Living a Minimalist Nomad Life to Save Money ~ My Financial Struggle

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I was BROKE! Because of my financial struggles, I became a minimalist in 2008. Living a minimalist lifestyle has taught me that living with less helps me save money. Being over 40 and just turning 50, I was getting close to retirement age and needed to increase the money saved. My husband and I decided to sell everything we owned and embark on living a nomadic lifestyle. A minimalist nomadic lifestyle is not easy. However, I save money for retirement and have found that living with less is a key to my happiness. Nomad life over 40, and extreme minimalism is the choice I’ve made to save money.
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00:00 lack of money growing up
01:36 going broke in 2008
03:02 the hard lesson learned
03:35 frugal living
04:23 RV living to save money
05:16 control of my money
06:01 various ways I lived to save money
06:34 nomad life at 50
07:39 what's next?

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@ConnieRiet 15 күн бұрын

Money may not be everything. But life is pretty hard without it.

@magalydiaz9073 12 күн бұрын

So true. Thank you for your beautiful videos. They bring me peace.

@siboneypeltier2307 10 күн бұрын

@@magalydiaz9073 1 Timothy 6:10 ...THE LOVE of money is the root of all evil...

@maureenvandine7882 Ай бұрын

Please note that money is not evil. It is the love of money that is the root of all evil

@alittleheavenonearth Ай бұрын

💯

@davyhenry8985 29 күн бұрын

Agree

@dawnsalisbury1989 28 күн бұрын

Very important distinction!

@angelrosee73 28 күн бұрын

YES!!! That detail makes all the difference - it's the LOVE of money, not the money itself - tremendous difference in a person's life and character

@mygoodlife204 28 күн бұрын

I was coming to the comments to say that!

@Carole616 Ай бұрын

I have naturally been frugal my entire life. Wasting money on "Stuff" has always felt ridiculous to me. Peace of mind is not having debt.

@mariekebootsma4346 28 күн бұрын

You are so right

@user-nb4ex5zk3w 9 күн бұрын

Me too. It's spiritually 'clean' to value what we need to have and not take from life what we don't need....our society is deeply corrupted.

@jennifershakira409 5 күн бұрын

Caroline, same here. If I spent money 💰 buying something, I regret I so much, I can't sleep for many days thinking about it. So, I lead very simple life, I just spend money on groceries, gas, food & mortgage, that's it.

@midlifewanderings 4 күн бұрын

@@user-nb4ex5zk3w my husband and I feel the same way. Society dictates how we live which we see a lot of our friends fall into the trap of having "more." Living simple and debt-free is what we preferred.

@donnarakitzis2719 29 күн бұрын

Living debt free is freedom

@freetowandernow Ай бұрын

My husband and I decided to change our life by selling our house in Canada and becoming nomadic almost three years ago. We now own a small place in Mexico where we can live simply and a camper van in Canada to explore North America in summer. We also housesit and enjoy the adventures that brings as well. I have learned to need very little and am very, very happy with less.

@robertashaffer3950 Ай бұрын

Your life sounds beautiful! I am right smack in the middle of huge changes in my life. Lots to ponder. Thank you for sharing 🙏

@freetowandernow Ай бұрын

@@robertashaffer3950Everything will work out for you! 🙏

@HerAeolianHarp 29 күн бұрын

Sounds wonderful, rich and varied.

@ConnieRiet 15 күн бұрын

That's incredible! We must be cut out of the same cloth. 😊

@user-lt6nc2qn1b 13 күн бұрын

What are the costs of owning a house in Mexico. As a fellow Canadian in Victoria I am drowning under household debt.

@jillychandler 9 күн бұрын

I am now selling off all the "stuff" I have accumulated all my life, and it is helping me pay for the basics now, such as food and drink, and a roof over my head for me and my rescue greyhound Madge. I am so grateful for what I have. xxx

@janeyoung4844 Ай бұрын

If we have nothing but peace we have everything ❤

@alittleheavenonearth Ай бұрын

❤

@robertholland7558 Ай бұрын

You own nothing and be happy, right?

@kathleenmorris9309 12 күн бұрын

Still need to live..

@Lisziomania Күн бұрын

Amen 🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🥂💯

@indman101 5 күн бұрын

Money isn't the root of all evil but the Love of the money is.

@meloearth 3 күн бұрын

No. Greed is.

@SIERRATREES Ай бұрын

Living within your means gives a certain peace. Less is more.

