Hey Theo! Always good to see you out here in the comments section. :) Just wanted to say again that we really appreciate you checking up on us this week via email. That meant a lot! Hope your week is off to a great start! :)
Best bumper sticker ( I work for an Idiot I am self employed ) We just finished 20 years of self employment and are starting to travel. Love your channel and wish you great success on your journey.
This is perfect of what I needed to hear / learn from two people that have lived it. You really bring it down to earth that you work HARD and you also make time to play HARD. Love the video. Thanks. A+++
Great video! I'm a teacher and had to learn how to teach remotely. This is something that my son has been talking to me about for a few years now. It has definitely gotten me thinking about my future as I get closer to retirement.
Teachers have certainly had to pivot quickly this year. Lots of respect for you all as you've adjusted and kept students moving forward! Glad the video was helpful, too. I'm interested in seeing if people continue utilizing the remote education style post covid.
That's a great idea! We will start working on a spreadsheet template for people to use. Once it's live we'll go ahead and put it on our Van Life Starter Kit website (vanlifestarterkit.com/) you are also welcome to check out our Van Life Starter Kit Facebook group as well (facebook.com/groups/vanlifestarterkit/)
Omg. Seriously this video just gave me the push I needed to really invest in van-life. My family thinks I’m crazy. But I am technically a traveling nurse & my man is an engineer and works from home… we’d save soooo much.
Yay we're so glad to hear that! Van life is so fun, it's definitely a lot of work and can be tough sometimes but if you feel that's the right fit for you then go for it!
We came across you guys via John and Cara. Great advice here. We’re both working full time at the moment, but remote work is the goal!!! Thanks for sharing 🍻
We love John and Cara! So thankful for them sharing about our channel. :) Remote working is hard but so full of adventure, we highly recommend it! Let us know if you ever have any questions about digital nomad life!
I love this guys I’ve watched channel with million of subs but this is best “how to be free” video I’ve seen I feel like y’all are the parents I’ve always wanted
This was great - I think the follow-on might be a conversation about how you stay connected while you’re on the road. I know your previous build used WiFi, cell hot spots & boosters to accomplish that. What’s the new build going to have? 😊
Hey Lucas! Glad you enjoyed it! That's a really good question and one we'll probably answer closer to the van being finished. As of now we're planning on having a similar setup in this new van: Verizon cell phones + hotspot and maybe another cell booster (we haven't decided on this one yet). Stay tuned! 🤓
@@chrisandsara Agreeing with Lucas. You all provide the most clear content and advice out there. Thanks! I've been deciding between adding a line on Verizon for extra hot spot data, or having one Verizon and one AT&T phone. Living in and working from the van -- teaching online and other web-based work for research and writing. How well boosters work is pretty confusing.
I’ve been a digital nomad for 3 years and I can attest to the fact that it’s hard and exhausting to have so many people around you completely misunderstand our lifestyle. To a certain extent, it’s because it’s hard to imagine, but there is also a bit of trying to find excuses why they couldn’t do it. And it’s hard to realize the value of having a community of people with a similar lifestyle to yours until yours becomes so original.
Very well said. That's exactly what we've experienced, too. One of the good things that's come out of 2020 is lots of people are recognizing the potential of work + travel.
@@chrisandsara Indeed, that period has opened a Pandora's box for a lot of people that the job market won't be able to close. The next few years are going to be interesting in that regard.
I agree with Sebastien. I have worked remotely for 25 of the last 30 years, and am just going to start working from a van while traveling, but most people in the van community are more of the gig worker type and don't have full time W2 jobs. Hoping to find the tech worker - van lifer community!
Very informative. It’s nice that you two bounce off things from each other’s strength. 2 separate GREAT people and together, combined, one force to be reckoned with.
A very informative,humorous video! Great content! And I love the "Slam" effect where you zoomed in on one another every now and then. I learned a lot. Thank you!
Hey Guys, another thing you can do online from the road is teach English(ESL). You just need a reliable wi-fi source and somewhat quiet environment. A lot of it is in the evening, at night or early morning, so you can still have your days free to travel & have fun! *You just have to do the minimum amount of hours per week(which is usually 12-18hrs)
Excellent video. With the remote work explosion that happened in the last year, this is valuable information to everyone about what it is, how it works and how to get there. My son just got his bachelor's in Software Engineering and is currently seeking employment, but I am forwarding this video to him to perhaps shed a little light that there are other options available to him as well.
