Thanks again Romaine for having me on! It was a pleasure meeting you and getting to tell a bit of my story. Much love to you friend!

@MultiOlive22

2 күн бұрын

I did the car life thing for a bit to recalibrate financially.

@Jerseystructureunderboss

2 күн бұрын

You are a strong dude man. You have been through a lot. I was also very neglected as a child. It affects your whole life.

@austinadams8903

Күн бұрын

I really enjoyed listening to your story and a lot of what you said resonated with me thank you for sharing.

@mmp495

Күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing your story. Wishing you all the best. ❤

Romain is so gentle and empathetic with all the guests😊

@itsRomainFaure

2 күн бұрын

Try to be my best!

I was very impressed with this person. Intelligent, mindful, and honest.

I'm finding more people are living in vehicles as an option rather than renting, purchasing a home, etc. As long as its safe, I can't blame them. It does take longer and more focus to buy a home anymore. I would love to see this change. It's sad what we're seeing in our country right now. It should be more reachable to purchase and own a home.

@Bianca-yt7pd

2 күн бұрын

It's very sad to the young people in this country. They start life with huge student loans and less probability to buy a house.

Jake is so close to being on the financial independence journey. You gotta open that Roth IRA buddy! It feels boring and tedious, but on your spartan budget, you could retire early so easily.

I actually commend him for being minimalist and choosing to live in his car instead of renting a place & collecting junk to fill it up like most people do. Not to mention being trapped on mortgage payment for at least 20 yrs. "A house is just a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff." - George Carlin

@NobodySpecial509

2 күн бұрын

How long is his lifestyle sustainable though… he’s young now, but that won’t last forever.

@NYLor00

2 күн бұрын

George Carlin was right about a lot of things

@vandydandy2697

2 күн бұрын

I agree with your comment except the mortgage part. You can sell your house or rent it out. People think if you have a mortgage you can’t leave. I’m living rent free in Asia while tenants pay off my 2 condos.

@teachersherrie8420

2 күн бұрын

@@vandydandy2697 Right. I agree with you too if people house hacks like what Romain suggested, that’ll be an investment for him

@teachersherrie8420

2 күн бұрын

@@NobodySpecial509 While young & single. I agree with Romain ‘s suggestion to househack so that when he’s ready to have family, he has something to fall back on.

I can confirm there are a lot of people living in cars in California.

It's possible he should leave LA area - since he can be anywhere, considering a lower cost area would give him possibility of more options. For example, a duplex would be a LOOOOOT easier to buy somewhere other than LA.

I like this guy... he's intelligent and an independent thinker. Regret that he lost his Mom so early and his Dad never clocked in. Parents are just wounded people that had a child, quite often unplanned, so we should try to forgive them their shortcomings and seek to heal ours. We have no control over our beginnings, but where we end up is up to us, once we put in the work mentally, physically and spiritually, we can create a great life for ourselves and find our happy. Best of luck to him!

so, this is Rebekka's bf? It's good to see someone is listening to you in this relationship. I'm stunned at the life these young folks have lived on your show, Romain. Folks have gone thru some traumatic things in such a short life. Romain, I thought you were going to tell him to get a tiny home that was mobile, but your advice was great. That way he only has to lease a pad for it and can move it as he has work. He listened so I'm hopeful for Jake, cause you need more than the back of a car with a baby, and a bigger SUV won't cut it when the child is 5 and getting older. The thought of me using a friends bathroom for hygiene on a daily basis, just freaks me out. not to mention, I have to wash my clothes, etc. I think God knows who's built for the "nomadic" lifestyles. Tiny Home or Duplex are great options. Get you some counseling Jake. Good luck to both of you.

@itsacookie1

2 күн бұрын

They are truly opposites. He has actual trauma, wants to be financially responsible and plans for the future while she is basically a spoiled brat blaming everyone but herself.

This couple has a lot of mental and emotional damage, living in a car is theraputic for them, they live in a small shell, they feel protected safe and happy. Psychiatrists sometimes recomend living in a car to their patients to cure anxiety and depression. If they move into a apartment they will get sick. A car is all they can handle.

