Pros and Cons of Living On The Road

Chantelle
January 16, 2021
Digital Nomad / Entrepreneur / Unconventional Living / VanLife

Now that I've been on the road for a couple of months, I have a better feel for what this lifestyle entails. I have constructed a list of my biggest pros and cons of living on the road. Being a digital nomad is often misled by social media as being very luxurious and just nonstop traveling to jaw dropping sceneries. That definitely wasn't the case for me. However, I don't think I could ever go back to a typical sticks and bricks. I'll start with the pros of living on the raod because I like to start on a positive note. Pro 1. You do actually get to see some pretty amazing sites. I think most of us get interested in this lifestyle because of our inner wanderlust. We crave adventure and new scenic views. That is one thing this lifestyle doesn't slack on. Granted, not every day is Instagram worthy, but the majority of them are. I love that every week I get to experience a new back yard.…

2021 | The Year I Became A Digital Nomad

Chantelle
January 9, 2021
Entrepreneur / Make Money Online / Personal Development / VanLife

I will officially be a digital nomad for two months on 1/11/21. Two years ago I was living in a shelter dreaming about this reality. Last year I slowly built an income through YouTube, posting weekly videos of my travels and experiences living in a minivan. Now, as of 11/11/20, I officially started living my life as a digital nomad like I've always wanted to. I've dreamed of this for years before it actually became a reality. VanLife was an obsession before I ever had a van. At the time, that dream of living on the road seemed to be so far away; Completely unattainable for someone with such limited means. I was below the poverty line, and barely able to afford to pay my minimum bills to survive. Credit card debt was piling up, and I felt like I was just digging myself into a hole, further away from my dreams. You always see these people who claim to be digital nomads and then see their $100,000 decked out…

Building Your YouTube Channel and Getting Monetized

Chantelle
May 2, 2020
Entrepreneur / Make Money Online / YouTube

Today, I filled out my application for monetization on YouTube for my channel, MyBasicJourney. Getting to this point was not easy and took a lot of hard work, consistency and dedication. I'm here to tell you about the realities of getting monetized on YouTube and some helpful tips to get you started. In order to be monetized, your YouTube channel must have 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours within a 12 month span. (Taken from google. Someone received this after their channel got demonetized in Feb 2018) I started my channel in late July of 2018 with a short pilot video. The video itself was basically a montage of random clips. I had never edited a video like that before and even though it's only a minute and so long, I was really proud of it. It was then that I fell in love with the process of creating videos and editing. I made videos regularly for the first few months on my channel; 9 total between July 29th and…

Currently Occupation: Unemployed Artist

Chantelle
April 27, 2020
Entrepreneur / Make Money Online / Unconventional Living

Today marks two weeks that I've been unemployed. Covid-19 has affected everyone in various ways, but being unemployed is one of the most common. Over 3 million people have been infected by this virus, and over 200,000 people have died. While those numbers are scary, and high, it doesn't compare to the number of people, in the U.S. alone, that have been let go from their jobs and are now unemployed. There are now over 33 Million unemployed people in America right now. This unemployment number is higher than it has been since 1934. The consequences of our future economic security are going to be devastating. Unfortunately, I don't believe we will be going back to normal any time soon. While this pending doom of our economy is lurking around every corner, and every news outlet, I am feeling strangely okay. These last two weeks of being unemployed have been the most productive two weeks I've had in a really long time. This moment, however long it will last, is…

Etsy Shop Is Now Fully Stocked

Chantelle
April 18, 2020
Entrepreneur / Personal Development / Tarot / TarotAndSage

It took me from November 2018 to last week to get this done, but it's official: All 70+ pieces of inventory are up for grabs in my Etsy shop, TarotAndSage. I have definitely tried to stay productive during my time in quarantine. My Etsy shop is the home to all of my magical creations and tarot readings. I wanted to keep my Tarot business and my YouTube business separate. I explain that a bit more in the blog when I announced the Etsy shop back in 2018. You can go give that a read in case you were interested in why my shop isn't called MyBasicJourney. A few years ago, in 2017, I was selling DoTerra - an MLM company that sells high grade essential oils. I actually really liked it and and became pretty obsessed with the whole thing. I was going to weekly meetings and going to the local events. My favorite part, though, was making daily spreadsheets, drawing up my own business plans, researching data, and just…