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Audio vs. Video Quality – Which is more important on YouTube?

Which is more important on Youtube, audio or video quality? I think good audio is second only to good content. Here a couple of clips comparing $6500 dollars worth of camera equipment and $6500 dollars worth of audio equipment.

This is the first video in our new series about making better youtube videos. We get asked all the time about our video gear, so we decided it was time put up a few tutorials.

Gear Used:
Canon 70D
Canon C100
Rode VideoMic Pro
Rode NT1-A
Toft Audio
RNLA 7239
Digidesign Interface
Ableton Live
Final Cut Pro X
Canon 50mm f/1.2L

9 Simple Ways To Start Saving Money

If you’re just getting started budgeting, here are 9 simple ways you can get started saving money.

1. Make coffee at home (we cold brew).
2. Buy generic medicine and food.
3. Borrow eBooks from the library.
4. Downgrade your internet speed.
5. “Pre-game” before going out to bars.
6. Sell one item on craigslist, right this minute.
7. Don’t speed (fuel economy and tickets)
8. Make your own household cleaners.
9. Shop the perimeter of the grocery store.

Have any more tips to share? Leave a comment below!

Teaching Lauren Basic Car Maintenance

On our way back from Wisconsin, we stopped in Chicago. ?We got our oil changed in the city for $30 dollars, saving us on parking. ?But, they said we needed our brakes done and wanted to charge us $374 dollars for the job.

We decided to buy the parts online instead and do it ourselves. ?It saved us over $300 and it was a great opportunity to teach Lauren how to change her own brake pads.