Republicans released a “starting place” bill (the HEAL act), which includes a $1200 stimulus check with the same income thresholds as the last stimulus check, plus $500 per dependent. Fingers crossed something gets passed by end of this week. 🤞🏻
I miss the hustle and bustle of downtown. The energy and socialization in an office atmosphere was very powerful. Plus a lot of businesses connected with each other...restaurants, hotels, boutiques, salons, etc. Not to mention the office building staff and maintenance and cleaning personnel. I think this work at home business is a crock and will weaken humanity.
I've been working from home for years, so the pandemic didn't affect me that way, but somehow I've still saved a lot of money and have a really good cushion in my account. We did stop going to town for groceries and opted to use our little local store, and just bought essentials, so that helped. Gas is cheaper, so that helps too. And there were also a lot of school related costs that we dodged. It all adds up! Funny though, now that my account is "healthy", I don't want to spend! I think I'm more frugal now compared to when i had less in the bank! :)
Wow...you guys did a great conversion of your pantry into an office! When I first heard "pantry" I envisioned a basket of potatoes in the corner or him being surrounded by shelves with soups, cereals etc 😜😂 fantastic job!
I love saving on gas money and reduced time commuting to various places. The slower pace of life has been good. Btw, nice haircut. Thanks for encouraging vids!
About the whole no need to care about the pants situation: the other day I was in a video call with some colleagues and something happened and I had to get up really fast. It was no big deal as I have a very informal work environment, but it made me rethink the whole wearing half my pajama during meetings... :D
The biggest difference with working from home is having more time when we put down work. This allows us to do things well instead of taking shortcuts and that saves money. Lunches at work and gas is $700 for me and my husband per month.
Cheryl I hope you can see that you are in a much safer position than those working from home. Eventually businesses will realize the same savings this video highlights. They will conclude that they don’t need in person workers and they can recruit from any where with lower wages and taxes. People working from home should save every cent they can now, especially in states with high cost of living because people in lower cost areas will be lining up to take their jobs.
WFH has been great been doing this since March. You hit on some good points, saving gas was a big cut from my budget. And since this year is my first time being at my new job, this job is located around a lot of restaurant. Therefore my food budget has cut tremendously. Thanks for a good video.
I saved SO much money working from home for 9 weeks. I donated my $1200 stimulus to those less fortunate. I am an executive assistant. My car insurance company gave partial refunds for a few months. I am 64, debt free, money in the bank, single & hoping to retire at 65, or 66 & 4 months (I just can't make up my mind yet)....
Kathryn Garcia omg Congratulations Mrs.Kathryn n you're Status is Goals besides the Single part lol am married with 2 small children under 4yrs.🙏❤ God Bless you all!!!
They don't pay for upkeep for the building, but by doing that, they have also created unemployment for the lower paid employees who belong to the janitorial staff, the front desk receptionist staff and the security staff. Thus, the transfer of money has gone back to 'big boss,' and left the little man - once again, out in the cold, which results in furthering poverty. Not everyone had the opportunity and/or went to college or can find another job. Yes, working from home is good, but not for all Ms. L. Churchill
I am definitely seeing savings for WFH but I’m wondering about the increase in electricity and air conditioning, if it all just balances out. I turn the AC off for 10 hours if at the office.
During the time I was working from home, I was shocked to learn that my utility bill was actually low. I worked from home from March 23-June 15. Granted it wasn't the hottest part of the year, but I still saved on utilities.
Love the video Dana! Could so relate because my husband and I have been working from home for almost 2 years now. This enabled us to only need one car, which saves not only on car fee's but gas as well (like you pointed out). We also get to have some great tax breaks and reclaims because of using our home as an office. Love the channel. SUBSCRIBED
Honestly the saving on wear and tear has been a lifesaver. My car is at 130K so this year could have been a huge year for the big car fixes. Granted, there were some things I still needed to do, like belts were about to totally kill over & tires desperately needed changing. But like you said it was SO nice to be able to do those fixes on my time, make those appointments and budget the money whereas before, either of those things would have been huge deals to have to take time off to get those repairs done. My go-to shop is close enough to drop off the car and get a ride back and keep working from home, but if my car broke down during my commute I'd be stuck with way more expensive downtown shops. And if a car breaks down on the way to work it's a total nightmare, being trapped in traffic with a bad car, being late, having to suddenly pay for a big fix. You're usually rushing around so much you might not have even seen the breakdown coming. Now it's been easier to plan for maintenance. I'm going back to school so a new car won't be in the budget for some time, so earning that extra year out of the car by keeping it at home has seriously been a huge lifesaver! Plus, my insurance has gone down because the mileage I'm driving and all has seriously gone done. Not much risk when my car is sitting in the driveway at least 6 days a week lol If anyone who is WFH hasn't looked into a new car insurance quote, you really should!
