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Workers On Wheels Newsletter #1191 ~ May 20,
2018
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Update from Your RV Workers On Wheels
Newsletter Editor
Why do we work the jobs we do? RVers have all sorts of reasons for working, and for working specific jobs. Here are some of the things Bob and I have done, along with the reasons.
We originally started flea marketing because it was something we had been doing, and we knew how to do it. Working as a fireman on a tourist railroad gave us personal insight into
the tourist industry -- and VIP cards good for free attraction admissions and restaurant discounts throughout the Black Hills. A campground job was for the sake of having first-hand RV park work experience.
Bob worked as a casual longshoreman, unloading luggage from a cruise ship -- because it paid well. On the other hand, a caretaking gig in Anchorage, Alaska, let us spend time in the city without paying the expensive RV park fees.
Bob loves learning. Planting trees with an ag extension agent gave him an education in deep south agriculture. Bait shrimping was a new experience, too.
There are multiple reasons for some jobs. We spent a winter in South Dakota, while Bob helped rebuild a steam locomotive. He particularly likes old train engines. It gave us cold weather RVing experience. And, gave us a 1,500-mile head start to our Alaska destination the following spring.
We vend at farm shows because we want to attend them and be part of them. I worked as a bookkeeper, because I wanted to prove I could. Some of our jobs have simply been because we wanted to help
someone.
We've done so many more things. I really do need to get an article done that lists them. One of these days....
Wherever you are in your work and travels, we wish you joy and prosperity,
Coleen
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JR Watkins - A Location Independent Business for RVers
Sell J. R. Watkins natural products. Bob and I have been Independent Consultants with Watkins since 2005. People love the pure seasonings, old-time remedies, natural skin care, and natural cleaning products. It's an old Minnesota company, with products still made in the USA. They are not tested on animals. The business is extremely flexible. You do as much or as little as you want. No minimum
orders. They'll drop-ship orders to your customers for you. Work the business wherever your RV travels take you -- USA or Canada.
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Help Wanted Ads - Current Job Openings for RVers
See the current Help Wanted ads posted on the Workers On Wheels website. You do not need to pay to see the job postings on our website. You have access to the entire ads, including contact information for the employers.
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Working RVer Tip
If your
campground job has a flexible schedule, you may want to combine it with substitute teaching. Credential requirements vary, but you don't always need a teaching certificate.
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The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: Thousands of Short-Term Jobs for RVers
The Sturgis motorcycle rally is a gold mine of jobs for RVers. Here's how I got started working there. I was riding my bike through Spearfish, South Dakota, and stopped at an
independent motorcycle repair shop.
~ Read the rest of this article on the Workers On Wheels website.
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Earn Your Living with a Blog or Website
A blog or website is yet another way to earn a living without being tied to one location. Your blog can be about most anything. Picking a topic that you enjoy can make it seem more like fun than
work. Still, you have to figure out a way to make money with it. SoloBuiltIt! (SBI!) is an all-in-one program that guides you from picking a profitable website topic, to building the actual site, to keeping up with ever-changing technology. Yes, we use SIB! for our Workers On Wheels website.
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Caretaker Positions: Volunteering to Earning a Six Figure Income
Caretaker positions run the gambit from property sitting for free rent to over $100,000 a year jobs. Examples are managing an estate in Chicago and volunteering in a monkey sanctuary in England.
~ Read the rest of this article on the Workers On Wheels
website.
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Ways RVers Make Money
Here's a sampling of work RVers are doing to cut their expenses, earn a living, and pay for their travels.
~ Illusionists
~ Industrial electrician
~ Construction
Assembly
~ Inventory worker
~ RV detailing for RV rental company
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Help Wanted Ads Are a Traditional Source of Job Listings
A prime example is the paper I read the morning I wrote this article, the Seward Phoenix Log that covers Seward, AK. Among the positions listed: dog handler, gift shop manager, licensed boat captains, reservationists, boat crew, concierges, laborers, tour bus driver, boat cleaner, cashiers, sales agent, and inventory crew. All of the positions are with tourist related businesses.
~ Read the rest of this article on
the Workers On Wheels website.
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Working RVer Tip
What kind of work would you like to do? Read a book about it. It could be -- but doesn't need to be -- a book written to tell you how to get started with a certain job or profession. Instead, it could be one written by someone doing that job, written as advice to consumers. An example of this would be a book a professional organizer wrote telling how to organize a home office.
Read with a new perspective, it can teach you much about the organizer's job.
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Did You Miss the Last Workers On Wheels Newsletter?
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Have a Job for RVers?
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Working RVer Tip
Ask your current employer if he has a colleague in another area who might need help. Employers often know others within their industry, including those who live across the country. A written referral is nice. However, a quick phone call to a fellow businessman, giving a personal referral, is a whole lot better.
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Want to Know More About Our Personal RV Travels?
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Questions and Answers about Working While RVing
Search our Workers On Wheels website data base of questions,
with answers provided by RVers who actually have experience working while RVing.
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Work Wanted Ads and Resumes from Working RVers Looking for
Jobs
If you are an RVer looking for work, you are welcome to post your Work Wanted ad or full resume on our Workers On Wheels website. There is no charge to you for this service.
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request.
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Something to Think About
Nothing is certain but the unforeseen. ~ Author Unknown
My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose. ~ Bette Davis
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