Hey great video! Sounds like you balance each other really well 🙂 we are also introverted extroverts and work to live -ers 😂 I work a 14day on/off rotation at a mine in Canada. It allowed us enough flexibility to be able to travel a lot around North America. Its also a bit restricting at the same time. There’s pro’s and cons! But definitely another alternative for someone who likes job stability but also likes to travel 🙂 we hope to see you on the road someday! 👋
Very cool!! I had never considered the 14 day on/off rotation but that sounds like a really solid option, too! I know it's worked well for y'all and allowed for a lot of really great travel. Thanks so much for sharing and we really hope we get to see y'all on the road sooner rather than later! :)
Love this episode. Brilliant 👏👏👏 Perfect. There's so so much truth in this. Perfect to talk about "Skill Sets" Amen, find what your good at. Love the honesty. Key is you've got to have that fire in your belly that drives you. You two have it and we love "it":) See you all soon. James and Kim
Excellent video! No matter what type of work, isn’t it fun to keep learning on our own through readily available means? I’ve learned so much on TH-cam.
This is awesome! I found your channel because we are moving to Chattanooga in a couple weeks, we also live in Washington right now, and I have loved watching your journey!!!
We aren't full-timers. Hubby is retired. That income pays the bills. My income allows us to travel in our van. I'm a Realtor. Not a remote job. BTW, housing market in Middle TN just as crazy as in Chattanooga. :)
Everyone has their own priorities in life, I'm the 'work to live' person. I, might, have been able to climb further up the corporate ladder but I would not trade in the effort I would have had to put in for the many adventures I have had in life, such as walking across Spain, going across the Atlantic on a boat, living in five different countries. Then again I have a friend who doesn't like travelling, loves their job and would hate not to 'live to work'. Both of you having slightly different attitudes to the 'work to live' v 'live to work', makes you a good team.
@@chrisandsara I have extremely limited vlogging skills, for that I would have to hire a freelancer! www.pbase.com/clarep if you want to see some of my photos (taken with a variety of different quality cameras).
This was a great video, thank you! It really does help one think a bit more laterally about different ways to work, and thanks also for the transparency about influencers :)
Thanks, Ben! We always want to keep it honest. We're not fans of the word "influencers" but considering we've made money in the past by promoting products we went ahead and threw that in there to keep it transparent. 😅
Hi Sara and Christ, love you guys❤️ Can you talk about the set up of working in the van? Internet, computer, sitting for two etc. We are both laptop warriors. Solid internet is a must have on the road.
Hey Chloe! That's a really great question, one which we'll probably answer in more depth here soon either in a video or a blogpost. For internet we've worked by 1) using public internet as often as possible and 2) using using our Verizon hotspots. We have data hotspots on our Verizon phones but also on an external hotspot by Verizon (we have the Jetpack). Data can get pricey and can go really fast if you're doing heavy internet work. We try to save all of our uploading and downloading to do on public wifi and save our hotspots for browsing and simple internet tasks. We originally had our iMacs in our van on the road with us but we ended up buying newer and faster laptops which allowed us to remove those from the van. We actually really enjoyed having our full office setup with the iMacs but laptops work fine when we're just traveling for weeks or months at a time. Now we both use Macbook Pros which we love. Our seating situation in our first van was a two person booth, and this time around it'll be a similar setup. :)
Hi 👋🙂 just happen to watch you video remind me when I go start but on a different level, Thought I let you know another type of remote job is product photography on all levels, from shooting all kind of different products, hope you can add this to your remote work. Keep up the video great couple you are and wish you great success. Jim 👋😁📷🎥
I really enjoyed this video! :) I'm in my early 20s, finishing up my computer science degree (but not feeling super fulfilled/excited by software engineering work...), and trying to figure out my life and path forward. Question - Are your taxes complicated by working from so many different places?
Hey Kay, great question! So we definitely still pay taxes. We were Georgia residents and had a Georgia business license last year, this year we're in Tennessee so we had to transfer our business and all that good stuff. We get taxed based on where we live most of the year. To keep things legal we use Bench so we're sure we're all set up and our taxes are done appropriately. It can get confusing being self employed and traveling a lot. If you'd like, you can checkout Bench here: bench.grsm.io/chrispochiba9259
I recently retired (2.0) from teaching as a special educator. I'd love to start working on creating video lessons to support self-contained classrooms in the areas of history and social skills (neither of which is something most special educators manage well) because I love that content. Not sure if you tube is the way to go, or if there's another venue that would work better. Any ideas?
I was glancing at the comments and saw yours and thought that I'd comment. I'm a middle school resource room teacher who has been working 100% distance learning since March 2020. Last year, I took one year to teach Primary Sp-Ed. I will say, that as a Primary teacher, I needed resources with answer keys and instructional videos (both for me and my students). Most Sped teachers have to find resources to fit their students individual needs. An area that I've had to "patch together" is Study Skills (organization goals). It would have been nice to have research-based materials already created WITH teaching videos (both teaching the teacher and for students to watch). Everything created should have paper and digital formats (Google apps since most districts use them). For elementary kiddos, I see a huge need for Social & Emotional lessons. You could sell on Teachers Pay Teachers. I'd have spent some good $ to have everything together in one package!
