Living in My Prius | My First Full Day Back in Austin, Texas (FRUSTRATING)

[@patriotluis448]

I'm a new subscriber here. Love your story your style and your strive to keep such a positive outlook. As a foster child with limited family and support you inspire me to keep on keeping on. Much love from some guy in Central Cali. God speed bro!

[@dzim8822]

Hey Jake, do you think you will come back to California? I recently moved to San Diego from Arizona and love it here... The gas prices are killing me though. The cheapest I've found recently is $5.30 a gallon. I do deliveries for Door Dash and Uber Eats as well.

[@hrluna14]

Love your humor and content!!

[@facelesstenor]

Welcome back!!! It be super cool to meet you!

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

My family used to live in Georgetown, just north of Austin. Back in the 90s that city was medium sized, now it's just too much. Traffic is horrendous, like you said before, it wasn't designed for a million people, lol. Keep doing your daily grind bro, you're doing great 👍✌

[@valeriehancotte-galan4790]

New follower 😊👍. Many of us have no family near or support system. "Many small things can add up to a Big thing.". Very PROFOUND and true....when is society going to learn this?!! We're not supposed to handle everything by ourselves!

[@bethc9313]

Dude, sunset valley area , Brodie lane is great for the dinner rush, not too bad at lunch either

[@superhappysozo]

Welcome back to Austin! Love that run around Town Lake. The best part is to do it in the morning in the summer and get into Barton Springs pool for a free swim before 8AM.

[@melissahood2960]

I'm from Austin. Left in January 2020 because it got too crowded for me. I love the downtown library. Free parking, bathrooms, and wifi. Also, it's incredibly beautiful with a lounge area on the roof. My favorite (reasonably priced) salad spot was the salad bar at Central Market. They also have wifi, a cafe area to work/eat in and restrooms. In the evenings they have free live music there, too. My favorite park is the Botanical Garden at Zilker. If you haven't tried Stand Up Paddle boarding, it's really fun and there are at least three places to rent them on Lady Bird Lake. There are poetry slams, free comedy shows, and free days at the museums around town, too. When I lived there I did something new every week. I miss all of it so much but not the traffic. I hope you enjoy your time in Austin. I went to meetings in West Austin if you are looking for a not sketchy meeting, they have some there. I lived near Zilker Park near the Austin sign your in front of. Please eat at Torchy's on South First and look for the picture on the wall where Obama visited. It's adorable because he's really tall and the photo is him and the staff. They are all short so it just made the cutest picture. The Monk taco on the menu is named after a homeless man who lived in the neighborhood for decades. He told me once he wouldn't live in any other zip code. He did some work when Torchy's was being built and made himself that taco. The owner put it on the menu and named it after him. Monk lived in my backyard for a couple of y years after he got old, other homeless were robbing him. He was safer in our yard. My kids called him Mr. Monk. Good times!

[@gabrielort3531]

Loved your comment!..You should write a book! I mean it! Can you say which general area you moved to? (I promise I won't follow....hehe!) I'm just curious where a Native Austinian(?) who evidently loved her City would go to? I've always loved the Cities and being "in the middle of it all" but nowadays I'm finding I like it less and less. Everywhere is too crowded and I find people are getting too loud and rude lol 😝!

[@melissahood2960]

I moved to Reno, NV and it's a shit hole. Brookings, Oregon is where I'm planning my forever home. Redwoods, ocean and cool year round. I miss Austin so much and think of it as a place that will always be a big part of who I am.

[@gabrielort3531]

@@melissahood2960 Thank you for replying and yes, I had heard some stuff about Reno. Hope you make it to OR soon. I too was considering The PNW until I heard about "The Big One" but I think if IT was going to happen in our lifetime, it would've happened already. So I think we should be Good 👍 🙏🙏!

[@siouxgirl2703]

💜🐷💜 Like to see how you've adapted to a healthy life style in your recovery. 🤗

[@surelockhomes]

IM HERE iM READY

[@gabrielort3531]

📻📻📻 It surprises me when I hear "Club music" in your videos because "who knew?" But I like your selections! (Like the song when you're running 😃!)