@Bianca-yt7pd

2 күн бұрын

What an interesting perspective!

@ClarisNdoroRealEstate

Күн бұрын

Interesting

This is called living within your means. 👌

Hi Romain, that was a great idea to incorporate a short video. Maybe all guests could be invited to film (for a couple of minutes) a piece of their life, which will provide more context for us.

This guy and his gf were recently on mtv’s “help I’m in a secret relationship” 🤔

@pfifltrigg

2 күн бұрын

What‽ Ok, I just looked it up. She was supposedly hiding him from her mom for 2 years! No wonder her mom wanted her to move out and is now taking a break from her. Rebekka gave me vibes of wanting to blame all her problems on her parents and her bad childhood instead of taking any responsibility.

@frederickvalencia4976

2 күн бұрын

I looked it up 😂your right and it looks stage. She has been living with him and she wants to get married and she's a virgin. The guy was in shock that she is a virgin.... how can you be an adult be in a relationship for 2 years sharing a bed and not talk about s3x. I call that a lie

@kirbiejohnson4475

2 күн бұрын

they in a secret relationship, yet on a public podcast? Yet per her they used to live in front of the moms house, until the mom asked him to move or put her out (you have to go back and look at her episode). They playing games for real, probably will be on another podcast.

@ewidontlikeyou

Күн бұрын

What the heck? 😂 and MTV is still a thing?

@frederickvalencia4976

Күн бұрын

@@ewidontlikeyou I have paramount plus and MTV logo starts when I was watching 1823.. it's a Midwestern cowboy storyline. It's good 👍

He's at least more intentional in his living. And he doesn't just use the emotions and dependence on wishful thinking. Hopefully, he can see that purchasing an income generator will help immensely in the long run. He would only have to live in it for a set number of years and then he can go back to his chosen style of living.

I don't know how the glass blowing job is set up for him but owning a home opens up options of doing glass work at home. I lived in a small trailer to save money. $250 a month lot rent for everything. I moved from the small space because the things I wanted to do were too big for my space. I moved out of Fla and live in a 1000 sq/ft home in Wisconsin. The cost of living is very low. Some of the people in the trailers had kids but it's hard with a small space. Many people his age are living a similar life. Many work online. I wish both of them the best of luck ! Thanks for the great video!

@itsRomainFaure

Күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing Steve! Looks like you are able to be well frugal in your living :)

Love the guests that are doing well financially!

@itsRomainFaure

2 күн бұрын

I try to provide as much variety as possible :)

Romain, your advice was SO GOOD

It's very interesting to see how different Jake and Rebecca's financial situations are. Thanks for bringing us both stories.

@itsRomainFaure

Күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

This french dude knows his shid. Impressed 😍

Excited to watch this and see how it's going. I root for Jake having no debt in this intro. Thumbs up! edit: JAKE IS THE PARTNER OF YOUR OTHER GUEST :O ?!!?!?!

@mmp495

2 күн бұрын

Oh wow! I saw that one. 😮

Excellant advice, Romain. And tailor made for this guy and his lifestyle.

@itsRomainFaure

Күн бұрын

I appreciate! Thank you

With all these solar coolers, ac, and small solar generators. Its now shocking easier to live in a car compared to the past. Also unlimited cell data plans helps alot. I love metro/visible for under $50 combined.

Super cool episode and doing a tour of the car was cool

@itsRomainFaure

2 күн бұрын

I appreciate your positive feedback!

Whatever you want. I like having a shower.

@mmp495

2 күн бұрын

Right??? All those little luxuries. 😅

@itsRomainFaure

2 күн бұрын

They do at the GYM every day!

@kirbiejohnson4475

2 күн бұрын

a toilet. a place to brush my teeth. I mean unless Buc - ees is going to build in California and then I would side eye. Again, a toilet....

@Lazirus951

2 күн бұрын

People that live in their cars by choice usually have a gym membership where they workout and shower daily.

He is smart!

