Comments on: Taking your Job & Career on the Road to Travel Full Time – Excuse #1

By: Cherie Ve Ard

Cherie Ve Ard — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:01:15 +0000

Some of the standard outsourcing websites are good places to start:

http://www.elance.com
http://www.odesk.com
http://www.vworker.com

Best wishes!

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 01:59:58 +0000

I noticed the Digital Nomads Job Board is no longer around … do you have any other suggestions for where to look up jobs that enable nomadicity?

By: Pamela Akins

Pamela Akins — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 03:11:08 +0000

I am so jealous. My husband and I are ten year veterans of the Burn. Not this year though. Miss all my burner friends.
Check out Pamela Akins´s recent awesome post ..Simple days in Mexico

By: Cherie Ve Ard

Cherie Ve Ard — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:21:49 +0000

There are so many ways to make a living on the road… put a lot of thought into it and explore your passions. You’ll find something creative that feels right for you. Best wishes!

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:47:14 +0000

Wow just reading your website I am so inspired! My husband and I and our 2 children are sooo ready for a change! We already choose to homeschool and go against the crowd, however we want more or less you could say….we want to see and experience things WITH our children, not wait till their grown. The problem for us is that we don’t do much that can be mobile, we can both sing and hubby plays the guitar but as far as making an income not sure what to do. I keep seeing things about working from home etc but its so hard to to find things that are legit and actually pay well. Any advice or thoughts on avenues to try that may pan out for web work (tech work). I have done webdesign but that was 7 years ago and everything is so different. What would be need to be to get paid to give our reviews on things i.e. family friendliness reviews for places even giving reviews or tips on travels to state parks…I don’t know we are desperatly trying to THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX!!! Anyway Best of Luck to guys!

By: How to Handle Excuse #12: Overwhelm | Tales from Technomadia

How to Handle Excuse #12: Overwhelm | Tales from Technomadia — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:42:50 +0000

[...] securing a mobile friendly income source [...]

By: Cherie Ve Ard

Cherie Ve Ard — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:36:43 +0000

We regularly share ours.. either thru our CradlePoint router, or Mac OSX has built in sharing too. You can browse our tech arsenal on our 'Our Tech' page.

By: Gia

Gia — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:32:44 +0000

Thanks so much for your quick answer! Aircards look like the right answer, as long as you don’t get too remote. Can you both use the same aircard at the same time, or do you need your own?

By: Cherie Ve Ard

Cherie Ve Ard — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:51:15 +0000

Congrats on your RV purchase!

For our internet, we use a wireless aircard from Sprint. It only costs us $60/month, and has been pretty darn reliable for the past 3 years. There have been few places we’ve been that didn’t have cell signal. The awesome thing about a mobile lifestyle is that you can just keep on moving until you find signal, or decide to take a digital fast for a bit and enjoy the place you’re in. Many RV parks also offer wifi, and you always have the option of finding wifi hot spots in cafes, hotels, etc.

For those who need ‘everywhere access’ – satellite is an option. But it has its own limitations, costs and annoyances. For us, cellular data has been a great balance between cost, mobility and reliability.

Keep an eye on http://www.evdoforums.com for the latest on the various providers, caps and equipment.

By: Gia

Gia — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:15:50 +0000

My partner and I just bought an RV with the intent of going mobile. We both work techy jobs from home and could conceivably do it from anywhere– the real limiting factor is getting consistent, affordable Internet. We researched a few options and came up with things that were either thousands of dollars a month, or very slow and unreliable, or both. What options have you guys come across that are worth checking out?

By: How can I afford to live on the road? « Errant Adventures

How can I afford to live on the road? « Errant Adventures — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:05:21 +0000

[...] How can I afford to live on the road? Excuses #1: Jobs & Career « Tales from Technomadia: ”There are many career paths that are traditionally travel friendly – such as artists, musicians, working at festivals, workamping exchanging hosting duties at campground for accommodations and/or pay, migrant workers, contract nursing, journalism, photographers, traveling sales/repair, crafters, picking up temp jobs, online professors, conference speaking/training, authors, designers, etc.” http://www.technomadia.com/2009/03/excuses-job-and-career/ [...]

By: Andrew MacPherson

Andrew MacPherson — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:37:32 +0000

Someone asked me the dreaded “so… what do you do?” question a few years back. While I was explaining the combination of no office, no work schedule, and that my business was all conducted online she interrupted. At this point, I was expecting the common “oh… I could never do that.” To my surprise, she said, “Oh! So you’re funemployed!”

Some people just get it.

By: Cherie Ve Ard

Cherie Ve Ard — Sat, 23 May 2009 23:50:26 +0000

Wishing you guys a fantastic journey ahead, it seems you’re already living a fantastic and exciting life .. we look forward to sharing our experiences with each other.

