Steps to Wander

[HashtagBlessed]

I wouldn't be surprised if Bryan and Missy assured them that their channel would explode after the baby is born. They definitely got a bump from the pregnancy announcement, but it's like they're just awkwardly biding their time until the money maker arrives. They can only come up with 7 or 8 minute videos and it usually doesn't feel like they thought of interesting activities or conversations to have on camera.

I saw that their views for the last 30 days are down 38.7% and new subscribers are down 81%. I'm really not sure they can pull this off with out Bryan and Missy making appearances in their vlogs.

And most laundry facilities accept cards now, not change. They should keep an open mind about that, given that they're on a tight budget.

[fossilfinger]

When I watch their videos, I feel like they want to make videos, but they don't want to film, KWIM? Like they're not willing to take the camera all over with them like most daily vloggers, but just want to film stuff to get material so they can put out something to make money. I think Corbin is really into editing, but they're just not daily vlogger personalities.

I do hope they show their apartment viewings, though, because I love watching videos of house hunting and home tours.

[melonyogloo]

They think they are smart and are doing just the mininum. They film and act for 20 minutes a day for the vlog, then edit it down to 8 minutes. They then have to rest of the day. I call that lazy vlogger. You can really see the difference in quality among their group's Seattle trip vlogs.

[fossilfinger]

If they think having a baby is going to make their channel explode, they're going to have to put in a lot more work. Babies are not that exciting for people outside the family to watch - it's the parents who make things happen for the vlog that make baby videos interesting to watch. They're not going to just be able to film the baby sleeping all day without doing anything else to appeal to viewers.

[HashtagBlessed]

Oy with the click bait titles. "NIGHTMARE PREGNANCY APPOINTMENT!" is right up there with their "SCARED FOR BABY!" video. So in order to make a living these vloggers have to pretend something awful happened to their children to get people to click on their videos. What a time to be alive.

[ewokfan11]

I'm guessing the van did sell, considering they are ready to pull the trigger on an apartment AND ate out at two fairly expensive restaurants while in PDX. I hope they are being careful with that $10,000. It's not going to go very far in a place like Portland, especially eating out and preparing for a baby.

Maybe they are hoping Corbin's parents will gift them their car permanently. A car payment, rent in Portland and baby bills sounds like a budget nightmare for these two.

The apartments today were pretty blah. The one with the little fence patio would be what I'd pick, just for convenience with a dog and an infant...but Kelsey NEEDS a bathtub.

[melonyogloo]

The more I watch them, the more I think they have their priorities backward. They like instant gratification instead of prolonged success.

1) If they can't make good videos now, good luck when they have a baby.
2) A car is better than a more expensive apartment in the city center. At least the car will be yours once you paid it off. More expensive rent is like throwing money away.
3) Unless the financially situation improve drastically, they can't eat out everyday no matter how close they are to the restaurants and cafes.
4) Subscribers will soon immune to their clickbaits and will not watch their videos.
5) If they are struggling now with no rent or car payment, it will only get worse with the arrival of a baby.
6) Parenting book is the least they have to worry. They need financial help now.

[fossilfinger]

The apartments today were pretty blah. The one with the little fence patio would be what I'd pick, just for convenience with a dog and an infant...but Kelsey NEEDS a bathtub.

Is it difficult to not have a bathtub with a baby? How would they bathe her? Infant tub in the shower?

I agree the apartments looked kind of cold and unfriendly, but they at least had lots of space.

[lmmomSD]

The apartments today were pretty blah. The one with the little fence patio would be what I'd pick, just for convenience with a dog and an infant...but Kelsey NEEDS a bathtub.

Is it difficult to not have a bathtub with a baby? How would they bathe her? Infant tub in the shower?

I agree the apartments looked kind of cold and unfriendly, but they at least had lots of space.

You can do it. A baby doesn't need a real bathtub for a while. You use those little baby baths, or the kitchen sink. We had a house with just a shower, and got a big Rubbermaid tub to put in it until the kids were big enough to shower. Just filled it up using the shower head. Although soaking in a tub is nice, a tub isn't a necessity.

Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

[MommaLindsey2]

It's interesting to me that they only looked at 1br apartments. I am imagining they won't live in this place more than a year with a baby having to share a room with them. A friend was in a similar situation with a 7 year old and newborn and the youngest had to share a bedroom with his parents for over two years. Needless to say it was extremely hard to move him to his own room when they got a bigger 3br house.