This man who lives in his car is in a better financial situation than me

@itsRomainFaure

2 күн бұрын

He is in a better financial situation than the majority of Americans

@sloaneirwin4189

2 күн бұрын

If you have health insurance, even crummy health insurance, you are in a better financial situation than him.

@sloaneirwin4189

2 күн бұрын

​@@itsRomainFaure I could agree with you and him that he's in a good financial situation if he had all of his responsibilities handled. Retirement savings, health insurance, an emergency fund, and steady income-- if you have those things, carry a sleeping bag with you and sleep wherever you please. The only reason he's "chilling" is that he has no expenses, but we don't get to choose when we incur a life-changing expense. 10-20% of his net worth is gone the next time he needs tires. Same with a brake job. And if you start lapsing on that maintenance, the car will deteriorate even faster.

@vandydandy2697

2 күн бұрын

@@sloaneirwin4189 any healthy young person paying for health insurance might as well burn $500 every month. Since he doesn’t use credit he could just bankrupt any medical debt.

@ewidontlikeyou

Күн бұрын

Than

He can always do the house hack or some form of it. No need to get in now necessarily although he could if he gets the base and it’s paying for itself no big deal

Get that first $100k in the market by any means necessary.

Interesting.

I would be so sad if my daughter chose to live with a man in his car and would definitely take her in indefinitely.

@MissE333

2 күн бұрын

You should watch her video. She blames all her financial problems on her mother & childhood. From what I remember, she’s not interested in working and is relying heavily on this guy.

@Crazybatladyx

2 күн бұрын

@@MissE333 ya definitely a strange way to live

@xpallodoc1147

2 күн бұрын

You make no sense. Living in a car is the new dream

@ewidontlikeyou

Күн бұрын

That woman is odd and kinda pathetic

@jessehahm3177

Күн бұрын

@@MissE333 She is a full on nightmare and I feel bad for this guy.

I'm all for this life style, but imagine your car gets robbed and everything is gone. Or towed Well he probably has a lockbox somewhere 🤔 or PO box 📦 Keep really important stuff yah know

@aaronhartmann7658

22 сағат бұрын

As a trucker who lives in his truck full time. Yes, we have a storage unit and family address for mail. Unfortunately, some important mail does like p o boxes.

I lived in my car and shoveled all the money I made into student loan debt.I paid it off about a year ago.I moved into an apartment with my partner and got a new job saved up 10 grand and have 0 debt.Last week my car fully died and I bought one for 8 grand in cash.The next day I had to pay 1 grand for an e vet visit basically starting at 0 again

@itsRomainFaure

8 сағат бұрын

You have the right mindset and that is what counts!

It’s definitely not for me, but hey, whatever works! Housing costs are through the roof, and it sure beats being homeless. 😅 I prefer my small home 🏡 and yes, there are lots of costs associated with being a homeowner, but it’s worth it for us. Best of luck to this guy!

Thank God he is such an outlier! What address does he use for a driver's license, car insurance and bank accounts? He mooches off the rest of us for his "parking spaces" and if he gets sick (Medicaid). How do you think his car and the gas he buys would be there if there were not millions of hard working people going to regular jobs to create the products he uses? Who grows, delivers, prepares and serves the food at all his restaurants? Answer: Responsible adults who works their butts off. He is a bum, a curiosity, but a bum.

@Bianca-yt7pd

2 күн бұрын

I don't understand your comment. He works and pays for his own gas, food, the car he bought. You and I don't pay for those things for him. As far as Medicaid. Taking into account that most countries have free healthcare for all its citizens regardless of income, and Americans just accept the way it is here, instead of understanding that they already pay for health care in the form of taxes. Unites States comes in 37th place in best health care system. So he may well use what should be free for all citizens.