Thank you for sharing this video!! This wasn’t something I thought I needed but I definitely did lol very interesting topic, I totally relate to the clothes one! I love your channel ♥️
I see cost increase in water bill, (no gym to shower), heat and air conditioner (had it set to not be on when we were not home). I work from home now and hubby needs to go in, we use to commute together and he would get a discount for the commute so now we spend the gas and don't get the commute money. I will need to go in 2 days a week and on those days they changed my time so we can't commute so need to keep 2 cars. Crazy how just a few months your life goes upside down.
I wish we could work from home but it just isn't possible for my husband (factory) and I (police support staff). Luckily we both have short (under 10 minutes) commutes to work. My husband is high risk (cardiac issues) so he stayed home (no pay) all of April but went back full time in May.
I would LOVE to be able to work from home. I'd appreciate any ideas for how to accomplish it! I always considered my car a luxury and didn't replace it after it died years ago. Used mass transit for work. I miss it but MD AAA says it costs $9700/ year. I walk, bike and use public trans. Do I miss it? Absolutely. But for now, I very carefully plan and take advantage of any offers of transport.
I have saved so much since I started working from home since March 23! I haven't completed my office space, need to do asap. Thinking about converting by backyard shed into my "pantry office" like your husband!
Thank you for reminding about the environmental option to reduce car use! This really reduces air pollution, per the AirNow Gov website. We should all stock up when we shop, to allow us to make fewer trips - like during the pandemic. I live car-free in a city, and always live less than 5 blocks from a train station, so I'm lucky I can do this. Most able-bodied people can do most trips of under 3 miles by bicycle. With 2 panniers and a front basket and by laying a duffle bag across my 2 panniers, I can get 6-8 bags of groceries on my old mountain bike.
I’m a pretty frugal person. I’ve been doing remote work since 3/18. I’ve spent more $ since my 12 year old son has been with me 24/7. He’s an eating machine who leaves lights on in the house after I’ve turned them off for the night. I haven’t saved any money but I’m incredibly thankful for this ability to work from home. I was a housewife for the first 10 years of my son’s life. Went through a divorce and returned to the workforce. I love being able to focus on my son’s needs. The physical stuff doesn’t apply but I find we’re having more conversations beyond “ what’s for dinner “ and “ is your homework done”
Saving on gas, maintenance, parking/garage costs in big cities, saving on the stress of a commute, saving on laundry as you can wear sweats or jeans a couple of days in a row before switching up (we had WFH pre-covid, but our department’s leadership wanted us in the office at least 3 days a week) Edit: and no commute impulse purchases, such as fast food, or just stopping somewhere to browse to break up a long commute
My hubby has been working from home since 2018, he wear a pair of short & Polo shirt! His car is driven very little, I have mentioned just having one car, he isn't ready for that. I am home full time, so yeah we save a ton in Gas & Clothes.
Dear Dana, I would recommend that you set up some kind of stand up desk converted both for you and your husband. It would benefit both your and his health. It helped me a lot. And when I feel some pain in my legs, I sit, of course. It will save me from back pain. Thank you for your videos. I love them.
Staying at home and no coffee and lunch in a cafe on a free day defenately helps on savings. No fuel buying and no spending unless you really really really need to . ( out cooker for making hotwater stopt working so we orderd a new one online. Because of the delivery time I boiled some water in a pan, totally forgot I put it on me not being used to that routine. So the pan went dry bottem was complete out of shape because of the heat... we saved for a new set a year prior but due to the pandamic could not go to that shop... We knew wat we wanted and supposed to have baught allready afther 20 years being daily used.) No holiday is a big saver for us. Nothing fancy but we live in Europe and travel to a lot of countries because of no real borders and visa needed. Regularly about 2000 miles every year, no campsites , no icecream no restaurants. Unfortunately No family visits as well , that was every month about 200 miles not drivven since februari 😥. But we already had an unlimetid free calls for fixed price. That is the cheapest way in the netherlands in our case. Yes the pandamic saves, but I would have loved to spent. (And we allready budgeted for it anyway) take care, thanks for sharing!❤
I wish any of these applies to our situation. My husband is still driving into work (20 mins away) although his hours have been cut. I work at a school so I would have been out anyway, although I did loose the extra income I earn through working summer school with special needs. Spending more on food because my teenage kids are here eating more.