I love that y'all found each other's comments! You definitely have my brain thinking about ways this could be most effective for teachers and students. I don't have experience teaching so I'm not too familiar with Teachers Pay Teachers, but the perk of TH-cam is that it's widely available and accessible to all. From y'alls comments it sounds like many educators are looking for videos to patch together holes in curriculum and aid in what content already exists, which would make TH-cam a great place to host your content. That way people could pick and choose which videos they need for their students. I love Lorraine's idea of providing digital content but also hardcopies (paper handouts) for students, too. A simple website using a platform like Squarespace could be an easy way to direct people to your paper products. You could even provide the videos for free on TH-cam but then supplement your time but selling the paper products so that you're making a bit of money for your time and knowledge. A special education TH-cam channel could do really well! It usually takes a bit of time to work on growing a channel enough to make money on ads there, but it's definitely doable. Having a very niche topic (like special education) would be very searchable and helpful to so many! As you can probably tell, we LOVE thinking creatively about this kind of stuff. Please feel free to reach out via e-mail if you ever want to bounce ideas off or have any questions. :)
😂he was lurking while filming. In fact, we had to cut the video so that you couldn't hear him drinking his water in the background or hear his toenails walking around on the hardwood floor while we were trying to film. lol
I really enjoy your videos and I watched this one carefully but I wonder if you have tips about health insurance or if I missed it in this video? I was a transcriptionist for years and am returning to remote work hopefully this year possibly in the proofreading/copy editing field.
Hey Sarah! We actually didn't share any info about health insurance in this video past saying we pay for it out of pocket. We've tried a few different insurance options in the past thought: short term health insurance, medical share programs, and full blown health insurance. Each has their pros and cons. Short term health insurance: flexible, much less inexpensive than regular plans, and can be joined/dropped whenever. Medical share programs: less expensive and comprehensive coverage. It doesn't cover maintenance type issues (annual physicals, check ups, etc.) but rather things that are issues/problems (broken arms, illness, treatments, etc.). Regular health insurance: Much more expensive and has annual enrollment. If you have lots of health issues, this might be the route to go. Currently we're on a medical share program and it's worked well for us. We liked the short term care but the downfall of it for us was that IF I (Sara) were to become pregnant, it wouldn't cover that (ouch). We'd recommend Dave Ramsey's insurance help for picking a program. That's what we did this year when we switched to a new medical share program. They took into account that we were self employed, healthy, but still wanted coverage for maternity care JUST in case. Everyone is different in what they need covered so talked to an insurance advisor would probably be your best bet. I know this was long, but I hope it helps! :)
Agreed!! Carpentry is actually one of those skills I wish I was better at. I think it'd be fun to have a wood shop one day but I'm not sure I have the patience for woodworking. 😅
Oh goodness-- that's definitely something we've thought about but considering our 5 year plans never end up looking the way we expect we try not to think about it too much. lol We'd love to still be traveling and making videos. Maybe even live abroad for a stint? We have a dream of owning land in Montana, Idaho, or Washington one day where we can invite people in. Almost like a retreat center for building community. We'd love it to be a place where we lead backpacking trips, workshops, etc. where the ultimate goal is that people are 1) resting up and getting inspired away from their everyday lives that have become exhausting, and 2) meet others who are both like them as well as those who might be different. Community is something we're really passionate about and we'd love to have a place that we can help people grow their passions while connecting with others. .... but who knows! :)
Hey there Chris! Great question, If you're looking for one that's already converted, check out RVtrader.com and Vanlifetrader.com . If you're looking for a cargo van to convert yourself, Cars.com and Autotrader.com are a great place to start looking. Our new van wasn't even listed online but when we called the dealer about a different van, they mentioned they had this one in stock and it was a better fit for our needs. Lesson learned: if you're buying new, just call the dealer and see what options they have!
Hey Mazaiah! Good to hear from you. :) You're absolutely right, I was. In January 2019 I started a coding course but it ended up being a disaster. While I loved the idea of learning to code, the instructor I had never reviewed my work before the deadlines and I ended up getting a full refund for the course. I had planned to use www.freecodecamp.org/ to learn a little bit more, but as Let's Be Us has grown it's fallen by the wayside unfortunately. I'd still love to get back to trying to learn one day soon!
Why do you delete my comments? These other you tubers are just as straight up and serious in their interests as you guys, I am not trying to promote them, I just subscribe to both channels and like both pursuits.
