you, Sir, are a very lucky....and wise man!!! 😊🙏
God has blessed you and will continue to bless you and your family. Keep your focus on the Lord Jesus Christ and He will provide exactly what you need.
With love to you and your family, Miss Monique 😁 🙏🕊️
Thank you very much! God bless you
I have the iPhone 12 Pro that I bought used a year ago
And a se I bought brand new with a deal
I am retired, i want to move to DR. Do you live outside santo Domingo?
Your kids will befriend many people with that hood mindset. They become a part of the environment.
Congratulations! 🎉
Thanks
God blesses families
And people without families
Congratulations!
Thank you!
Many believe one cannot live on a budget like yourself. However, it can be done.
It is being smart with your money.
People move to the Dominican Republic and still want to spend like they are still living in the United States. There are some people that still love spending like crazy wherever they are. Instead of saying "I will save that extra money" they say, "I have extra money to spend on something else."
Some people love bills and saying how much they spend.
where is in the middle of nowhere, without giving up your exact location
congrats
😎
It is better to be Smart and Steady than to be Fast and Foolish.
Very true
Do you have dual citizenship? Can you move back even if you have US citizenship now?
You can dual citizenship there
I need to get my glasses. I thought you had a painting of Sean Kingston on your wall behind you 😂
what work you do? if i may ask
Congrats on the wedding and the baby 🥂 trying to find a partner who respects the same value that you have for money is crucial! We live in such a materialistic world that finding a partner who is willing to get on your program is like finding a needle in a haystack.....You are a lucky man, my friend......Quality women are becoming extinct.
The unlimited plus premium magnama 😭😂😂
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@@TommyBryson yeah😂
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Grocery is not expensive overthere
Depends for sure where you buy and what you buy
I dislike it when people say you're not married, you don't have kids like single people don't have responsibilities too.😔
Very true, and it’s not good to make single life attractive ( for the soul reason of not having a family )
@@TommyBryson Thank you for all your advice, tips and information you have definitely been helpful I could resonate a lot with the information that you pour out to myself and I'm sure others. I appreciate you and your information
Rent $🇺🇸152.00= $🇩🇴 9,000 pesos… where ?. Only in an unsafe neighborhood.
Tommy you violating the first rule of success. Keep doing it , those haters are 👀 everything.
Where you been man???? Seriously what solid advice have you ever given that gave people steps to success???
I'll wait because I invest & trade.
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching! 😎
That your wife in the pic?
Marriage is a wealth building tool. Those that see it as a burden are not doing it right. 2. I can live on that in the southern part of the US and parts of the midwest. With family property that is paid off for generations you really can save once you get out of the expensive cities. You are right you cannot have a frivolous spouse male or female. Once you get these expensive cars everything goes out the window.
Wish I knew this years ago
YOUR MARRIED?!
School in good neighborhoods is not just about the education but its most of times safer for the kids at school. The kids have better opportunities such as different programs outside of science and math that different schools dont have....Its so much more when it comes to value and peace of mind , so please have kids before making respectfully useless info
Also if people are thinking this then you will get good value from your house when you move out
Good neighborhood are not just by school zones, and it’s not worth paying an extra 100-200k for a home to get that luxury. Read “ Man of the House: A Handbook for Building a Shelter That Will Last in a World That Is Falling Apart”
@@TommyBryson I never mention"Just"...You were stating o need for parents to try to get their kids in good schools and you gave reasons that I felt were not correct and all over the place and I just felt it was wrong. And I stand by my original post
Completely agree, his mindset on the value of education is tragic and shocking. It's so regressive and if he chooses to home school the child, from the outset its cognitive development will just become as stunted as his own. The child will be cut off from all potential opportunities to become an intellectually, culturally and socially enriched individual that comes with the opportunities to fully experience all the curricular and extra-curricular activities offered both inside and outside school. His perspective on the value of being exposed to and learning about the sciences is also very regressive, particularly un the modern era. The fact is lack of scuentific understanding and Innovación is what keeps Black and African nations behind and dependent on the West. A fully rounded educational experience at all levels is what nurtures creative and critical inquiring minds that can enable individuals to appreciate life and the world in all it's dimensions and contribute to making it a better place. Good quality educational environments are also spaces where students meet and interact with others from a variety of social and cultural backgrounds that usually contribute to the positive development of a child and its chance to maximise its full potential in the company of intelligent and disciplined peers who also excel academically. Its so tragic that these black men with new money mentality who have not been exposed to these educational opportunities or have not excelled within education then limit the possibilities of their offspring because they don't know any better and can only understand education from a limited functional utilitarian perspective. In my view this us dulling for the mind and numbs and cages the soul. My parents just like most other Africans always emphasised that a good education is one of the most important priorities in the upbringing and development of their children. Even for the poorest in African communities a good education is what they prioritize and strive towards for their children with the objectives that their children must go to university.
@@TommyBrysonDo you have the name of the author of this book maybe it would help me understand why anyone would want to bring kids into a world that’s falling apart?
Your just frugal...😂
I see you have a huge problem. You have to much common sense. Your Moma had great success with you. I hope that you all have a great relationship. I wish you luck.
Take her out on dates once in a while, y su salón. Congrats on your marriage
Not true , Kids are expensive if you are a good parent. Can’t be frugal with your kid life experience
Agree, there have been studies on how much it costs to raise a child to ONLY 18 😮😮
It is ok to be frugal with clothes and materialistic things. But don’t be frugal with life experience like eating out. Kids needs good school and make friends . Home school is like being in prison at home. His life sounds boring
Nah, homeschool is the right choice especially when these schools are not teaching their kids life skills and skill sets like trades to make them more efficient like cooking, fixing cars, plumbing, etc. Its already been proven empirically that homeschoolers are just as social as public and private schoolers and have good school grading. Also I dont eat out either not even at restaurants. Cooking at home is more enjoyable.
@@dathip kids need to interact with other kids. Human are social animals. lockdown during the pandemic drove a lot of kids crazy ans depressed
@@LivingtheDRdream All you did was appeal to emotions. I already told you that homeschool kids are just as social as public school kids.
@@dathip you statement lack a lot of common sense and facts
@@LivingtheDRdream It lacks nothing. Either english is your 2nd or 3rd language or you are just stupid.
Dude married in the dr lol get married in the states and see how that works
😂 some marriages will work in the states some won’t it’s like that anywhere
So youre dominican?
Yes