Leadpages users generate an average of 12+ leads every day. Go to https://tryleadpages.co/katiesteckly to try your first 14 days for free and start generating more leads! #sponsored | YouTube helped me pay off my mortgage - and I wanna tell you how. When my husband and I bought this condo six years ago, I set a goal for myself to pay off the mortgage in five years. This was an absurd goal because my income at the time was literally $20K/year. But with determination, and a healthy dose of delusion, over the following five years, I grew my YouTube channel, and my income, and as of last summer, we were able to pay off our mortgage in full by the end of five years. And I wanna tell you how I did it. I'm so passionate about content creation because of how it can help everyday people reach their financial goals. So let's talk about it :) 📓 Get my Content Creator Starter Kit https://katiesteckly.com/starterkit 🎬 Get my team of editors to edit your YouTube videos! 👉🏻 https://www.creatorlymedia.com 🚐 Watch my van life / travel channel https://www.youtube.com/@KatieandDan 📸 Follow me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/katiesteckly 📕 TABLE OF CONTENTS 📕 00:00 I set a goal to pay off my mortgage, and that was insane lol 00:40 exposing my personal finances - my exact mortgage numbers! 01:57 the mortgage pay-off breakdown 04:31 ‼️ disclaimer time! 07:23 all of our housing hosts for the last 5 years… damn 09:18 how we paid off our mortgage (the three main strategies) 09:50 1) how I increased my income over the past five years 11:23 I grew my audience online 12:15 I started new income streams (and always had several) 13:39 my content creator income and how it’s changed 14:13 use my brand deal strategy! 14:53 2) we deceased our expenses - here’s how! 15:42 how we avoid lifestyle creep 17:38 3) we prioritized the mortgage (but maybe shouldn’t have) 20:39 should I do more personal and business finance videos in the future? Let me know! 🔗 LINKS 🔗 *some of these are affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase on the site after clicking these links, I could earn a commission at no extra cost to you. thanks for supporting the channel! 🎧 where I get music for my videos: www.katiesteckly.com/artlist and https://share.epidemicsound.com/6x4f73 📹 Camera Gear: Main camera: https://geni.us/kszve1 Lens: https://geni.us/ks1625 Vlog camera: https://geni.us/kszve10ii Microphone: https://geni.us/djimicmini Tripod: https://geni.us/ksulanzi 👉🏻 See all my gear here: https://katiesteckly.com/gear 👋🏻 ABOUT ME Hey, I'm Katie! I make videos about social media strategy and content creation. In addition to being a YouTuber, I also run a small agency that provides video editing services for YouTubers and podcasters. If you want our help or just want to learn more, check out https://www.creatorlymedia.com -----------------------------------------------

I made $1 million from content creation. Here's what I learned.
35.4K views

The tiny vlogging camera you should actually buy
10.2K views

The best camera Insta360 has ever made
38.1K views

Big creators don't have niches. They do this instead.
22.9K views

I tried the smallest camera for travel vlogging (and it's only $300)
28.4K views

These books will make you a better creator (NOT self-help)
7.0K views