Where I live it is much cheaper to live than Portland I would imagine, with bigger apartments and affordable 3br houses for rent.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[annaclinchwalsh963]

I only got a car when my youngest was 3 , due to terrible anxiety and managed fine wasn't on a good public transport route and for 3 years was 3kms from nearest shop. But Australia has free grocery delivery and ambulances

Sent from my SM-T2105 using Tapatalk

[Nothankyou]

Today's video irked me. First, the clickbait title. These two nimwits have no clue what it's like to be at a nightmare pregnancy appointment. I do, I was told my baby had a fatal heart condition and would die. Kelsey's story was terrible and no one wants to go through that, but the clickbait was insensitive to al the families who truly experience nightmare appointments. Like their "best friends" did twice.

Secondly, they have their heads in the clouds when it comes to looking for an apartment. They are NOT going to want to bring Paris for a walk every time he needs to relieve himself when they have a newborn baby. That two bedroom house with a yard is very practical for what they need. They keep talking about living close to restaurants, but they don't have the budget to be eating out and again, won't be able to do it frequently with a newborn. They need to wake up to the changes coming their way. And they really need to get some stable income!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[ewokfan11]

I was under the impression that Kelsey wanted a bathtub for Kelsey.

Lots of people bathe babies in the sink - I remember when Cullen and Katie did it - and there are actually inflatable and portable bathtubs for larger babies.

The bathtub is definitely a want and NOT a need.

If they went even just a little farther outside of central Portland they could get an apartment with everything on their "wish list" - including private outside space, pool, gym, playgrounds, pet areas, community areas, parking, garages, etc. - for LESS money and MUCH bigger. They would even still be close to public transit, restaurants and entertainment. They are just being selfish, elitist hipster-wannabes...what dummies!! They are going to regret their decision.

It was always funny that when younger couples in my loft building in Portland got pregnant they moved out within months of the baby arriving. It's just not easy or convenient to have a baby in small living spaces. I also think they are underestimating how much work it is to get out and get things done with an infant and dog in tow. Yes, some parents stay in central Portland, but they have the $$$$ for actual houses or much larger apartments/condos.

[kittypurry]

I was under the impression that Kelsey wanted a bathtub for Kelsey.

Lots of people bathe babies in the sink - I remember when Cullen and Katie did it - and there are actually inflatable and portable bathtubs for larger babies.

The bathtub is definitely a want and NOT a need.

If they went even just a little farther outside of central Portland they could get an apartment with everything on their "wish list" - including private outside space, pool, gym, playgrounds, pet areas, community areas, parking, garages, etc. - for LESS money and MUCH bigger. They would even still be close to public transit, restaurants and entertainment. They are just being selfish, elitist hipster-wannabes...what dummies!! They are going to regret their decision.

It was always funny that when younger couples in my loft building in Portland got pregnant they moved out within months of the baby arriving. It's just not easy or convenient to have a baby in small living spaces. I also think they are underestimating how much work it is to get out and get things done with an infant and dog in tow. Yes, some parents stay in central Portland, but they have the $$$$ for actual houses or much larger apartments/condos.

Spot on, and I think they haven't quite grasped how much babies change your life. It's not just your old life + a stroller, which is what I think they are envisioning. They're in for a rude awakening for sure


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[melonyogloo]

bah... seems like landloads are desperate for tenants..... with free rent and all.
Another episode to open mails and running... yawn

[ewokfan11]

bah... seems like landloads are desperate for tenants..... with free rent and all.
Another episode to open mails and running... yawn

This is EXACTLY what I was thinking. They want to move people into an empty apartment FAST! The last place I ever rented qualified me almost that fast when they knew I was being transferred for my job and worked for a great company and needed something FAST. Then they were completely shitty corporate landlords - more FEES, FEES, FEES! - and it was HELL trying to move out once I bought my house (even though my lease was up)!!! I'd never go with a big leasing company again. EVER!!!

[ewokfan11]

Sorry for a second post, but bigger/corporate rental companies will rent faster and do less background checks because they have the systems in place and lawyers to get more $$$ out of bad renters. The last place that I mentioned above OWED me $1000, but I had to be proactive to get it back once I moved. They just hope good renters forget about deposits and returnable fees. Bad renters? They will fine them immediately and often.

I've always has better experiences with local/small rental owners. Yes, they do full background checks, but they are MUCH easier to deal with.