[@Torvic003]

I really enjoy your videos a lot, I can't say I personally know your struggle with addiction but I can relate a little because I lost a nephew right before the pandemic started to drugs. Him and I were very close so much that he lived with the wife and I for about a year and I went with him to every meeting to better understand his struggle and to show support. He told me he had never gotten that before. I got him a good job and he was doing so well until he decided to go fix some legal issues he has in his home town and sadly never returned. We lost him about a year after that to an overdose. If I learned any thing is that its a life long battle and you have to stay in contact with those that support you. Keep up the great work and sorry for such a long comment.

[@richardmorris7063]

Jake ,just a suggestion go to grocery store & buy your salad or dinners there.Publix or Wal-Mart you can eat good for about 5-6$$.It adds up...Set some goals for yourself.Love you food 3.5 mi.run,that's a big thing.I guess you're in Austin for a change of pace..Hang in there bud,you're doing good & an inspiration to many including myself.

[@jaclyn3887]

Be safe! You got this! Loved the drone shot!!!!

[@thenewroutesnetwork8702]

Yee, welcome back!

[@TheREZMobile]

034 is a good number

[@wilson8979]

In Florida, you get free parking if you get your parking ticket validated, earning you buy food, then your parking is free, you show receipt for food

[@TheMegRye]

You stay killin it with the vlogs 🤩

[@kylesimpson7862]

Great content!

[@MX-CO]

How do you like the Prius Jake? Do you wish you had gotten something else?

[@JakeMcCollum]

Nope. The Prius is beyond perfect for my life style

[@MX-CO]

@@JakeMcCollum Awesome

[@jesseobrien5864]

Hey. Ask the county there for an unloading pass in downtown and it'll protect you from tickets.

[@CannaMomLife]

Are you using a new camera? I know you were shopping but did you buy one? The footage looks great. Awesome video quality.

[@domeswall]

Yes, what cam is that?

[@JakeMcCollum]

Still just using canon g7x mark II & iPhone 11. I want a new camera but because of the chip shortage everything is unavailable

[@CannaMomLife]

@@JakeMcCollum well it looks great. Maybe its the change of scenery to Austin. Stay up buddy

[@Babsonthego4]

Sorry, had to put your video on hold until I found Casey’s video. Thank you for sharing ❤️❤️

[@MX-CO]

to awesome of a Running Spot, Love it

[@maryanngonzales3465]

LOVE the disco jogging clip 😂. (major sponge bob vibes)

[@imghost8667]

it would be cool too see where you chose to park at night , like a run down or why you should or shouldn’t

[@GalexyMDH]

“& DANK, just like all the things going to be smoked today” 😂 my man already knowing the culture and vibes! 🤝😆 absolutely loving the work you’ve been putting in, can see the level up in edits and even filming. Feels like 15k hungry Jake 😈, can’t wait for more brotha, always here supporting, take care! 🙏😁

[@joseortega6753]

Great video.

[@bamnibaum]

Jake, I have observed that you are one of the most positive persons KZbin!

[@ATX_Sensation]

Yo Jake, park on the street. As long as you haven’t crossed the water to be on the same side as the capital it is free practically everywhere on SoCo. Local tip is park on the side streets that jutt off of SoCo fairly easy to find parking and always free; my personal favorite spot is the side street that runs between Home Slice and the church on SoCo. Also never Via313, home slice all the way. Try the gelato place in the alley by hopdoddy on SoCo you won’t regret it. Hope I get to see you around downtown bud; if I do food is on me🤘🏾

[@slackerjo]

Spring is taking a while to load where I am (Ottawa). What was the temperature? Jealous of kids jumping off the bridge.

[@noseefood1943]

Dude I drive a 2018 Prius it’s good to know I can live in it if I had to

[@Patton0911]

Holy shot, 25$ salad!!✌🏻

[@ENFPerspectives]

😂

[@NiPsTeR48]

I just googled 420 lol! Wow that is cray cray 😂

[@thelegendnotmyth7071]

Yea bro I do DoorDash in Austin the down town area sucks with parking so bad

[@domeswall]

Fun clip! How much was the parking though...?!

[@JakeMcCollum]

I say in the video

[@NiPsTeR48]

Your expression in the thumbnail is off the chain!

