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Does anyone know if they're able to support themselves purely on donations via Patreon, etc., or if they need to do contract work, too?

ryukoposting 1y ago
I think the closest thing you'll get to an origin story is this: https://100r.co/site/why_a_boat.html https://100r.co/site/why_a_boat.html I'll defer to Occam's Razor: they probably had enough money at the outset that they don't have to worry about consistent month-to-month income. That's not meant to be a diss. Though, given their politics, I could understand if they took it that way.
kilpikaarna 1y ago
Unsure about the day-to-day situation, I imagine by now they make enough off of the stuff they put out as 100r that combined with very low expenses it's sustainable or close to. In past blog posts they mention taking on contract work for boat repairs.
- smikhanov 1y ago
  Yeah, when you take the rent and many of the temptations of the big city lifestyle out of consideration, the cost of living gets surprisingly low.
  - munificent 1y ago
    And kids.
  - 0xCaponte 1y ago
    They seem to be doing a lot of their maintenance themselves so that probably helps too. Still, I am curious about how much in average does the sailing life cost. They give some numbers here and there, so maybe someone more dedicated might be able to come up with a basic estimate.
jgon 1y ago
I believe that at least one of them worked for Meta before they embarked on this journey and I believe that they basically used the big tech money to FIRE. They've been able to them supplement and transition their income with the games and apps they've produced as well as related income from their 100rabbits work, as well as having minimized living expenses and no children. None of this is meant to be judgement or in any way demean the work they currently do, I love all of their stuff. Just trying to answer your question.
- egypturnash 1y ago
  ahhh, thanks for that, that really identifies the elephant I've always felt lurking in the room every time I hear about these people.
  - entaloneralie 1y ago
    Hi! One of the two authors of the site up here, I just want to clarify before this becomes a rumour, I never worked at Meta, nor in big tech, neither have my partner. Prior to moving on the water, Rek worked in a 10 person animation studio in Japan(Toneplus), as an animator/illustrator, and me(Dev) worked as a designer at a 15 employees company Cerego(we were building smart.fm). Afterward we worked independently making little games, got nominated for the IGF that one time, but never worked directly for a company again. We budgeted the sailboat like this: 2 years worth of rent and related expense at our current rate, and so we could afford a 40k CAD$ sailboat. The way we looked at it was that if we managed to live aboard for over 2 years, we'd start making up the money we borrowed. It has been nearly 10 years now that we live aboard. We're super opened with our finances and how we made this possible, so just ask us instead of making stuff up :) Cheers!
    - jaykru 1y ago
      Thanks for dispelling the myth above. Very cool (and inspirational! as aspirant to the 100r lifestyle down the line) that you managed to do it without a big tech windfall :)
    - 1y ago

ryukoposting 1y ago

I think the closest thing you'll get to an origin story is this: https://100r.co/site/why_a_boat.html https://100r.co/site/why_a_boat.html I'll defer to Occam's Razor: they probably had enough money at the outset that they don't have to worry about consistent month-to-month income. That's not meant to be a diss. Though, given their politics, I could understand if they took it that way.

kilpikaarna 1y ago

Unsure about the day-to-day situation, I imagine by now they make enough off of the stuff they put out as 100r that combined with very low expenses it's sustainable or close to. In past blog posts they mention taking on contract work for boat repairs.

smikhanov 1y ago
Yeah, when you take the rent and many of the temptations of the big city lifestyle out of consideration, the cost of living gets surprisingly low.
- munificent 1y ago
  And kids.
- 0xCaponte 1y ago
  They seem to be doing a lot of their maintenance themselves so that probably helps too. Still, I am curious about how much in average does the sailing life cost. They give some numbers here and there, so maybe someone more dedicated might be able to come up with a basic estimate.

jgon 1y ago

I believe that at least one of them worked for Meta before they embarked on this journey and I believe that they basically used the big tech money to FIRE. They've been able to them supplement and transition their income with the games and apps they've produced as well as related income from their 100rabbits work, as well as having minimized living expenses and no children. None of this is meant to be judgement or in any way demean the work they currently do, I love all of their stuff. Just trying to answer your question.

egypturnash 1y ago
ahhh, thanks for that, that really identifies the elephant I've always felt lurking in the room every time I hear about these people.
- entaloneralie 1y ago
  Hi! One of the two authors of the site up here, I just want to clarify before this becomes a rumour, I never worked at Meta, nor in big tech, neither have my partner. Prior to moving on the water, Rek worked in a 10 person animation studio in Japan(Toneplus), as an animator/illustrator, and me(Dev) worked as a designer at a 15 employees company Cerego(we were building smart.fm). Afterward we worked independently making little games, got nominated for the IGF that one time, but never worked directly for a company again. We budgeted the sailboat like this: 2 years worth of rent and related expense at our current rate, and so we could afford a 40k CAD$ sailboat. The way we looked at it was that if we managed to live aboard for over 2 years, we'd start making up the money we borrowed. It has been nearly 10 years now that we live aboard. We're super opened with our finances and how we made this possible, so just ask us instead of making stuff up :) Cheers!
  - jaykru 1y ago
    Thanks for dispelling the myth above. Very cool (and inspirational! as aspirant to the 100r lifestyle down the line) that you managed to do it without a big tech windfall :)
  - 1y ago