By: Excuses #2: Affording It « Tales from Technomadia

Excuses #2: Affording It « Tales from Technomadia — Thu, 21 May 2009 07:18:42 +0000

[...] your budget would be like if you kept yourself at least somewhat employed (see our prior post on Jobs & Careers), and you vastly reduced the costs you’re paying now to [...]

By: Dave and Deb

Dave and Deb — Sat, 16 May 2009 21:19:41 +0000

Congratulations on leaving the “Rat Race” Behind. My husband Dave and I have been traveling extensively over the years, but it is at the end of this year that we are hoping to finally live the way that you are. Been working on our website,submitting articles and photographs to build a portfolio and are hoping to finally live the life as a Digital Nomad as well. Thanks for sharing.

By: Answers to Common Excuses not to Travel Full-Time « Tales from Technomadia

Answers to Common Excuses not to Travel Full-Time « Tales from Technomadia — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:59:10 +0000

[...] Excuse #1: Jobs/Career – Choose careers that are nomad friendly! Excuse #2: Affording it – It can be far more affordable than you think! Excuse #3: Stuff – Stuff is anchor, learn to live with what you really need Excuse #4: Family – Travel can be an education for kids and keep you more connected to family [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:40:53 +0000

Me and a friend are students and are soon going to begin our own tech nomad adventure. We’ll try to keep you posted on how it goes. We’re gonna go on probably a season long trip as a test of how we enjoy the lifestyle. We’re gonna be living in a van and trying to keep expenses low. Your guide is appreciated and I would love to read more tips if you write them.

By: Tales from Technomadia » Excuses #3: Stuff

Tales from Technomadia » Excuses #3: Stuff — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:32:28 +0000

[...] Which of course plays nicely into other elements than need to be tackled for full time travel – Affording It and Jobs/Career. [...]

By: Jaimie Hall Bruzenak

Jaimie Hall Bruzenak — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:20:39 +0000

I love the term “technomadism!” Wonderful to see how you are putting together a full-time RV lifestyle. My late husband and I were 47 when we sold everything and began full-time RVing. We worked mostly at national parks as seasonal workers for six months of the year, then visited relatives or boondocked in the desert in the winter. You are right- there are all sorts of ways to earn money on the road. Now I write and do Web work.

It was interesting to see the reaction of friends and relatives when we announced our plans. Our son-in-law said, “What if you are making a mistake?” We saw it as a decision. And, we could always make another decision.

Jaimie Hall Bruzenak
author of Support Your RV Lifestyle! An Insider’s Guide to Working on the Road

By: Cherie Ve Ard

Cherie Ve Ard — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:11:38 +0000

I absolutely do need to add cyber professors to the list! How could I forget?

By: Cherie Ve Ard

Cherie Ve Ard — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:10:28 +0000

It’s a thought that has crossed our mind.. for now, we’re having too much fun actually being nomadic to do much more than keep the website up. We’ll see how it goes.

By: Cherie Ve Ard

Cherie Ve Ard — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:08:00 +0000

Fantastic! We did a 7 month ‘trial’ out on the road. And while I had my house up for sale the entire time, I wasn’t putting much effort into getting it sold. But once I made the decision to really full time, it sold instantly! I wish you all the best in getting your home sold so you can get out there! Hopefully our paths will cross. Do you guys carry your practices with you and work as you go?

By: Queen of the Road

Queen of the Road — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:49:23 +0000

My husband came home out of the blue one day and announced he wanted to “chuck it all” to travel the country in a converted bus. I demanded to know, “Why can’t you be like a normal husband in a midlife crisis and have an affair or buy a Corvette?” We’re both psychiatrists, but he’s obviously a better shrink, as we did do the trip.

I had a lot of excuses, but upon our return home, I was the one who suggested that instead of selling the bus, we fix up our house and sell it instead so we can full time, and that’s what we’re in the process of doing.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:48:40 +0000

And don’t forget academic mercenary/cyber prof in your list! I hear this too, and I think you bring up a very important issue: people really are afraid to try new things and to live in new ways. We are so conditioned to consider “success” in very traditional terms (career, children, homeownership,) and we are programmed like machines working 40+ hours a week to achieve these “goals”, even if they don’t make many people very happy. Even the most alternative people I know have struggled with rejecting these terms, even when they are successful. Happiness and adventure are frequently not topping the list of criteria for success and they should be. More people need to write their own stories.

People frequently don’t think it’s practical to live as they want to. It’s probably far more in reach than they think, right? And the website looks really great.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:14:33 +0000

Have you guys thought about writing a guidebook to nomadic living? There’s such a wealth of useful information on this site that I, for one, would love to see more of; it seems like it would be excellent to put it all in a book.

-Mark