Money making on the road

Hey it's a great thing to do if you can figure it out. Most of us by the time we thought of full timing in a RV were tied to family, jobs or debt and couldn't take the risk of not having a steady income. I figured if you were a author, painter or a writer it wouldn't matter where you went to sleep at night. There are a vast amount of people making a living on the road. Having a skill would definitely be an asset but don't let naysayers hold you back from your dreams. There are a host of business owners who set out only to fail,the difference in their success was they didn't give up. Good Luck! and let us know how you make out........Mike

If you want to go on the road and make some money I would suggest that you go to some of the RV shows and larger rallies and see what folks there are doing to make a living. You will find 100's of vendors doing nothing but traveling and working. I found a business that interested me and after spending 20 years in the restaurant business decided I wanted to go on the road. I apprenticed with someone who for a year who had been in the business for many years, learn how, what, where, when and then bought his business. I have been working and earning a living on the road (nof retirement, I have to earn to live!) since 2000.

18 and work experience is Dad's Restaurant.

So your marketable skills are limited......unless that work at Dad's Restaurant involved business/management, accounting/bookkeeping, computer tech, maintaining equipment?

Otherwise.....part time jobs with-in your skill set. Course that doesn't always provide $$$ cause jobs are tough to come by.
Then there is the issue of having an 'address' so you can get drivers license, register your vehicles, pay your taxes etc.

Personally.......I worked hard, had a skill set that paid $$$, retired just before turning 50, was DEBT free and then hit the road.
Most of the time you have to pay your dues FIRST........just depends on what kind of life ones hopes to enjoy over their lifetime.

Wander Lust wrote:

Francesca Knowles wrote:

Wander Lust wrote:
Im 18 my work experience os my dads restaurant, I am a practising photographer but that will only get me so far. Im looking to live my dream and get away from it all. Cliche? Maybe.

Have you saved enough money towards your dream so far to be able to actually buy an RV of some kind and maybe take it on the road for, say, a month?

Yes. I wish someone would please be considerate enough to answer my question rather than waste my time lecturing me. I've done my homework.

This is your Grandma speaking: I could eat you up!

I recognize your tone, having heard it firsthand when my Very Own Son announced that he was going to explore America by hopping freight trains. He had a "plan", too, though much of it depended on luck and the kindness of strangers. As I think yours must do. It didn't turn out exactly as he'd planned. He had a wonderful time nevertheless.

Now he has kids of his own (not much younger than you) and they're making the same kind of noise that he did- and that you are.

This is to say that I'm pretty sure that we have nothing to tell you that your own Father hasn't said already; that our cautionary advice will make no difference in your plans; and that I honestly wish you the very best of luck in pursuing a dream that has proven so elusive to so many others before you!

Wander Lust wrote:

Francesca Knowles wrote:

Wander Lust wrote:
Im 18 my work experience os my dads restaurant, I am a practising photographer but that will only get me so far. Im looking to live my dream and get away from it all. Cliche? Maybe.

Have you saved enough money towards your dream so far to be able to actually buy an RV of some kind and maybe take it on the road for, say, a month?

Yes. I wish someone would please be considerate enough to answer my question rather than waste my time lecturing me. I've done my homework.

If you did your homework, you wouldn't be on here asking how you can make a living being a full time rv'r now would you?

ccxnola wrote:
Several years ago I met a guy & his wife in an RV park. He was a good photographer (digital) and he had a full setup in his rig to produce products from photos - at auto shows, he did business cards o'nite with a pic of the car and owner, or large (up to 11x22) posters ready for framing. He also did travel weddings and family gatherings for photo albums. I'm not sure how he managed, but he and his wife had a rig much younger and nicer than our
s!!

I indeed like the sound of this.

Francesca Knowles wrote:

Wander Lust wrote:
Im 18 my work experience os my dads restaurant, I am a practising photographer but that will only get me so far. Im looking to live my dream and get away from it all. Cliche? Maybe.

Have you saved enough money towards your dream so far to be able to actually buy an RV of some kind and maybe take it on the road for, say, a month?

Yes. I wish someone would please be considerate enough to answer my question rather than waste my time lecturing me. I've done my homework.

You need to have an in demand, portable skill or be willing to work for near minimum wages at those type of jobs. The portable job skills are things like I.T. professionals, traveling nurses and other health care professionals. No one is going to pay you to travel, they are going to pay you for what you can do when you get to wherever you are going.

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Several years ago I met a guy & his wife in an RV park. He was a good photographer (digital) and he had a full setup in his rig to produce products from photos - at auto shows, he did business cards o'nite with a pic of the car and owner, or large (up to 11x22) posters ready for framing. He also did travel weddings and family gatherings for photo albums. I'm not sure how he managed, but he and his wife had a rig much younger and nicer than ours!!