@alittleheavenonearth Ай бұрын

❤

@tinalemna7998 Ай бұрын

Connie you look 30 years old. You have such beautiful skin. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. ❤

@alittleheavenonearth Ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@ConnieRiet 15 күн бұрын

Thank you for the compliment!

@denisereneec 2 күн бұрын

I have a feeling it is because she doesn't have any stress in her life anymore. She does look beautifully peaceful.

@greenlady43 28 күн бұрын

We sold our home and bought a 5th wheel RV . We traveled across our country and saw wondrous places that would not have been possible had we stayed in our house. Sometimes we work camped to ‘get ahead’. Our health and age (82 and 75) has stopped our traveling. We live near our children and still live in our RV. I’ve no desire for a house, but we are home

@Rozzi381 26 күн бұрын

I did this, enjoying the freedom and lack of responsibility, then I got diagnosed with cancer and that need for stability and security were overwhelming. To get a place and unravel my nomadic world took time and energy I didn't have. I have secured a tiny apartment and realise that truly life happens whilst we make other plans. A contingency is a must for such things always.

@gracesimplified3860 23 күн бұрын

🙏

@alysekrysiak2184 22 күн бұрын

Praying for you

@msbeecee1 12 күн бұрын

Blessings to u ✨️💛 ✨️

@papermason 26 күн бұрын

I can empathize with the heavy feeling in the household, my parents were both unemployed at the same time. It was the late 1960's. Life was hard, but my parents just kept going. We had to eat stuff we didn't like, only had a few outfits, etc. etc. Eventually, my parents found work, and we moved to a less than desirable apartment that Mom and Dad kept spotless. I can only look back in admiration at their resilience. RIP Daddy.

@lssmith1134 28 күн бұрын

Money is not the root of all evil, it is the love of money, making it a god.

@ivearies4187 Ай бұрын

As I watch this, I am picking up the last things from my apartment in Colorado. I am keeping the necessary items only and moving with a friend temporarily. I am not longer attracted to material stuff.

@rebacarmack8335 24 күн бұрын

I hope this is from choice and not necessity.

@uscitizen898 Ай бұрын

I think it would interesting to find out how you earn money now for basic living expenses. (Not how much you make...that's not our business...but are you self-employed, or take day jobs, etc.)

@LilyGazou 21 күн бұрын

162k subscribers

@ConnieRiet 15 күн бұрын

Great Question! I'll make a video about that. Thanks!

@brightpage1020 26 күн бұрын

My husband and I moved our family from an expensive area cross country to a defunct Birch farm on northern Lake Michigan. It is like our fresh start. He has a new job here and has has recenty started a microgreens farm side hustle that is doing so well, he is building a green house now to supply year round local produce, very much in demand with grocers, restaurants, and caterers. The kids have an acreage to tear up, and a pond to hunt frogs in. There is a glamping cabin that came on the back end with the property as well as a farm house. It's not fancy but the kids have loved helping to care for our chickens... We might start a UPick orchard soon for seasonal tourists. So far so good. We're still trying to fit all the old junk into the new farmhouse... Or have a giant yard sale for it - So a work in progress, but moving forward fearlessly - because with the sale of our old expensive home, we could pay cash for this one. No mortgage! This we hope will become a generational property we can develop for extensions of our family... I love vlogs like yours that show the simple beauty of living closer to nature than concrete! Living it with you as we dream!

@brightpage1020 26 күн бұрын

PS now I want sheep! 😆

@teresa5007 Ай бұрын

You look amazing for a 50 year old. You have such beautiful and youthful skin. You have a slim athletic figure and a very calm and philosophical attitude to life. You're living my fantasy life! Each of your videos is an adventure that I can't wait to share with you. ❤

@windyacresway Ай бұрын

50 is not that old lol.

@ConnieRiet 15 күн бұрын

Oh my! Thank you for the lovely compliment.

@teresa5007 14 күн бұрын

@@ConnieRiet 🌹

@uscitizen898 Ай бұрын

There are many points here to learn; the importance of NOT living beyond one's means being quite high to the top I believe.

@NobodySpecial509 Ай бұрын

100%!

@katmeup7 28 күн бұрын

Agree…and to have a 6 month emergency fund for living expenses. Once I had that in place, I relaxed about the future.

