Congratulations Steph. Thats amazing! You deserve it with all of the hard work that you put in...
I would monetise. I reached my R1000 just as they put in the new rules and would love to get it from them. It makes it all a little more worth while based on how much money we invest to get there. Lol like hundreds of thousands on trips and equipment.
But to be honest we loved doing it and would have gone to all of those places anyway even if we werent vlogging...