[@delvaldog2869]

Downtown library is probably the best in the state. With several restrooms 🚽 just walk in. Free nice desktop computers. Near there is a YMCA where you can park for free and an Amtrak right behind where you can sleep overnight I’ve done it a few times. Next to the Y is a few baseball and soccer fields with porter johns. Everything you “need” relatively close. Good luck man. Everything downtown will be overpriced. I recommend trying northwest. No traffic and everything you need. Walnut Creek Park is probably the best in city park. Let me know if your up for some 6th street nightlife while your here.

[@lucy_88587]

Lmao! I do Doordash here in Austin ps! Flower child restrooms dont have a code and they let dashers go! And I never pay for parking lol everyone just puts hazards on and park on the side lol

[@cobraspottedwolf8791]

What's the name of the song you used when you went to 💩 at Starbucks and the capitol shot?

[@JakeMcCollum]

Not sure, I pull everything off the music site listed in the description

[@InvisibleAmericaTV]

25$ for parking and a salad? Los Angeles is til cheaper bro. LOL

[@mtorvez2745]

The lady checking you out…😂🤣 She’s like 🤤

[@wmellor87]

wheres the can??

[@nomadhues8606]

Austin looking a lot like Los Angeles in terms of parking over crowded and expensive food.

[@JakeMcCollum]

Yup, well this where all the Californians move to so…

[@sullenday]

Get outta there!

[@Sunshine_day]

I love to visit Austin, but would never want to live there because of the traffic and high cost of living there compared to the rest of the state.

[@surelockhomes]

YEEEESSS

[@lauraslanesvanlifetravels]

IIn reference to the issue with how expensive everything is getting...'m in Phoenix...we are the #1 place for inflation and now we (the USA) are in stagflation, where inflation keeps going up but not to little growth happening in the country...you can thank your politicians and oligarchs for this. Hope I can start car life or at least travel some and try to stay on the road as much as possible, but I'm very hesitant given the state of the inflation and also gig work is getting way worse...DD has been getting SOOOOOOO slow and they keep lowering the base pay!

[@thefilipinojoe]

I used to spend lots of money on food, but no more. I realized that I was just flushing all of my money down the toilet.. seriously. I now get almost all of my food from food pantries, which are awesome here in California. I eat better than ever and actually need to go on a diet after eating way too much free food. I'm saving for my future, which if you're interesting in knowing more about, you can check out my channel. Stay safe and hope you can figure out ways to save more money.

[@valeriehancotte-galan4790]

LIKE AND SHARE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jerrycaughron7378]

The parking fee goes to the Bevo trust fund. 😆

[@luvfoto]

$17 salad.. Sweet holy hell Jake. I'm praying for you. ha.ha Go to the grocery store and just make your own. You have to be a rich to afford a $17 salad lol What would Graham Stephan say Jake? He would say put the $17 salad right back on the shelf. Ha ha

[@danielnascimento6300]

I thinks it’s popular bc it’s got a very cultural vibe and city folk want low taxes but not necessarily the very conservative Texas culture, so they move there….. plus a lot of international people know about it (me being one, living in London…)

[@3generations393]

Hey 👋

[@faustinofernandez6394]

Two words bro Puerto Rico come visit we have doordash here food is dirt cheap and rent too give it a try bro itll change ur life! I did doordash in houston and austin and here i keep way more money by far!!!!

[@tiffanytayon3181]

Wow the capital is gorgeous! What’s up with that lady did she stick her tongue 👅 out at you?!?!? 🤣

[@JakeMcCollum]

Yeah she was vibin’ with us 😂

[@khrisi9410]

The music is annoying. Chill with the loud music.

[@KyleFilms69]

Jake work on your stride when your running! Trust me, Thank me later!

[@JakeMcCollum]

I promise it looks different when I’m not filming 😂 I have to slow way down when filming so I stay in frame longer.

[@KyleFilms69]

@@JakeMcCollum 😂 your still killing it though! Please come to California so we can run together one day!

[@JakeMcCollum]

@@KyleFilms69 Nah just come to Texas. Lol

[@KyleFilms69]

@@JakeMcCollum I wish could honestly! I’m here in California 25 years old I have 3 kids . Watch your videos all the time! You inspire me by the way that’s why I watch your videos honestly

[@JakeMcCollum]

@@KyleFilms69 The kids would love it here!

[@jesseobrien5864]

I can get you into housing if you contact me. And my friend Doordashes here. She does okay. Cheers mayne