@LoisWeidenbach-gj8gu Ай бұрын

My husband and I are about to embark on the nomad life. He's retired 2 years now. And, we'd just like to spread our wings for a while. Our boys are grown and live their own adult lives, so we have nothing holding us back anymore.

@veronicwbrennan4002 Ай бұрын

Following you for a good while, this is the most empathetic one yet. I felt calm after watching and listening to you.

@ConnieRiet 15 күн бұрын

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

@caravanlifenz 4 күн бұрын

You look beautiful and youthful. I've met so many people who lost their homes after recessions or illness. You've handled the stress well.

@nsbunnell 5 күн бұрын

You have the most beautiful spirit. You are a soft and elegant woman. I hope to be more this way. Thank you for your encouragement to live simply.

@katiewright2232 Ай бұрын

That is an amazing story. So many of us went through a very similar scenario in 2008. I became a single mother of three children that year, and I lost my job and almost lost our townhome, but managed somehow to forge ahead. These experiences build resilience and allow us to hone in on the things that are most important to us, so the lessons learned you can say are worth the struggles! What a fascinating adventure to you are on now the world freely - it sounds amazing. Very inspiring!😊

@Justme-qn2qw 26 күн бұрын

Bless your heart. It is amazing what you can do when you have to. My husband had a heart attack after that 2008 downfall. He was a builder and it all collapsed around us. I applaud what you are doing. Cut the strings and BE FREE.

@chelongogan3904 11 күн бұрын

Keep praying 🙏

@joannegibson-lucas3791 11 күн бұрын

So how do you make a living traveling? Have you saved and invested for retirement?

@morriselee 14 күн бұрын

Living a frugal life is critical to have a financially stable life. Living below your means, save and invest the remaining, rinse and repeat. Never stop.

@DanielLehan 19 күн бұрын

We always had a clothes line at our house. Some days when my mother hung up her bloomers, it looked like the whole 82nd U.S. Airborne got tangled up in our clothes line!

@paulfalchi9548 27 күн бұрын

I Am going to retire to the farms of PA in time. Thank You God And Universe!

@DebraJMSmith 17 күн бұрын

Money is not the root of all evil. The LOVE OF MONEY is the root of all evil.

@IrmaRosario-hp8ng 10 күн бұрын

The love of money is the root of all evil. Money is not evil. Just wanted to clear up that quote. Thanks for sharing.

@xenia6040 16 күн бұрын

We bult a tiny house and lived from what? Money for the house, the plot from where? Live on what income?

@tamarap387 25 күн бұрын

Oh my goodness your LIFE!! With all of your moves and experiences even til now, I thought...."How are you not 110 yrs old??" Thank you for being such a beautiful inspiration!

@ConnieRiet 15 күн бұрын

😂 Somedays I feel 110 years old.

@rkug777 12 күн бұрын

You share a lot of wisdom! Society has messed up a lot of people bombarding us with things we “need”. All that said, I’m not sure how inexpensive it is to travel the world given the cost of flights etc. One must be working remote full time and constantly adapt to time zone changes and still be productive. We can all find ways to let go of “stuff” but my husband and I need to be working full time for the nest egg we’ve worked hard to add to over decades. Love love traveling but full time travel is not possible till retirement and then there’s the dreaded healthcare costs of one needs it…. Best wishes

@margarettownsley9500 27 күн бұрын

We all usually go through a breaking point in one way or another and when we eventually get through it we are usually wiser and stronger in one way or another our life’s remind me of the broken china teapot a treasured possession it was never used for tea again but it was clued back together by its owner and used as a plant 🌱 pot which was put on display to be admired by many but when used as a teapot it was only put on display and used once a year on Christmas Day’ life can be different after circumstances but so much more beautiful and meaningful thank you Connie for this lovely video

@moniquecm1144 22 сағат бұрын

❤️❤️thank you for sharing what everyone is going true these days ❤️❤️

@vickypatout5361 Ай бұрын

Love your wise & peaceful content. Thank you for these videos❤

@tereclemmer7923 Ай бұрын

You are right. There is no right or wrong way to live life. It takes a lot of courage to do what needs to be done to survive and move forward. What you have done through your difficult times takes a lot of courage. Congratulations on being so free of material attachments!

@mariawatson4171 Ай бұрын

Well said... we too are nomads and soon will be traveling (slowly) outside the US! Your videos are so beautiful ❤️

@ConnieRiet 15 күн бұрын

Get it! Enjoy your adventures.

