We recently moved from a one-bedroom apartment to a big house and I was a little nervous about not sticking to our minimalism habits, but I was so wrong. We now have less stuff than we used to have when we lived in an apartment (except furniture, of course). Minimalism for me is all about building an environment I will enjoy, starting with a mug that I use for my morning coffee and ending with furniture. I try to choose high quality items but stick to one for each category (for example, we only have one nice bedding set and one full set of dishes that would fit in one dishwasher load instead of buying seasonal plates or something else cute we see in a store). When it comes to my wardrobe, I declutter every 3 months or so. I ask myself: 1) Have I worn this item in the past year 2) Does the fit complement my body? 3) Do I feel beautiful when I wear it? If the answer is "no" it has to go. I would say that a great start for minimalism is to get rid of boxes (from shoes, gifts etc.), 100 pens in the kitchen drawer, everything that is worn out or just doesn't make you feel good. I would grab a big bag and find 50 items you want to get rid of in every room (anything counts, old mail, receipts etc.). Gosh, it will be so satisfying when you're done! Have fun 😜
Woooow Ms.Marina I am so happy for you, you are shining, and sharing the positive emotions with your subscribers, everything is so awesome, your house, garden, and of course fire-place.
Look at the girl who started her company only with $300, now she lives in Sillicon Valley and she is considering to buy a house in California! The moral of the story: *Never give up!*
Hi Marina! I am currently living in Chicago and the market is so much more welcoming here. I would only move and rent in California (to grow my startup) once I've invested in real estate in Chicago and established that passive income for myself. Good to see you back in Silicon Valley!
This feels like a historical video. Your home is beautiful, would love to bring housewarming gifts someday! As for the 'important question', one would typically water the orange tree for about a gallon's worth (or about 30 seconds... assuming regular full flow rate) each time - don't overwater though, the roots might drown! Otherwise, I think hiring a gardener might be better at this. Alternatively, you can also get oscillating sprinklers in places like Home Depot to save some time and energy. I live nearby (San Mateo) and we have gardeners who visit weekly for about $120/mo. Also, if you need a housekeeper to help with maintenance/upkeep then I can refer you to one who lives in nearby Mountain View. Welcome back to Silicon Valley!
Beautiful house Marina!! Happy for you guys! Gorgeous lighting, nice floor for social dancing ;)) and loe the garden 🍊🍋🌱 Enjoy the sun and look forward to the house tour 😍
I’m on the same boat. I decide to rent a house instead of buying one to be able to move around easily. One question for you is given you move around a lot, do you have a routine that helps with your productivity? I found myself waste a lot of time on micro adjustment when I move to a new place and form a new routine. It takes a while to create momentum for my work again.
Beautiful House...There are property managers everywhere that can manage your property if you're an absentee landlord. They will collect the rent & take care of any fix-it issues. Owners always come out ahead financially. The tax deductions alone would make it profitable for you. Plus appreciation & you get a place to live. I understand it's a big step to take, but financially it's a no brainer. A CPA would tell you the same. There are also leases with an option to buy. Your rent payment then becomes part of your down payment if you decide to buy. (Never hurts to ask). I just discovered your YT channel. Great content!
Thank you for sharing! I like the idea to invest instead of buying, then buying when you need to decrease your income for taxes or when it is "nothing" for you. I also like minimalist ways of thinking but my business does not allow me to follow it, since I need a powerful pc, several monitors and etc.
I can’t wait when schools will reopen, and I can finally get an i-20 form and go to San Diego. Everything around here is so green, warm, and this is spirit of business... I am in Moscow rn and here is -9 F outside, everything is grey, unpleasant.. people are grumpy
I think when it comes to minimalism it means only having the stuff you need and use. Doesn’t mean everything is empty, but if you use each bedroom and bathroom, then only put in it what would will make use of!
So happy for you that you found ways to invest your money and a perspective on things during these financially challenging times. Actually, I wish more women would talk about finance and investments, stocks, funds and what is smart to think about when investing. You know, how to secure your money and making them grow. I feel like men talk about this more and share their knowledge, and since women don’t I think that’s why less women are investing. Anyway, oh also, your American accent has improved soo much, I just had to mention it:) Hope you guys manage to stay on top of things until the borders open and your company can start flowing and growing again. Always rooting for you.
Prices are exorbitant and risks are diverse, I believe that for someone who's polyglot and travels frequently been tied to an only expensive house is not worthy.