Oh man, that's a hard question. We're pretty transparent about how much our van stuff costs and how people can budget for this lifestyle too, but I'm not sure we'll provide numbers on how much we make just because much of our income info wouldn't really help our audience. We're always happy to help by answering any questions though! We just like to keep numbers a little more private because what's a lot or a little money varies pretty greatly culture to culture so we find that it's more important to highlight smart budgeting practices and skills more than money numbers to help others. :)
Oh man-- we'd love to buy land out west in Montana, Idaho, or Washington to build a cabin. It's a dream of ours to own a place where we can lead adventure trips and retreats for people to build community and pursue their passions. Almost like summer camp for adults. :)
"digital handyman" is his humble way of saying he has a lot of skills and works 80 hour weeks. I wish we had a trust fund, but that's most definitely not the case.
Wow...you guys left out [didn't mention] the 3 greatest sources of digital work...!!!! Why? Are you protecting your work sources due to reluctance of creating competition? It is universally known among digital nomads that these 3 work sources [unmentioned] are far and away more valuable than what you have mentioned here....Anyway, due to this issue, I am grading this video as a "fail". HINT: Fi***r and U****K are two of the 3 sources that you left out. They are beyond huge!
Hey Robert, We prefaced this video by saying that it’s our experience. We’re big believers in community over completion and strongly encourage you to share (we even asked in the video) about your experiences in the comment section. If you think you have resources that would be valuable to the digital nomad community, we’d love to have you share the names without the ***. We only shared info based on how we’ve gotten jobs in the past, but we’re always open to learning new ways to find work! ☺️
For more travel adventures follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/letsbe_us/
Thanks for watching! :)
It sounds like you balance each other out well.
"If you've written a grocery list, you're a content creator." Fantastic!
Thank you for being down to earth transparent influencers. I love your content.
Thanks for watching, Tana! I'm not sure we fully qualify as "influencers," but we do want to keep it transparent. :)
Hey y'all, happy to see the new vlog's out. Sunday morning cup o'tea with Chris and Sara, here we go. Oh, and it's a long one. :)
Hey Theo! Always good to see you out here in the comments section. :) Just wanted to say again that we really appreciate you checking up on us this week via email. That meant a lot! Hope your week is off to a great start! :)
Best bumper sticker ( I work for an Idiot I am self employed ) We just finished 20 years of self employment and are starting to travel. Love your channel and wish you great success on your journey.
😂 love that!! Congrats on 20 years of self employment- enjoy the digital nomad life traveling!
This is probably the most informative and educational video my wife and I have seen in months.
That's a huge compliment! So glad you found it helpful. :)
This is perfect of what I needed to hear / learn from two people that have lived it. You really bring it down to earth that you work HARD and you also make time to play HARD. Love the video. Thanks. A+++
Ya’ll are absolutely my favorites. I love how clear and both candid ya’ll can be. Fantastic producers, both of you!
Thank you so much, Emily! Such a sweet compliment, I hope our videos have been helpful. :)
Great video! I'm a teacher and had to learn how to teach remotely. This is something that my son has been talking to me about for a few years now. It has definitely gotten me thinking about my future as I get closer to retirement.
Teachers have certainly had to pivot quickly this year. Lots of respect for you all as you've adjusted and kept students moving forward! Glad the video was helpful, too. I'm interested in seeing if people continue utilizing the remote education style post covid.
Great video, guys! Would love to hear more about how you budget being on the road, track expenses, plan, etc. :)
That's a great idea! We will start working on a spreadsheet template for people to use. Once it's live we'll go ahead and put it on our Van Life Starter Kit website (vanlifestarterkit.com/) you are also welcome to check out our Van Life Starter Kit Facebook group as well (facebook.com/groups/vanlifestarterkit/)
Omg. Seriously this video just gave me the push I needed to really invest in van-life. My family thinks I’m crazy. But I am technically a traveling nurse & my man is an engineer and works from home… we’d save soooo much.
Yay we're so glad to hear that! Van life is so fun, it's definitely a lot of work and can be tough sometimes but if you feel that's the right fit for you then go for it!
We came across you guys via John and Cara. Great advice here. We’re both working full time at the moment, but remote work is the goal!!! Thanks for sharing 🍻
We love John and Cara! So thankful for them sharing about our channel. :) Remote working is hard but so full of adventure, we highly recommend it! Let us know if you ever have any questions about digital nomad life!
This explains why your videos are legit!
haha! Thank you!! That's a huge compliment. We still have so much to learn though. 😊
I love this guys I’ve watched channel with million of subs but this is best “how to be free” video I’ve seen I feel like y’all are the parents I’ve always wanted
That's so sweet, thank you for watching!!