@melaniebong 10 күн бұрын

I do that with my partner since 2015. Now we are at the point to get a tiny home for ourselves in the aerea we found out to be the best for us. Enjoy the journey! 💕👍

@taniadolphy5122 Күн бұрын

First-time viewer from Minnesota 😊. Nice to meet you. I look forward to your next video.

@missymyers7043 Ай бұрын

I understand wanting to be debt free and living frugally. Makes sense. It is a relief and feels freeing. My husband and I are in our early 60’s debt free, some savings. However how do you earn income to sustain your nomadic lifestyle? That’s the part that throws us off. We currently rent, (never owned a home) and are both self employed with not retirement. So still a financial struggle to me financially independent.

@LilyGazou 21 күн бұрын

Sold a house. No overhead like that.

@LilyGazou 21 күн бұрын

And 162k subscribers 👍🏼

@janvas7690 28 күн бұрын

So well told! Thank you for telling your story!

@Erika-fi2dx 5 күн бұрын

Thank you for your honesty in this video.

@kd2533 28 күн бұрын

Appreciate your honest take on navigating new ways of life 😊

@juliejames3338 15 күн бұрын

Good luck in this new part of living Conne; Certainly seeing the world x

@gensguineas 15 күн бұрын

Your video and your life is truly inspirational. So glad to have come across your channel today.

@cindymac3963 Ай бұрын

I loved hearing your story, it really made me think! Thank You for sharing !

@np8173 Ай бұрын

Beautiful thoughts, beautiful video. Thank you ❤

@caroldmaner1316 7 күн бұрын

What a lovely story, thank you for sharing your thoughts ❤

@troygoss6400 8 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing your life.

@kathleenlewis239 28 күн бұрын

What a lovely location you're in! I look forward to your messages ... so calming and inspiring. Thank you!

@user-xg4ue5cc2v 29 күн бұрын

Hi Connie This is such a wonderful video. Great message. Love it

@noagoldwasser3147 29 күн бұрын

You are amazing, Connie, thanks for opening my mind and even blowing it up a little 😊

@carlaadams1386 19 күн бұрын

Such a calming voice🫂

@janjentz1053 Ай бұрын

Always enjoy your uplifting messages and practical advice. Finding a life that is comfortable and within your financial means is so important. Thanks for sharing.

@bozenastarosciak1632 Ай бұрын

So inspiring 🥰thank you Connie

@melissadimoush8196 12 күн бұрын

Hi Connie, love your channel and am so glad to have found it! I want to live exactly like this and I also struggle with the effects of a head injury. I think I’m going to love following you. Thank you. ❤

@SWKS_AG05 Ай бұрын

May you enjoy your fruits in peace ❤. Thanks for sharing.

@leanne7306 Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your beautiful story. It is very inspiring to me. I am trying to get rid of the extra "stuff" in my life.😊

@tatianablagoeva5675 25 күн бұрын

Thank you! Love

@rroumeli 27 күн бұрын

You are blessed that you have been able to do all this while still young and healthy. I love seeing the beauty of nature in your videos.

@DW... Ай бұрын

Becoming a minimalist is life changing in so many ways🩶

@sallydeslandes7990 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much Connie for sharing your story. You are such a warm and loving example of resilience and what is important to value and prioritise. This is such an inspiring episode filled with quiet wisdom.

@shawnboutilier8130 26 күн бұрын

Love your channel. Wishing you continued success. Your nomadic lifestyle is amazing. Thank you for sharing. I will offer one point you are blessed to have your health and mobility .We so often take health and mobility for granted. This is why a permanent location with established health care can be a must for some people. Thanks again for sharing your journey. It lifts my spirits to be able to escape from my permanent home for a short escape. All the best, Connie .

@pce12345 14 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing ❤ You are an amazingly strong person. I need to be following your lead. Being frugal actually makes you so much more appreciative of what's important 💓

@cearmalevis3354 Ай бұрын

That was a very inspiring video. Although I know I won’t be leaving my home it somehow struck a chord with me. Thank you Connie.