Marina, I know the neighborhood you are in, my wife and I go to the Methodist church in Los Altos (LAUMC). You and your husband need to try the Original Pancake House for breakfast sometime.
And I'd love to buy a house here in my home city, for about $5mln 😂 Who would have thought that prices here in Eastern Europe (Odessa) are bigger than those in California? :)))) But luckily, you don't need all this pitch deck thing, or credit history, or other nonsense here. But I'd still love to have a house in the US to live in when I'm coming to visit :)) appetites grow every time I look at the real estate market! ^_^
Hi. Just wonder why dont you consider a house for less amount of money , in bay area you could get a property for а million .. so if you dont wanna be attached to a place you could always manage by selling or etc
Марина, попробуйте почитать про систему Монтессори в воспитании, может будет интересно. Я благодаря этому сильно сократила количество игрушек (это не сама цель, но так получилось😂) Вдруг тоже будет полезно)) Вы потрясающие и очень мотивируете даже простыми влогами)
Некоторые эпизоды идентичны с русским каналом. Мне интересно, что записывается первым, русская или английская версия? Но смотреть интересно оба варианта 😉
No, always buy at least one house! Houses appreciate (goes up in value over time) unlike cars that depreciates. Homeownership is a pain and not easy. But I made the most money selling my house after living there for only 4 years. You get to keep the profit on your primary home sale too so no taxed capital gains🙂. Any CPA will tell you to buy at least one house to flip. Real estate is always a good investment.
if you rent a house with a payment of $7000/m, you will pay the same $2,371,000 over 30 years. Add to this the $500,000 invested at 7% in 30 years will be equal to the same $4,000,000. Thus, you need to rent no more than $ 7000 per month and have an annual return on investment of at least 7% to justify the choice in favor of renting
у меня кстати ипотека в мурино) Но тут вопрос стоит интересней, мы покупали квартиру за 3,7кк, тогда как сейчас можем продать за 5,4кк. Пришлось конечно еще в сьемной квартире пожить полтора года, пока дом достроят. Но с учетом того что мы еще и платили больше положенного, то за ипотеку заплатим меньше. По итогу даже что-то выиграли с этой сделки.
Buying a house early in life is overrated esp if one has better avenues to invest. And definitely not buy a house when prices are highly inflated. When you are young and exploring places you don't want to get locked down to a location. It actually hampers professional growth.
Great content! Could you please make an explaination video about your investments? I mean for instance the apps that you are using are only for people who live/ have bank account in the US? I would love to learn more about it but I dont really know where to start, I'm from Poland Moreover ,what would you recommend to learn more about stocking? Greetings!
You don't need a $4 million house, especially since you can't afford it. Try seeing if you can afford a 1-2 bedroom $800,000 condo and start from there. There are so many dreamers in Silicon Valley and the reality is, it takes a lifetime and wise investments to get to that level. Most of my friends who live in SF either own a million dollar condo or rent and invest their money in stocks like Amazon and Apple and work at a big tech company. My start up friends have mostly continued to fail and try again and again, thinking they will one day have millions of dollars, but in reality, have way less money than the people at Apple who spend 10+ years and save and save are actually are millionaires. Be realistic and start small.
If your career or business is based on travelling a lot, therefore it makes sense not to buy a house. However, with a kid, I can't see it as being healthy for you or the kid travelling so much. Does buying a house have to be so expensive? Maybe something reasonable enough to live in and/or invest. Most homebuyers don't usually stay 30 years home in their mortgage. :) I am a single parent and have mortgage in the same house for 10 years but I'm ready to sell and buy.
Марин, неудивительно, что это видео лучше перформит. Ты же тут светишься, и какая-то по-особенному красивая и вдохновлённая! Прости, но версия Марины в России немного приводила в уныние. Это очень понятно, я тоже в России зимой не могу ярко радоваться жизни 😞 ну разве только в Сочи)
why buy 3 beds, when you dont need that many beds :D Buy what you need, mby make a bedroom to a office, gym, or anything self development. like red light therapy or a meditation room
We recently moved from a one-bedroom apartment to a big house and I was a little nervous about not sticking to our minimalism habits, but I was so wrong. We now have less stuff than we used to have when we lived in an apartment (except furniture, of course).
Minimalism for me is all about building an environment I will enjoy, starting with a mug that I use for my morning coffee and ending with furniture. I try to choose high quality items but stick to one for each category (for example, we only have one nice bedding set and one full set of dishes that would fit in one dishwasher load instead of buying seasonal plates or something else cute we see in a store).