@peachygal8856

Күн бұрын

Trump has really rotted y’all’s brains 😂 So because this man isn’t breaking his back, working his fingers to the bone, and still has a better financial quality of life than probably 95% of the population in the states, he’s a bum??? Wow! Americans 😂😂😂😂

@itsRomainFaure

Күн бұрын

Hello Ryan, Thank you for your comment, I would like to respectfully disagree with your approach. It sounds like there are a lot of assumptions being made here. It's important to remember that everyone's situation is different, and not everyone follows the same path. Many people who live unconventional lifestyles are still responsible citizens who pay their taxes, have valid driver's licenses, insurance, and contribute to the economy in their own ways. Regarding parking spaces and healthcare, many of these individuals do pay for services they use and often have their own means of support. The products and services used by everyone, including those who choose a different way of life, are indeed created by hardworking people. However, it's also important to acknowledge that diversity in how people live and work can enrich society and the economy in ways that aren't always immediately obvious. We should aim for a society where different lifestyles can coexist respectfully, recognizing that not everyone fits into the same mold and that there are many ways to contribute to the community.

Not in agreement with the duplex. Easily said but the expenses that come with that are unbelievable. I would rent and just invest..invest...invest.

@itsRomainFaure

2 күн бұрын

How do you rent when you don’t have enough for a first house down payment ? By going with a duplex you can benefit from first house purchase benefits 👌

He clearly had a very, very deep experience early on, losing his mother at a young age. He’s seen behind a lot of society’s facade. That wisdom was hard earned but It’s a gift of sorts. I’m sorry he had to go through that to gain that wisdom, though. He seems solid to me. He’s got a lot of good life skills and time is on his side. That sense of meaninglessness is worth resolving. He can do it, I’m sure. I wish him well.

@itsRomainFaure

Күн бұрын

Thank you Mary for the very positive comment!

He can easily get a more comfortable life in a Caravan without changing his lifestyle or affecting his finances that much.

I love how your subjects are folks in unique circumstance without turning their lives into a spectacle. Would you like to interview a schizophrenic successfully leaving ssi disability for a job in mental health? Thats me!

@itsRomainFaure

Күн бұрын

We can always chat, my email is romainfaurechannel@gmail.com, I look forward to hearing from you - Romain

Very sad. I hope he and his partner find a counselor or therapist to help them both work through their childhood trauma and pull them back from the precipice. They're teetering on the edge and I hope they can make it back to normal, productive society and overcome their pasts. He mentioned enjoying being able to "go wherever he wants, whenever he wants" but I really don't see how that's possible on his income. $2500/mo (less now), at least $1500/mo going to the car and dining out. Phone bill, gym membership, laundromat, etc on top. If he started with $0, given his current savings, he's at best saving $400/mo. That is a very poor buffer. If you live in an apartment you can go sleep in the desert or at the beach also, you don't need to be homeless in a car to do that.

Hi Romain, Why did u once say that you can make more money in America than France? Thank u

@itsRomainFaure

Күн бұрын

It is of course not always the case, but the US system and consumerism does provide more opportunities to my eyes.

@curvygirlzrock8836

Күн бұрын

@@itsRomainFaure Hi Romain… My family is from Sicily.. which is wonderful… but I love Paris so much… my father studied in Bologna and spoke also, beautiful French… Wish u much success with your KZread Program… I watch The School of Greatness & Evan Charmichael # Believe for great clips of motivational speakers and interviews of successful buisness people… maybe u will find them interesting too…

Do not pull money out of a mutual fund to “invest more actively” unless you wanna lose it all! Dude likes to research a lot but sometimes it’s better to set it and forget it on a simple investment. You likely won’t beat the market by trading bro, don’t do it!!

What i think when people say i like to do alot of research. My guess is they see a 15 second video clip. If a person has the capability to do.... alot.. of.. research.... they would be a well balanced life. Like its okay living your car but you save 90 percent of income. But have nothing while while living with nothing is the same as a person having a lot with alot of debt

@Lazirus951

2 күн бұрын

I wouldn't say a networth of +$20K is nothing. He has a lot of options compared to people in a lot of debt with negative networth.

That is so cool

@itsRomainFaure

Күн бұрын

Interesting isn't it?

honestly its pretty cool hes a glassblower. its not a common profession

@itsRomainFaure

2 күн бұрын

I agree!