This was great - I think the follow-on might be a conversation about how you stay connected while you’re on the road.
I know your previous build used WiFi, cell hot spots & boosters to accomplish that. What’s the new build going to have? 😊
Hey Lucas! Glad you enjoyed it! That's a really good question and one we'll probably answer closer to the van being finished. As of now we're planning on having a similar setup in this new van: Verizon cell phones + hotspot and maybe another cell booster (we haven't decided on this one yet). Stay tuned! 🤓
@@chrisandsara Agreeing with Lucas. You all provide the most clear content and advice out there. Thanks! I've been deciding between adding a line on Verizon for extra hot spot data, or having one Verizon and one AT&T phone. Living in and working from the van -- teaching online and other web-based work for research and writing. How well boosters work is pretty confusing.
I’ve been a digital nomad for 3 years and I can attest to the fact that it’s hard and exhausting to have so many people around you completely misunderstand our lifestyle. To a certain extent, it’s because it’s hard to imagine, but there is also a bit of trying to find excuses why they couldn’t do it. And it’s hard to realize the value of having a community of people with a similar lifestyle to yours until yours becomes so original.
Very well said. That's exactly what we've experienced, too. One of the good things that's come out of 2020 is lots of people are recognizing the potential of work + travel.
@@chrisandsara Indeed, that period has opened a Pandora's box for a lot of people that the job market won't be able to close. The next few years are going to be interesting in that regard.
I agree with Sebastien. I have worked remotely for 25 of the last 30 years, and am just going to start working from a van while traveling, but most people in the van community are more of the gig worker type and don't have full time W2 jobs. Hoping to find the tech worker - van lifer community!
You did the cover for Kill the Spider? SOOOOO great!
Yes! Chris has worked with Carlos on several projects but that's one of his favorite designs. :)
Keep the videos coming, great content!
Glad you enjoyed it! And will do! 😊
Very informative. It’s nice that you two bounce off things from each other’s strength. 2 separate GREAT people and together, combined, one force to be reckoned with.
That's so kind, thank you so much!
A very informative,humorous video! Great content! And I love the "Slam" effect where you zoomed in on one another every now and then.
I learned a lot. Thank you!
Thanks, Robert! Glad you enjoyed the video and found it helpful. 😊
Hey Guys, another thing you can do online from the road is teach English(ESL). You just need a reliable wi-fi source and somewhat quiet environment. A lot of it is in the evening, at night or early morning, so you can still have your days free to travel & have fun! *You just have to do the minimum amount of hours per week(which is usually 12-18hrs)
that's a great idea, thank you!
Excellent video. With the remote work explosion that happened in the last year, this is valuable information to everyone about what it is, how it works and how to get there. My son just got his bachelor's in Software Engineering and is currently seeking employment, but I am forwarding this video to him to perhaps shed a little light that there are other options available to him as well.
Hey great video! Sounds like you balance each other really well 🙂 we are also introverted extroverts and work to live -ers 😂 I work a 14day on/off rotation at a mine in Canada. It allowed us enough flexibility to be able to travel a lot around North America. Its also a bit restricting at the same time. There’s pro’s and cons! But definitely another alternative for someone who likes job stability but also likes to travel 🙂 we hope to see you on the road someday! 👋
Very cool!! I had never considered the 14 day on/off rotation but that sounds like a really solid option, too! I know it's worked well for y'all and allowed for a lot of really great travel. Thanks so much for sharing and we really hope we get to see y'all on the road sooner rather than later! :)
You two are blessed!
Thank you, we agree!
Love this episode. Brilliant 👏👏👏
Perfect. There's so so much truth in this. Perfect to talk about "Skill Sets"
Amen, find what your good at.
Love the honesty.
Key is you've got to have that fire in your belly that drives you. You two have it and we love "it":)
See you all soon.
James and Kim
Thanks, y'all! Really hope to see you guys soon. :)
Excellent video! No matter what type of work, isn’t it fun to keep learning on our own through readily available means? I’ve learned so much on TH-cam.
Absolutely! We're searching TH-cam weekly trying to learn something new. :)
This is awesome! I found your channel because we are moving to Chattanooga in a couple weeks, we also live in Washington right now, and I have loved watching your journey!!!
Make sure to reach out and say hi when you get to town!
@@chrisandsara that would be so fun!
I just found you guys tonight, the drone video popped up, you are helping me so much! Thank you.
We aren't full-timers. Hubby is retired. That income pays the bills. My income allows us to travel in our van. I'm a Realtor. Not a remote job. BTW, housing market in Middle TN just as crazy as in Chattanooga. :)
I always said I wore multiple hats. I worked for years for others and working for myself is the hardest I’ve ever worked!