I don't turn the thermostat up to 78 all day anymore. My boss still thinks if no one is in the office we are closed. (Eye roll). We are working in the office every other day. I am surely blessed to have a job!
I too am saving a lot of money now that we are working and learning from home. My husband and I are both saving money on gas that was necessary for the work commute. Additionally, I have been able to stretch out the life of our oldest car which has given me more time to save the necessary money to purchase a new-to-me car. Along with cancelled summer activities and holidays, the money which has been redirected to saving due to the quarantine has meant that I am now able to buy a new car with cash. This is a huge accomplishment for us and may not have been possible without this unexpected working from home situation. Many thanks for encouraging us to have a more positive perspective on a very challenging time.
Great video! I've definitely saved money since March too. No more lunches out and happy hours, no more bus pass cost and random purchases. And a bonus - I also dropped a few pounds from eating less restaurant food!
Republicans released a “starting place” bill (the HEAL act), which includes a $1200 stimulus check with the same income thresholds as the last stimulus check, plus $500 per dependent. Fingers crossed something gets passed by end of this week. 🤞🏻
I've been amazed at how much money I've saved during this time. I really hope we will work from home more often going forward as well
I miss the hustle and bustle of downtown. The energy and socialization in an office atmosphere was very powerful. Plus a lot of businesses connected with each other...restaurants, hotels, boutiques, salons, etc. Not to mention the office building staff and maintenance and cleaning personnel. I think this work at home business is a crock and will weaken humanity.
I've been working from home for years, so the pandemic didn't affect me that way, but somehow I've still saved a lot of money and have a really good cushion in my account. We did stop going to town for groceries and opted to use our little local store, and just bought essentials, so that helped. Gas is cheaper, so that helps too. And there were also a lot of school related costs that we dodged. It all adds up! Funny though, now that my account is "healthy", I don't want to spend! I think I'm more frugal now compared to when i had less in the bank! :)
Were do u live do u own or rent
@@anitaluevano9643 We own, in Ontario.
Oh thats good no landlord
Wow...you guys did a great conversion of your pantry into an office! When I first heard "pantry" I envisioned a basket of potatoes in the corner or him being surrounded by shelves with soups, cereals etc 😜😂 fantastic job!
I love saving on gas money and reduced time commuting to various places. The slower pace of life has been good. Btw, nice haircut. Thanks for encouraging vids!
I like your realistic take on wfh, and I totally agree that I’m more productive, and I love how much money we’re saving.
About the whole no need to care about the pants situation: the other day I was in a video call with some colleagues and something happened and I had to get up really fast. It was no big deal as I have a very informal work environment, but it made me rethink the whole wearing half my pajama during meetings... :D
I’m working from home and struggling with active kids every day. Anyway great video. You look great as always.
The biggest difference with working from home is having more time when we put down work. This allows us to do things well instead of taking shortcuts and that saves money. Lunches at work and gas is $700 for me and my husband per month.
I love the positivity of this. Sadly my work isn't something we are able to do from home since we deal with the public.
Cheryl I hope you can see that you are in a much safer position than those working from home. Eventually businesses will realize the same savings this video highlights. They will conclude that they don’t need in person workers and they can recruit from any where with lower wages and taxes. People working from home should save every cent they can now, especially in states with high cost of living because people in lower cost areas will be lining up to take their jobs.
Put in a bidet to reduce costs of toilet paper and use
WFH has been great been doing this since March. You hit on some good points, saving gas was a big cut from my budget. And since this year is my first time being at my new job, this job is located around a lot of restaurant. Therefore my food budget has cut tremendously. Thanks for a good video.
Tip #1 for saving your money, pay cash for all your purchases.
Bruce Boyles that’s a great tip, and helps local businesses, by them not having to pay the credit card merchant fees
Thankyou, got 430 tips to go, keep doing those video's.
I saved SO much money working from home for 9 weeks. I donated my $1200 stimulus to those less fortunate. I am an executive assistant. My car insurance company gave partial refunds for a few months. I am 64, debt free, money in the bank, single & hoping to retire at 65, or 66 & 4 months (I just can't make up my mind yet)....
Kathryn Garcia omg Congratulations Mrs.Kathryn n you're Status is Goals besides the Single part lol am married with 2 small children under 4yrs.🙏❤ God Bless you all!!!
As a food pantry volunteer, thank you for donating! Enjoy your retirement
Glad it’s been positive in some ways for you. I work as a midwife so working from home not an option here!
My husband told me that he makes sure to poop💩 every morning on company time with company 🧻 toilet paper! Hee Hee🤣
My husband is saving big on gas and tolls. No more driving over the bridge every day!