When it comes to my wardrobe, I declutter every 3 months or so. I ask myself: 1) Have I worn this item in the past year 2) Does the fit complement my body? 3) Do I feel beautiful when I wear it? If the answer is "no" it has to go.
I would say that a great start for minimalism is to get rid of boxes (from shoes, gifts etc.), 100 pens in the kitchen drawer, everything that is worn out or just doesn't make you feel good. I would grab a big bag and find 50 items you want to get rid of in every room (anything counts, old mail, receipts etc.). Gosh, it will be so satisfying when you're done! Have fun 😜
Thank you, great advice!!
@@SiliconValleyGirl Check out The Minimal Mom on RUclips. ;-)
Beautiful home, I can't wait to see your house tour. Los Altos Hills and that surrounding area is just beautiful, enjoy!
1:51 When life gives you lemons, make lemonade 🍋 😅
I can definitely relate to the culture where you’re expected to buy a house by the age of 30
Woooow Ms.Marina I am so happy for you, you are shining, and sharing the positive emotions with your subscribers, everything is so awesome, your house, garden, and of course fire-place.
Look at the girl who started her company only with $300, now she lives in Sillicon Valley and she is considering to buy a house in California!
The moral of the story: *Never give up!*
The "moral" doesn't even have to do something with the rest of the comment idiot.
Congrats on coming back! 💪 You seem to be in a great mood, and you have every right to! Good luck with the new place! 🙌
Love you guys.
Marina, your beaming smile is so precious.
Congrats on your new home!! So nice to see all your hard work over the years is finally paying off! You should be proud 😊
Thank you!!
Love this! Welcome back to Silicon Valley! Been sooo long.
Oh yes!! Thank you!!
@@SiliconValleyGirl , you' ve bought a car instead
Hi Marina! I am currently living in Chicago and the market is so much more welcoming here. I would only move and rent in California (to grow my startup) once I've invested in real estate in Chicago and established that passive income for myself. Good to see you back in Silicon Valley!
This feels like a historical video. Your home is beautiful, would love to bring housewarming gifts someday! As for the 'important question', one would typically water the orange tree for about a gallon's worth (or about 30 seconds... assuming regular full flow rate) each time - don't overwater though, the roots might drown! Otherwise, I think hiring a gardener might be better at this. Alternatively, you can also get oscillating sprinklers in places like Home Depot to save some time and energy. I live nearby (San Mateo) and we have gardeners who visit weekly for about $120/mo. Also, if you need a housekeeper to help with maintenance/upkeep then I can refer you to one who lives in nearby Mountain View. Welcome back to Silicon Valley!
I really admire the effort you put into your videos,and the way you manage to handle everything. Loveyou marinaaa😍😍
'Hi guys, welcome to Silicon Valley girl,'. This sentence is something motivating me everytime Marina says it. Have a good time all.
Omg. I am so glad to watch your Silicon Valley vlog 😍
Marina, I am so happy for you! Thank you for sharing your passion with us!
Ahh Stanford is such a beautiful place
"we decided NOT to buy a house" otherwise, it is a split infinitive....
Looks awesome! Congratulations!!! Very jelous of your weather, Seattle is a little erm...less sunny
Congratulations 👏 marina for your new house 🏠
Beautiful house Marina!! Happy for you guys! Gorgeous lighting, nice floor for social dancing ;)) and loe the garden 🍊🍋🌱 Enjoy the sun and look forward to the house tour 😍
Marina as usual your this video is amazing and your new home too 😍 !
Marina and wish you many many congratulations 💟💞 for your new home 🏘️🏘️💖🏡.
Interesting. In cities like Amsterdam or Stockholm- mortgage payment is usually lower than rent.
Was waiting for this video ever since I saw your Instagram stories.
Congratulations on new phase of life and best of luck too.
Super excited for you! 🎊🎉🙌 I’m so happy for you guys. Who took all the oranges? 😡
I..lovaliy
I’m on the same boat. I decide to rent a house instead of buying one to be able to move around easily. One question for you is given you move around a lot, do you have a routine that helps with your productivity? I found myself waste a lot of time on micro adjustment when I move to a new place and form a new routine. It takes a while to create momentum for my work again.