Yes! It's so freeing but SO much work! Wearing multiple hats is the key though. :)
Great video, I really enjoy you both no matter what topic is discussed.
You both come across very sincere and easy to like.
Thanks so much, Maria! We appreciate that :)
Everyone has their own priorities in life, I'm the 'work to live' person. I, might, have been able to climb further up the corporate ladder but I would not trade in the effort I would have had to put in for the many adventures I have had in life, such as walking across Spain, going across the Atlantic on a boat, living in five different countries. Then again I have a friend who doesn't like travelling, loves their job and would hate not to 'live to work'.
Both of you having slightly different attitudes to the 'work to live' v 'live to work', makes you a good team.
Wow- your adventures sound amazing!! Do you share your travels on TH-cam on Instagram? Would love to follow along.
@@chrisandsara I have extremely limited vlogging skills, for that I would have to hire a freelancer! www.pbase.com/clarep if you want to see some of my photos (taken with a variety of different quality cameras).
Thanks for sharing this advice! My wife and I love your videos and hope to one day transition to a digital nomad life!
Hey Timothy! Hope the info was helpful. We can't recommend the digital nomad life enough. Hope to see y'all out there on the road one day soon. :)
thanks for the honesty and being REAL
Thanks, Samuel! That is very high praise, we do our best :)
This was a great video, thank you! It really does help one think a bit more laterally about different ways to work, and thanks also for the transparency about influencers :)
Thanks, Ben! We always want to keep it honest. We're not fans of the word "influencers" but considering we've made money in the past by promoting products we went ahead and threw that in there to keep it transparent. 😅
Thank you for sharing. Helpful and useful. 😊👍 Also, thank you for the URLs.
You're very welcome, thanks for watching! Glad you found it helpful. :)
Hi Sara and Christ, love you guys❤️ Can you talk about the set up of working in the van? Internet, computer, sitting for two etc. We are both laptop warriors. Solid internet is a must have on the road.
Hey Chloe! That's a really great question, one which we'll probably answer in more depth here soon either in a video or a blogpost. For internet we've worked by 1) using public internet as often as possible and 2) using using our Verizon hotspots. We have data hotspots on our Verizon phones but also on an external hotspot by Verizon (we have the Jetpack). Data can get pricey and can go really fast if you're doing heavy internet work. We try to save all of our uploading and downloading to do on public wifi and save our hotspots for browsing and simple internet tasks.
We originally had our iMacs in our van on the road with us but we ended up buying newer and faster laptops which allowed us to remove those from the van. We actually really enjoyed having our full office setup with the iMacs but laptops work fine when we're just traveling for weeks or months at a time. Now we both use Macbook Pros which we love.
Our seating situation in our first van was a two person booth, and this time around it'll be a similar setup. :)
Hi 👋🙂 just happen to watch you video remind me when I go start but on a different level, Thought I let you know another type of remote job is product photography on all levels, from shooting all kind of different products, hope you can add this to your remote work. Keep up the video great couple you are and wish you great success. Jim 👋😁📷🎥
That's a great remote job! Thanks so much for watching!
I really enjoyed this video. It answered a lot of my questions and out things in perspective.
Thanks, Renee! I'm so glad you find the video helpful :)
"Oh it must be nice to never have to work".....sorry couldn't resist :)
😂If only people knew.... lol
both are great in what y'all do guys !!!... keep that great team work !!!
Thanks, Salvador! We'll definitely keep going. :)
Thank you for this! Super helpful!!
Thanks, Angelina! Glad it was helpful :)
Great insights.... You be you!
Thanks, Chuck! Glad you found this video helpful :)
I really enjoyed this video! :) I'm in my early 20s, finishing up my computer science degree (but not feeling super fulfilled/excited by software engineering work...), and trying to figure out my life and path forward.
Question - Are your taxes complicated by working from so many different places?
Hey Kay, great question! So we definitely still pay taxes. We were Georgia residents and had a Georgia business license last year, this year we're in Tennessee so we had to transfer our business and all that good stuff. We get taxed based on where we live most of the year. To keep things legal we use Bench so we're sure we're all set up and our taxes are done appropriately. It can get confusing being self employed and traveling a lot. If you'd like, you can checkout Bench here: bench.grsm.io/chrispochiba9259
Thanks for the great insights!
Hope it was helpful!
Thanks guys!
Happy Sunday!! We finally understand what y’all do now😂. Always coming out with great content!
😂Chris likes to remain a man of mystery. lol
✌all the clips were spot on! 😆
😂Chris was the funny one who picked these clips. He gets all the credit for the humor in this video! lol
Thank you. Very helpful!