I’m 72, and I’ve worked from home for 20 years, as an accountant
They don't pay for upkeep for the building, but by doing that, they have also created unemployment for the lower paid employees who belong to the janitorial staff, the front desk receptionist staff and the security staff.
Thus, the transfer of money has gone back to 'big boss,' and left the little man - once again, out in the cold, which results in furthering poverty. Not everyone had the opportunity and/or went to college or can find another job.
Yes, working from home is good, but not for all
Ms. L. Churchill
If you use a bidet system and cloth you can cut back on TP
I am definitely seeing savings for WFH but I’m wondering about the increase in electricity and air conditioning, if it all just balances out. I turn the AC off for 10 hours if at the office.
Yes, that is definitely an increased cost. I agree!
During the time I was working from home, I was shocked to learn that my utility bill was actually low. I worked from home from March 23-June 15. Granted it wasn't the hottest part of the year, but I still saved on utilities.
It is costing me more because of the increase in utilities.
Love the video Dana! Could so relate because my husband and I have been working from home for almost 2 years now. This enabled us to only need one car, which saves not only on car fee's but gas as well (like you pointed out). We also get to have some great tax breaks and reclaims because of using our home as an office. Love the channel. SUBSCRIBED
Honestly the saving on wear and tear has been a lifesaver. My car is at 130K so this year could have been a huge year for the big car fixes. Granted, there were some things I still needed to do, like belts were about to totally kill over & tires desperately needed changing. But like you said it was SO nice to be able to do those fixes on my time, make those appointments and budget the money whereas before, either of those things would have been huge deals to have to take time off to get those repairs done. My go-to shop is close enough to drop off the car and get a ride back and keep working from home, but if my car broke down during my commute I'd be stuck with way more expensive downtown shops. And if a car breaks down on the way to work it's a total nightmare, being trapped in traffic with a bad car, being late, having to suddenly pay for a big fix. You're usually rushing around so much you might not have even seen the breakdown coming. Now it's been easier to plan for maintenance. I'm going back to school so a new car won't be in the budget for some time, so earning that extra year out of the car by keeping it at home has seriously been a huge lifesaver! Plus, my insurance has gone down because the mileage I'm driving and all has seriously gone done. Not much risk when my car is sitting in the driveway at least 6 days a week lol If anyone who is WFH hasn't looked into a new car insurance quote, you really should!
Thank you for sharing this video!! This wasn’t something I thought I needed but I definitely did lol very interesting topic, I totally relate to the clothes one! I love your channel ♥️
Great video.
I see cost increase in water bill, (no gym to shower), heat and air conditioner (had it set to not be on when we were not home). I work from home now and hubby needs to go in, we use to commute together and he would get a discount for the commute so now we spend the gas and don't get the commute money. I will need to go in 2 days a week and on those days they changed my time so we can't commute so need to keep 2 cars. Crazy how just a few months your life goes upside down.
More electricity, tiolet paper , water.but the savings are somych better
How to be able to take care of your sick loved one while working at home or in any medical facility (clinic, hospital)?
I wish we could work from home but it just isn't possible for my husband (factory) and I (police support staff). Luckily we both have short (under 10 minutes) commutes to work. My husband is high risk (cardiac issues) so he stayed home (no pay) all of April but went back full time in May.
A lot more space is needed to work from home. Get a raise to pay for more space.
If you went with a single car, you could eliminate the cost of insurance, also.
YES!! Great point. Thanks for adding that! 👍🏻
I sold my car too. So happy!!
One car yes..no car I don't think so..need a vehicle
You are also having to pay more on water, light and heating
Wish i could work from home it would be soo peaceful
Wish i could work from home, what are people doing at home???
I would LOVE to be able to work from home. I'd appreciate any ideas for how to accomplish it!
I always considered my car a luxury and didn't replace it after it died years ago. Used mass transit for work. I miss it but MD AAA says it costs $9700/ year. I walk, bike and use public trans. Do I miss it? Absolutely. But for now, I very carefully plan and take advantage of any offers of transport.
I have saved so much since I started working from home since March 23! I haven't completed my office space, need to do asap. Thinking about converting by backyard shed into my "pantry office" like your husband!
Mu husband still has to go to work, I get to work from home. It's great!! I hate driving.