Corbin and Kelsey need to be careful. I feel like they are teetering on the brink of being broke and rushing into bad situations.

[HashtagBlessed]

Sorry for a second post, but bigger/corporate rental companies will rent faster and do less background checks because they have the systems in place and lawyers to get more $$$ out of bad renters. The last place that I mentioned above OWED me $1000, but I had to be proactive to get it back once I moved. They just hope good renters forget about deposits and returnable fees. Bad renters? They will fine them immediately and often.

I've always has better experiences with local/small rental owners. Yes, they do full background checks, but they are MUCH easier to deal with.

Corbin and Kelsey need to be careful. I feel like they are teetering on the brink of being broke and rushing into bad situations.

That's a good point. They can run a credit check pretty quickly, but they can't verify employment or income that quickly. It's very possible one of their parents is co-signing with them. But it makes sense that a large corporate leasing office has the lawyers and the procedures in place to evict delinquent tenants quickly and is willing to take that risk. My parents have rental properties as a side income and they look at multiple applications and carefully weigh credit history and income before they chose their renters, because they don't have the time or the resources to evict a bad tenant.

I think they are naive to think they can live in something that small with a baby. Sure, they lived in a van for six months, but they complained the entire time. They will be living on top of each other. At least this one has a door to the bedroom, and it looks like there's space for a bassinet and then a mini crib in the bedroom along with their bed. It may look like a lot of storage, but I noticed there weren't any closets in that place. So those built-ins are taking the place of a linen closet and pantry. We don't have a baby and the only reason a small apartment worked for us for so long was because we had a coat closet, a pantry, a linen closet, and a walk-in closet.

Being a new parent is stressful enough, I think they're going to stress themselves out further by insisting on living in the city where they can barely afford to live. They lasted one year in Portland last go-round and that was before they had a child to think about. I think they're disproportionately weighing the importance of things like restaurants and bars and central city location. These are things you can prioritize when you're a young couple without kids, or a very affluent family who can afford to raise kids in the city. They are neither.

[OhHiImSam]

I was under the impression that Kelsey wanted a bathtub for Kelsey.

Lots of people bathe babies in the sink - I remember when Cullen and Katie did it - and there are actually inflatable and portable bathtubs for larger babies.

The bathtub is definitely a want and NOT a need.

If they went even just a little farther outside of central Portland they could get an apartment with everything on their "wish list" - including private outside space, pool, gym, playgrounds, pet areas, community areas, parking, garages, etc. - for LESS money and MUCH bigger. They would even still be close to public transit, restaurants and entertainment. They are just being selfish, elitist hipster-wannabes...what dummies!! They are going to regret their decision.

It was always funny that when younger couples in my loft building in Portland got pregnant they moved out within months of the baby arriving. It's just not easy or convenient to have a baby in small living spaces. I also think they are underestimating how much work it is to get out and get things done with an infant and dog in tow. Yes, some parents stay in central Portland, but they have the $$$$ for actual houses or much larger apartments/condos.

Spot on, and I think they haven't quite grasped how much babies change your life. It's not just your old life + a stroller, which is what I think they are envisioning. They're in for a rude awakening for sure


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My first real post in this thread woo!

But I'm curious: Do you think their marriage is strong enough to handle the stress of daily vlogging, shitty--I mean--city living, and raising a baby?

I vaguely remember them giving up daily vlogging a while back because of the stress it put on their relationship so I can't help but wonder what the stress of a baby is going to do to them. They're still young and immature.

I live in the DMV and rarely see any residents in the city raising a baby, they usually move out to Arlington, Fairfax, or Alexandria where it's easier to have a car and get around before baby or shortly after baby comes. From the sounds of things they don't really seem to get how much work baby is going to be and I partly blame the Lannister clan for that. They make it look easy because they have seven other people raising their babies.

[fossilfinger]

I hope they stop daily vlogging at some point and go back to a few times a week.

I don't know how they think they will "beat the odds" and be able to take the stress of daily vlogging their family for years. Many daily vloggers are scaling back or quitting altogether after years of it straining their marriage and family life. It is so unfair for kids to be daily vlogged. Maybe the concept started out innocently enough, but it's crossing a line when people decide to have babies specifically to make more money on YouTuber, which Kelsey and Corbin did. They get more and more unlikeable the more they vlog. They should quit while they're ahead!