Thanks for watching, Lilly! I'm glad you found the video helpful :)
I recently retired (2.0) from teaching as a special educator. I'd love to start working on creating video lessons to support self-contained classrooms in the areas of history and social skills (neither of which is something most special educators manage well) because I love that content. Not sure if you tube is the way to go, or if there's another venue that would work better. Any ideas?
I was glancing at the comments and saw yours and thought that I'd comment. I'm a middle school resource room teacher who has been working 100% distance learning since March 2020. Last year, I took one year to teach Primary Sp-Ed. I will say, that as a Primary teacher, I needed resources with answer keys and instructional videos (both for me and my students). Most Sped teachers have to find resources to fit their students individual needs. An area that I've had to "patch together" is Study Skills (organization goals). It would have been nice to have research-based materials already created WITH teaching videos (both teaching the teacher and for students to watch). Everything created should have paper and digital formats (Google apps since most districts use them). For elementary kiddos, I see a huge need for Social & Emotional lessons. You could sell on Teachers Pay Teachers. I'd have spent some good $ to have everything together in one package!
I love that y'all found each other's comments! You definitely have my brain thinking about ways this could be most effective for teachers and students. I don't have experience teaching so I'm not too familiar with Teachers Pay Teachers, but the perk of TH-cam is that it's widely available and accessible to all. From y'alls comments it sounds like many educators are looking for videos to patch together holes in curriculum and aid in what content already exists, which would make TH-cam a great place to host your content. That way people could pick and choose which videos they need for their students.
I love Lorraine's idea of providing digital content but also hardcopies (paper handouts) for students, too. A simple website using a platform like Squarespace could be an easy way to direct people to your paper products. You could even provide the videos for free on TH-cam but then supplement your time but selling the paper products so that you're making a bit of money for your time and knowledge.
A special education TH-cam channel could do really well! It usually takes a bit of time to work on growing a channel enough to make money on ads there, but it's definitely doable. Having a very niche topic (like special education) would be very searchable and helpful to so many!
As you can probably tell, we LOVE thinking creatively about this kind of stuff. Please feel free to reach out via e-mail if you ever want to bounce ideas off or have any questions. :)
Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching, Ankit! ☺️
Great video!
Thank you
Thank you for watching, I hope you found it helpful! :)
My most pressing question is: what is Kramer up to? 😀
😂he was lurking while filming. In fact, we had to cut the video so that you couldn't hear him drinking his water in the background or hear his toenails walking around on the hardwood floor while we were trying to film. lol
Well Done !
Thank you, I'm glad you found the video helpful! :)
Realise ideas thanks
I really enjoy your videos and I watched this one carefully but I wonder if you have tips about health insurance or if I missed it in this video? I was a transcriptionist for years and am returning to remote work hopefully this year possibly in the proofreading/copy editing field.
Hey Sarah! We actually didn't share any info about health insurance in this video past saying we pay for it out of pocket. We've tried a few different insurance options in the past thought: short term health insurance, medical share programs, and full blown health insurance. Each has their pros and cons.
Short term health insurance: flexible, much less inexpensive than regular plans, and can be joined/dropped whenever.
Medical share programs: less expensive and comprehensive coverage. It doesn't cover maintenance type issues (annual physicals, check ups, etc.) but rather things that are issues/problems (broken arms, illness, treatments, etc.).
Regular health insurance: Much more expensive and has annual enrollment. If you have lots of health issues, this might be the route to go.
Currently we're on a medical share program and it's worked well for us. We liked the short term care but the downfall of it for us was that IF I (Sara) were to become pregnant, it wouldn't cover that (ouch). We'd recommend Dave Ramsey's insurance help for picking a program. That's what we did this year when we switched to a new medical share program. They took into account that we were self employed, healthy, but still wanted coverage for maternity care JUST in case. Everyone is different in what they need covered so talked to an insurance advisor would probably be your best bet.
I know this was long, but I hope it helps! :)
Good tips!
Thank you, I'm glad you found the video helpful!
I Say if you like what you are doing and you like it. Good for you. I love working with electricity and carpentry. Do what makes you happy 😊
Agreed!! Carpentry is actually one of those skills I wish I was better at. I think it'd be fun to have a wood shop one day but I'm not sure I have the patience for woodworking. 😅
Great job.
Thank you! Cheers!
What do you picture yourselves doing five or ten years from now?
Oh goodness-- that's definitely something we've thought about but considering our 5 year plans never end up looking the way we expect we try not to think about it too much. lol We'd love to still be traveling and making videos. Maybe even live abroad for a stint?