Thank you for reminding about the environmental option to reduce car use! This really reduces air pollution, per the AirNow Gov website. We should all stock up when we shop, to allow us to make fewer trips - like during the pandemic. I live car-free in a city, and always live less than 5 blocks from a train station, so I'm lucky I can do this. Most able-bodied people can do most trips of under 3 miles by bicycle. With 2 panniers and a front basket and by laying a duffle bag across my 2 panniers, I can get 6-8 bags of groceries on my old mountain bike.
I’m a pretty frugal person. I’ve been doing remote work since 3/18. I’ve spent more $ since my 12 year old son has been with me 24/7. He’s an eating machine who leaves lights on in the house after I’ve turned them off for the night. I haven’t saved any money but I’m incredibly thankful for this ability to work from home. I was a housewife for the first 10 years of my son’s life. Went through a divorce and returned to the workforce. I love being able to focus on my son’s needs. The physical stuff doesn’t apply but I find we’re having more conversations beyond “ what’s for dinner “ and “ is your homework done”
Saving on gas, maintenance, parking/garage costs in big cities, saving on the stress of a commute, saving on laundry as you can wear sweats or jeans a couple of days in a row before switching up (we had WFH pre-covid, but our department’s leadership wanted us in the office at least 3 days a week) Edit: and no commute impulse purchases, such as fast food, or just stopping somewhere to browse to break up a long commute
My hubby has been working from home since 2018, he wear a pair of short & Polo shirt! His car is driven very little, I have mentioned just having one car, he isn't ready for that. I am home full time, so yeah we save a ton in Gas & Clothes.
Dear Dana, I would recommend that you set up some kind of stand up desk converted both for you and your husband. It would benefit both your and his health. It helped me a lot. And when I feel some pain in my legs, I sit, of course. It will save me from back pain. Thank you for your videos. I love them.
It's exactly the opposite for me. I've never had commuting costs but now I'm paying more for utilities because I'm working from home.
Staying at home and no coffee and lunch in a cafe on a free day defenately helps on savings. No fuel buying and no spending unless you really really really need to . ( out cooker for making hotwater stopt working so we orderd a new one online. Because of the delivery time I boiled some water in a pan, totally forgot I put it on me not being used to that routine. So the pan went dry bottem was complete out of shape because of the heat... we saved for a new set a year prior but due to the pandamic could not go to that shop... We knew wat we wanted and supposed to have baught allready afther 20 years being daily used.) No holiday is a big saver for us. Nothing fancy but we live in Europe and travel to a lot of countries because of no real borders and visa needed. Regularly about 2000 miles every year, no campsites , no icecream no restaurants. Unfortunately No family visits as well , that was every month about 200 miles not drivven since februari 😥. But we already had an unlimetid free calls for fixed price. That is the cheapest way in the netherlands in our case. Yes the pandamic saves, but I would have loved to spent. (And we allready budgeted for it anyway) take care, thanks for sharing!❤
I wish any of these applies to our situation. My husband is still driving into work (20 mins away) although his hours have been cut. I work at a school so I would have been out anyway, although I did loose the extra income I earn through working summer school with special needs. Spending more on food because my teenage kids are here eating more.
I wonder how many companies are giving out an allowance for people working from home to be using their own equipment, internet, and utilities.
I don't turn the thermostat up to 78 all day anymore. My boss still thinks if no one is in the office we are closed. (Eye roll). We are working in the office every other day. I am surely blessed to have a job!
How about energy costs? Can't turn down the heat during the day in the winter. Air conditioning costs every day all day.
I too am saving a lot of money now that we are working and learning from home. My husband and I are both saving money on gas that was necessary for the work commute. Additionally, I have been able to stretch out the life of our oldest car which has given me more time to save the necessary money to purchase a new-to-me car. Along with cancelled summer activities and holidays, the money which has been redirected to saving due to the quarantine has meant that I am now able to buy a new car with cash. This is a huge accomplishment for us and may not have been possible without this unexpected working from home situation. Many thanks for encouraging us to have a more positive perspective on a very challenging time.
Lol so true I have been going through all the coffee and toilet paper at home!
Great video! I've definitely saved money since March too. No more lunches out and happy hours, no more bus pass cost and random purchases. And a bonus - I also dropped a few pounds from eating less restaurant food!
Love your channel. Been subbed for a long time & still love your content. You Rock!
Google employees are so spoiled with their office food that they petitioned (and lost) Google to give them a stipend for food delivery!!!!!
I only spend 10 dollars a mth the most 15 i dont go anywhere besides the store and back
I always love your positivity! Thanks so much Dana!
I saved💰💰💰💰💰💰💰!!!!!!
Love your video. ❤
I really love the room you made in your pantry. It looks beautiful and like a nice calm place to work.
So were do u put your food now
True!
Great video!