Newbie Decision-PT work on road
My wife and I are looking at purchasing a Class A for travel with the possibility of working part time of the year on the road (live in Michigan, but would like to head to warmer climate a few weeks a...
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Remember there is currently a flood of baby boomers getting into RV'ing. Many of them still healthy enough to want to work while on the road. So there's going to be lots and lots of skilled competition. If you and your SO don't have backgrounds in highly sought after trades, keep your expectations on finding work low. You might considered volunteering at RV parks, or Corp of Engineers areas as a campground host, or host at historical areas. You get your space for free in exchange for hosting, cleanup, that sort of thing. Sure there are some jobs, like guarding the gates to oil wells, or traveling around checking for propane leaks in main pipes, but from what I read about those jobs, they're not all that fun.
I've been full timing for 13 years now, retired 8 years early and lived off the proceeds of the sale of my house, and in the beginning, I had to play the camp host for RV parks for a free space, spent a lot of time at free spaces while traveling like at Walmarts, worked at Amazon in their CamperForce, etc.. Now I've got a routine down and with SS income, I can save $1,000 per month by being frugal and parking at less than 'resorts' most of the year. Doing so paid for my 2 month Europe trip two years ago.
I am a snowbird now so I spend months in Mexico every winter, and the rest slowly traveling north. But when I work, it's to volunteer somewhere fun.
I've been full timing for 13 years now, retired 8 years early and lived off the proceeds of the sale of my house, and in the beginning, I had to play the camp host for RV parks for a free space, spent a lot of time at free spaces while traveling like at Walmarts, worked at Amazon in their CamperForce, etc.. Now I've got a routine down and with SS income, I can save $1,000 per month by being frugal and parking at less than 'resorts' most of the year. Doing so paid for my 2 month Europe trip two years ago.
I am a snowbird now so I spend months in Mexico every winter, and the rest slowly traveling north. But when I work, it's to volunteer somewhere fun.