We have a dream of owning land in Montana, Idaho, or Washington one day where we can invite people in. Almost like a retreat center for building community. We'd love it to be a place where we lead backpacking trips, workshops, etc. where the ultimate goal is that people are 1) resting up and getting inspired away from their everyday lives that have become exhausting, and 2) meet others who are both like them as well as those who might be different. Community is something we're really passionate about and we'd love to have a place that we can help people grow their passions while connecting with others.
.... but who knows! :)
I need help out of these factories
Where do you find vans listed on the internet like yours that you sold in one of your episodes? Thanks for your help with this.
Hey there Chris! Great question, If you're looking for one that's already converted, check out RVtrader.com and Vanlifetrader.com . If you're looking for a cargo van to convert yourself, Cars.com and Autotrader.com are a great place to start looking. Our new van wasn't even listed online but when we called the dealer about a different van, they mentioned they had this one in stock and it was a better fit for our needs. Lesson learned: if you're buying new, just call the dealer and see what options they have!
@@chrisandsara Thanks for all the recommendations, I appreciate it. Blessings in all you do.
Lmao you said to listen to that one section at half speed while I watch all videos x 1.5
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you guys are cool
Haha! I'm not sure about that but thank you. 😊
Sara, i thought you had previously mentioned. doing online classes of some sort. Or maybe i am wrong. If not, are you still doing this?
Hey Mazaiah! Good to hear from you. :) You're absolutely right, I was. In January 2019 I started a coding course but it ended up being a disaster. While I loved the idea of learning to code, the instructor I had never reviewed my work before the deadlines and I ended up getting a full refund for the course. I had planned to use www.freecodecamp.org/ to learn a little bit more, but as Let's Be Us has grown it's fallen by the wayside unfortunately. I'd still love to get back to trying to learn one day soon!
My question from an Australian - if you were a The Office character, who would you be?
Hey Brian, welcome! Chris: Michael Scott and Sara: Angela/Andy all the way!
We liked Chris’s comment to watch the video at half speed ... maybe Sara needed less coffee before shooting this
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Why do you delete my comments? These other you tubers are just as straight up and serious in their interests as you guys, I am not trying to promote them, I just subscribe to both channels and like both pursuits.
Hey David, we haven’t deleted any comments? Unless YT marked it as spam. Sometimes it does that if you put a link in the comments
Video Idea: How much money we make.
Oh man, that's a hard question. We're pretty transparent about how much our van stuff costs and how people can budget for this lifestyle too, but I'm not sure we'll provide numbers on how much we make just because much of our income info wouldn't really help our audience. We're always happy to help by answering any questions though! We just like to keep numbers a little more private because what's a lot or a little money varies pretty greatly culture to culture so we find that it's more important to highlight smart budgeting practices and skills more than money numbers to help others. :)
25 minutes and not a glimpse of Kramer? I want a refund.
😂😂😂 We knew this would be a controversial move.
I saw him moseying by.
Becuz Kremer is now a part of the channel
First.
Guys if u had a million$ what is the first 2 things u will do?
Oh man-- we'd love to buy land out west in Montana, Idaho, or Washington to build a cabin. It's a dream of ours to own a place where we can lead adventure trips and retreats for people to build community and pursue their passions. Almost like summer camp for adults. :)
Chris is the bulk of your income from a trust fund? "Digital handyman???"
"digital handyman" is his humble way of saying he has a lot of skills and works 80 hour weeks. I wish we had a trust fund, but that's most definitely not the case.
"2022?"
I heard that but think it was “2020 too”. She is a fast talker.
🙈Sorry, y'all! I really am working on talking slower. 😁
I shot a message on Instagram can you check it out and get back. Thank you!!!
Wow...you guys left out [didn't mention] the 3 greatest sources of digital work...!!!! Why? Are you protecting your work sources due to reluctance of creating competition? It is universally known among digital nomads that these 3 work sources [unmentioned] are far and away more valuable than what you have mentioned here....Anyway, due to this issue, I am grading this video as a "fail".
HINT: Fi***r and U****K are two of the 3 sources that you left out. They are beyond huge!
Hey Robert, We prefaced this video by saying that it’s our experience. We’re big believers in community over completion and strongly encourage you to share (we even asked in the video) about your experiences in the comment section. If you think you have resources that would be valuable to the digital nomad community, we’d love to have you share the names without the ***. We only shared info based on how we’ve gotten jobs in the past, but we’re always open to learning new ways to find work! ☺️
@@chrisandsara OK, they are Fiverr and Upwork. The 3rd is to blackhat to mention here.
@@RobertTaxpayerTaxMan thanks for that Robert
Awesome video!
Thank you, Diane! I'm glad you found it helpful. :)