Beautiful House...There are property managers everywhere that can manage your property if you're an absentee landlord. They will collect the rent & take care of any fix-it issues. Owners always come out ahead financially. The tax deductions alone would make it profitable for you. Plus appreciation & you get a place to live. I understand it's a big step to take, but financially it's a no brainer. A CPA would tell you the same. There are also leases with an option to buy. Your rent payment then becomes part of your down payment if you decide to buy. (Never hurts to ask). I just discovered your YT channel. Great content!
Marina, thank you so much for your positive energy! Your videos keep me motivated during these turbulent times!
I missed watching you vlog california so much ❤
In this video I think there's a more personal dialogue and feeling to people on RUclips, I like a lot this style! Nice video :)
loved the video! missed silicon valley through your eyes :-)
gosh im first!!!! love u marina!p
i Love you speaking English Such a pleasure to listening
Thank you for sharing! I like the idea to invest instead of buying, then buying when you need to decrease your income for taxes or when it is "nothing" for you. I also like minimalist ways of thinking but my business does not allow me to follow it, since I need a powerful pc, several monitors and etc.
Right on! I also agree with you in regards to the freedom that renting provides! Huge asset.
Wow wonderful video Marina!😍❤️ Love you so much ❤️😍
I can’t wait when schools will reopen, and I can finally get an i-20 form and go to San Diego. Everything around here is so green, warm, and this is spirit of business... I am in Moscow rn and here is -9 F outside, everything is grey, unpleasant.. people are grumpy
I think when it comes to minimalism it means only having the stuff you need and use. Doesn’t mean everything is empty, but if you use each bedroom and bathroom, then only put in it what would will make use of!
Wow...Marina Ur modern house is Adorable and exciting❤️moreover I have blast watching Ur veido.keep going on with loads of ❤️
you give really good information . you make good worth while videos
Very nice house) looking forward the next vlog...
We never watered our orange tree in the backyard and always had the best oranges
Wow that’s nice!!
So happy for you that you found ways to invest your money and a perspective on things during these financially challenging times. Actually, I wish more women would talk about finance and investments, stocks, funds and what is smart to think about when investing. You know, how to secure your money and making them grow. I feel like men talk about this more and share their knowledge, and since women don’t I think that’s why less women are investing. Anyway, oh also, your American accent has improved soo much, I just had to mention it:) Hope you guys manage to stay on top of things until the borders open and your company can start flowing and growing again. Always rooting for you.
super interesting! and absolutely crazy how expensive houses in Silicon Valley are!!
Want more vlogs like this marina. Love your English videos as well. Best wishes to you, Dima and Emily.
I love this area. Used to live there for 10 years.
You are so positive!
congrats!!!❤❤❤
What a beautiful view of California 😍....I see your story,that's very nice😘
U are really great.I love ur videos.
@@user-cn5uq3rf2b thankew sm
Some of the tech companies and people here are moving to Phoenix, Arizona.
I’m back too I was in Colombia kinda crazy out there right now but we make it back but I prefer Conservative run cities.
Congratulations💗
Prices are exorbitant and risks are diverse, I believe that for someone who's polyglot and travels frequently been tied to an only expensive house is not worthy.
Marina, I know the neighborhood you are in, my wife and I go to the Methodist church in Los Altos (LAUMC). You and your husband need to try the Original Pancake House for breakfast sometime.
And I'd love to buy a house here in my home city, for about $5mln 😂 Who would have thought that prices here in Eastern Europe (Odessa) are bigger than those in California? :)))) But luckily, you don't need all this pitch deck thing, or credit history, or other nonsense here. But I'd still love to have a house in the US to live in when I'm coming to visit :)) appetites grow every time I look at the real estate market! ^_^
Welcome back
Looking good! 👌🏻 Where should I buy a house? Which country is the best? 🌎
Hi..lovaliy i love you..sweeti
Hi. Just wonder why dont you consider a house for less amount of money , in bay area you could get a property for а million .. so if you dont wanna be attached to a place you could always manage by selling or etc
Марина, попробуйте почитать про систему Монтессори в воспитании, может будет интересно. Я благодаря этому сильно сократила количество игрушек (это не сама цель, но так получилось😂)
Вдруг тоже будет полезно))
Вы потрясающие и очень мотивируете даже простыми влогами)
Amazing video!!!
Некоторые эпизоды идентичны с русским каналом. Мне интересно, что записывается первым, русская или английская версия? Но смотреть интересно оба варианта 😉
Awwwww I'm so happy for you guys! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!
House is really nice. Congrats!