@richardguthrie3422

2 күн бұрын

Making bongs

Seems like he is thoughtful. Just lacking goals.

@itsRomainFaure

Күн бұрын

Yep hopefully this discussion makes him think :)

Romain I have a Q for ya: how come people keep comparing Bailey to Caleb. H but they dont call you copycat? I mean I watch both of you and Bailey's got his own style of auditing and so many of his comments accuse him of copying Caleb.

@itsRomainFaure

19 сағат бұрын

Hello mate, I am friend with Bailey he is awesome. I challenge every person that compares to Caleb because they clearly haven’t watched my videos to make this comparison. Generally I don’t get to hear from them after that point. Caleb bets on the drama I bet on the story.

Where would I shower and go to bathroom

@msgsagho

2 күн бұрын

GYM!

@itsRomainFaure

Күн бұрын

Correct, 24 Hours Fitness type

Are they both living in that tiny car? 😱

@itsRomainFaure

2 күн бұрын

Yes - pretty small !

@mstraction

Күн бұрын

Oh I didn't realize that she lived there also...WOW...more power to them...I could never do that that's for sure...But on investing early...that's the key...the earlier the better...

In 30 yrs, 1 mill will not even be close to enough to retire

@itsRomainFaure

Күн бұрын

But it is a start!

@ewidontlikeyou

Күн бұрын

Just kill me, bro. Damn 😂

@peachygal8856

Күн бұрын

Maybe in the United States, it won’t be. Other countries may be different.

Once I found out this couple was on an MTV show, I stopped watching as their credibility was shot in my eyes.

@Lookup2Wakeup

2 күн бұрын

They sound real to me.....

@itsRomainFaure

2 күн бұрын

This is very real here !

@jessehahm3177

Күн бұрын

Oh yeah, weren't they on that Help I'm in a Secret Relationship show? Totally fake show.

Yeah he lives frugal even if he eats out a lot still very frugal. Not much savings but he could build it fast if he keeps his expenses low. I think having kids and god brings a lot of purpose to your life. I think you can live in a van with a fairly big family say up to 6 people if you wanted to push it. A lot of people don’t have family’s that big

@eileenwatt8283

2 күн бұрын

She needs to explore their environment. A van is not appropriate for them to live in. Humans were meant to explore. Creation was in a Garden. They were free.

@xpallodoc1147

2 күн бұрын

@@eileenwatt8283 he just sleeps in the van. A kid living in a van would likely spend most their time outside in nature. Kids who live in houses often never go outside.

I think its important to have inflation proof assets (gold and silver) and cash flowing assets (real estate) to protect against the inevitable inflation that is coming. Also what I don't think young people have been taught is exponential growth. For example most people don't know that a penny doubled every day for 31 days is almost $11 million. Having an investment account that is paid into every month, month after month, uses this to grow wealth is extremely important. A little goes a long way.

That's terrible he was 13 mom dies from od?

@itsRomainFaure

8 сағат бұрын

Not the easiest upbringing :(

He can keep living mobile with kids he would just need a bigger car like a real van

@Bianca-yt7pd

2 күн бұрын

Not fair to the kids.

@xpallodoc1147

2 күн бұрын

@@Bianca-yt7pd I disagree. Kids who grow up in a van aren’t just going to be in a van the same way kids in a house spend all their time in the house. The van can be in campsites. They can also have tents. Likely kids in the van life spend far more time outside and with other people than kids who grow up staying in their house all day

@SageOliveira

2 күн бұрын

@@xpallodoc1147 I hope you are right. I just wonder when a child needs to go to the bathroom, when they get sick e.t.c.

@xpallodoc1147

2 күн бұрын

@@SageOliveira babies and toddlers generally use a diaper and when they start using the bathroom they use a potty. This man who lives in his car probably parks by a bathroom he can use or he is in nature and just digs a hole when he need to

Second!

That Toyota RAV4 180,000 miles is worth 9,500 dollars! He said 180,000 miles so he has about another 320,000 miles left to go on that RAV4.

@itsRomainFaure

2 күн бұрын

Indestructible :)