@josephinefahey9308 10 күн бұрын

Good for you girl, I support you 100%

@happinesshomemade5855 4 күн бұрын

Wow your life is interesting! I don’t know if we could do it but good for you guys! This is the first video of your channel I saw. Can’t wait to see more! Christie

@donnabootes7272 10 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing your beautiful story God always provides God bless you and your husband on your new journey ❤🌸

@GEAUXFRUGAL 16 күн бұрын

A meal we made was egg rice. Take cooked rice in a frying pan. Butter and good heat onions and seasoning you can get a delicious meal. If you have meat like bacon or something else that you removed bones from and it's going to taste better in egg rice. Heat pan add oil/butter,add onion and green onion,meat, after you get Onion clear glazed add rice you want rice fairly hot add fold your beater eggs and don't let them stick. Can add cheese or salsa,I like to add taco bell packets if I have any handy. They TB like to add a little extra if you ask .

@user-hd8if7ki2k Ай бұрын

Beautiful video! Thank you….

@cassandram6126 Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@georgewhitehouse8630 12 күн бұрын

Thank goodness

@samajier2566 14 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing....

@katherineedwards1963 11 күн бұрын

This is the first time you have popped up on a recommendation and I am so glad I took the time to listen. My season is cold and miserable and I hope that my choices start to mould the life that I want in retirement. At 59 your words designated. Thank you.

@dannysmith2794 Ай бұрын

Thank you for your videos......

@barbaracarbone4658 26 күн бұрын

I like your story. I'm happy you're happy.🎉

@TheMennomilist Ай бұрын

It is a shame that you had to go through all that debt and financial struggle to get to minimalism, but it is good you went through them because it got you to where you are now. It taught you so much. I am really glad that happened for you. You are a long time minimalist like me (I started in 2006). There aren't many of us out there. I feel most became minimalists about 4-7 years ago, from what I have seen around the net. I LOVE that you sold EVERYTHING you own to travel. That is so amazing. I did that when I started initially and am sure we'll do such a thing when empty nesters too. I loved your story. This was also a lovely video. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

@Erin60147 Ай бұрын

Are you able to maintain friendships , do you miss being part of a community, thanks.

@ConnieRiet 15 күн бұрын

Good question! I stay in contact with my friends around the world. But, somedays I do miss having community.

@karenthue8978 10 күн бұрын

I love how nuanced you Are. Not selling a way of Life as better. Both ways of living, and all lives, has its challenges..

@user-rk1tf2zm2s 6 күн бұрын

FANTASTIC

@adilili3075 12 күн бұрын

God bless you and your family....

@kindred1113 Ай бұрын

You always look happy. I like some accommodations like a blow drying my hair but I guess everything is life is possible. I am praying to meet a nice guy so we can travel and enjoy gardening and those simple joys that mother earth bring. It hasn't happened yet, but I trust it will someday. I think you are brave and good thing you have your husband to share your life.....happy journey dear soul.....hugs....MINDY

@ConnieRiet 15 күн бұрын

My husband is definitely a catch! I'm very blessed to have him.

@sonialimon755 Ай бұрын

Thank you again Connie it’s really nice to see you and hear your story. I’d hope that maybe my husband and I would stay together like yours did going through the thick and thin seven life but unfortunately that didn’t happen but we do continue to have a friendship which is good we have three sons, I would’ve loved to of live a life like that to just pack up and go and just live life the way you live seems so wonderful thank you again for a wonderful video. Take care. God bless always.

@jamesanthony2044 8 күн бұрын

Truly inspiring story. Cheers:)

@rivernelson7239 Ай бұрын

Another great video.. I have got to say you look incredible for 50.. Safe travels

@susanhardin5182 25 күн бұрын

What an amazing life you've had❤

@lauritojang Ай бұрын

So inspiring 😍❤️

@angellawalker4948 29 күн бұрын

Its been a while Connie, thanks for sharing. You are a true inspiration. I am 51 yo and also an empty nester. My only debt is my home. Love always. God bless you❤

@faithbwire9164 24 күн бұрын

Admirable

@tarotonline5753 4 күн бұрын

Beautiful❤

@karinaprado4663 Ай бұрын

Wonderful!!! thank you!!! we will do something similar! and find a purpose. not about money!

@pattim6807 28 күн бұрын

Your BEST video to date!!!❤❤❤

@ConnieRiet 15 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

@filausopoako 12 күн бұрын

Good words

@dijiola7127 17 күн бұрын

God bless you very encouraging I want to live a simple live too.

@pamthepainter 15 күн бұрын

Amen to that statement

@melistudio3653 8 сағат бұрын

Hi Connie, I love your videos, they are so heartfelt, inspiring and beautifully made! I love the sceneries you show. May I ask which camera you use? Thank you for your time :)