Какой красивенный дом!!!! Просто вау! Марина, вы такие молодцы!
Beautiful house. I wait video about compare between village and down town life
I used MakeSpace tooo!!!
No, always buy at least one house! Houses appreciate (goes up in value over time) unlike cars that depreciates. Homeownership is a pain and not easy. But I made the most money selling my house after living there for only 4 years. You get to keep the profit on your primary home sale too so no taxed capital gains🙂. Any CPA will tell you to buy at least one house to flip. Real estate is always a good investment.
First view......😊
I see no like,no dislike.... btw I'm here for like this video... ☺❤
Maybe this is part of life, and that's an elegant home.
...whether to plant lime tree?) Lemon+Lime+Mint fresh stories...
You can tax write off the rent too as office
Hi, I am following you from Libya
if you rent a house with a payment of $7000/m, you will pay the same $2,371,000 over 30 years. Add to this the $500,000 invested at 7% in 30 years will be equal to the same $4,000,000. Thus, you need to rent no more than $ 7000 per month and have an annual return on investment of at least 7% to justify the choice in favor of renting
у меня кстати ипотека в мурино) Но тут вопрос стоит интересней, мы покупали квартиру за 3,7кк, тогда как сейчас можем продать за 5,4кк. Пришлось конечно еще в сьемной квартире пожить полтора года, пока дом достроят. Но с учетом того что мы еще и платили больше положенного, то за ипотеку заплатим меньше. По итогу даже что-то выиграли с этой сделки.
Buying a house early in life is overrated esp if one has better avenues to invest. And definitely not buy a house when prices are highly inflated. When you are young and exploring places you don't want to get locked down to a location. It actually hampers professional growth.
Sooo, why you are not buying?
My heart has my heart, what it looks like
Amazing😘
Nice work 🎆✨🌠
Welcome back to the Silicon Valley!
Great content! Could you please make an explaination video about your investments? I mean for instance the apps that you are using are only for people who live/ have bank account in the US? I would love to learn more about it but I dont really know where to start, I'm from Poland
Moreover ,what would you recommend to learn more about stocking? Greetings!
Wonderful video
You don't need a $4 million house, especially since you can't afford it. Try seeing if you can afford a 1-2 bedroom $800,000 condo and start from there. There are so many dreamers in Silicon Valley and the reality is, it takes a lifetime and wise investments to get to that level.
Most of my friends who live in SF either own a million dollar condo or rent and invest their money in stocks like Amazon and Apple and work at a big tech company. My start up friends have mostly continued to fail and try again and again, thinking they will one day have millions of dollars, but in reality, have way less money than the people at Apple who spend 10+ years and save and save are actually are millionaires. Be realistic and start small.
I love your vlogs in English and also vlogs in Russian. I hope to see more vlogs in this channel)
Hi 👋! Please could you tell us why you left Russland? I am really cury about your reasons. Thank you for this video ☺️!
Welcome back to Silicon Valley and welcome to our (close) neighborhood, best from Palo Alto. Viele Gruesse
If your career or business is based on travelling a lot, therefore it makes sense not to buy a house. However, with a kid, I can't see it as being healthy for you or the kid travelling so much. Does buying a house have to be so expensive? Maybe something reasonable enough to live in and/or invest. Most homebuyers don't usually stay 30 years home in their mortgage. :) I am a single parent and have mortgage in the same house for 10 years but I'm ready to sell and buy.
Emily pointing towards fire and understanding basic need of humans where we evolved
Super video....
Something not romantic 😂😂😂At the moment we have a same problem 😂😂😂Thanks for sharing ♥️♥️♥️
Congratulations
Марин, неудивительно, что это видео лучше перформит. Ты же тут светишься, и какая-то по-особенному красивая и вдохновлённая!
Прости, но версия Марины в России немного приводила в уныние. Это очень понятно, я тоже в России зимой не могу ярко радоваться жизни 😞 ну разве только в Сочи)
1:55 lol you're wearing orange talking about orange 🍊
Congrats Dear
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why buy 3 beds, when you dont need that many beds :D Buy what you need, mby make a bedroom to a office, gym, or anything self development. like red light therapy or a meditation room
when life gives you lemons, make lemonade :)
Молодцы! Красивый дом) У тебя будет свой кабинет? И комната для записи видео?
My best teacher can you share me information about how much does apartment cost in San Francisco????????
@@user-cn5uq3rf2b thanks you give me world 😊
I just subscribed! I love it here. you aspire me