Making Money Living on The Road
There are many ways of making money while traveling. We found out just how good remote working can be when the pandemic hit and many folks were required to work from home. Indeed, when the pandemic waned, it was hard to get people back to the office.
There are Several Categories of Remote Work
- Numbers: Bookkeeping, making websites, medical coding.
- Writing: Must be a good speller and know grammar.
- Artistic: Not everyone has artistic abilities. I don’t, but you might!
- Handyman or Tasks oriented: RV repair, work camping, campground host.
Keys To Online Opportunities For Working On The Road
There are vast opportunities for working online while traveling. There are three things you’ll need:
- Reliable Internet service.
- A skill someone is willing to pay for. Keep reading to see how easy it can be to learn a skill online that others will pay you to perform for them.
- Good record-keeping. Read on for the advantages to learning bookkeeping, whether just for your own personal records or to make money providing this service to others. Every single money-making venture needs a bookkeeper, and it’s easy to do online.
Starlink Mobile Internet
There are several ways to get Internet. See my page on WiFi On The Go in your RV or Tiny House for details about different WiFi services you can find. The easiest, but not least expensive way to connect to the internet is Starlink Mobile Internet.
Good Bookkeeping
Having an impeccable bookkeeping system will be invaluable to your personal finances. I can’t stress this enough.
Quickbooks software is super helpful in not only keeping your personal finances in order, but providing skills to do other people’s books.
Jobs that Require Good Math and Number Skills
If you have a head for numbers and an eye for detail, here are some jobs you can do online
Medical Coding: This is a highly detail-oriented job. It takes a lot of memory and good recall to keep everything straight. Good coders command are in high demand and are paid well.
Bookkeeping
Accounting with Quickbooks
Every money-making venture in the world depends, either in part or completely, on good accounting. Your job may not involve any number crunching, and you really like it that way! But believe me, whoever is making money off of your efforts understands bookkeeping. Whoever is in a position to offer you a job, or a mortgage, also understands bookkeeping. Knowledge is power, and knowing how money works is one of the number one factors to becoming successful.
We’ve used Quickbooks software to keep track of our finances and pay the bills. Quickbooks advertising can make it sound like it’s so easy you don’t need to know accounting, but software is just a tool. Every tool needs some understanding to operate properly. Mastering the basics of accounting will not only give you greater control of your own financial situation; it can open the door to sharing your knowledge and making some money.
My wife took a basic, one-term accounting class at the local community college. Over the next twenty-five years she launched a successful bookkeeping business, serving clients who ranged from individuals to small businesses, then bigger businesses, as well as our own electronics company. She also took online classes to stay current in her field, but learning the basics of accounting allowed her to make a self-employed living.
***Tiny Life Consulting LLC Disclaimer: All courses, resources, products, and services listed on this page should be thoroughly reviewed by prospective buyers before purchase to ensure full understanding of scope. For example, Quickbooks classes may or may not teach the basics of accounting. Accounting classes may not teach how to use Quickbooks software. This same premise holds true for all other products and services mentioned on this page. It is the buyer’s responsibility to adequately research their interests before purchase. Tiny Life Consulting LLC assumes no responsibility or liability for buyer’s satisfaction with purchase. For further information, please visit our legal page.
Online Classes
Quickbooks Online for Home Finances
Here is an online class I highly recommend with an author that will stay involved with his students. Here’s what Mark (the author) says:
“Would you like to go quickly from beginner to expert for everything that an individual could need when using QuickBooks Online for their non-business, home finances? This ground-breaking new course will give you everything you need to completely manage all of your home and family finances.
It’s the only course anywhere that shows you how to use QuickBooks ONLINE for your personal, non-business finances. Even if you are managing the finances of your whole family as one entity, these techniques will work for you and give you the ability to assess your financial position and see how well you are doing in regard to saving and earning over time.
Who can benefit from this course?
Everybody can benefit from this course. Everybody will need, in one way or another, to be able to manage their personal, home finances. QuickBooks Online makes it easy and affordable if you simply know how to use it. That’s what this course is all about.
These easy, step-by-step QuickBooks Online tutorials show you how to handle anything individuals, families and even trusts and estates may need to keep financial records of. Yes, these techniques and methods shown here are appropriate for Trust And Estate Accounting because those are entities that you will have all your finances organized and managed smoothly with the help of QuickBooks Online. Learning what you need to know from this fun and easy course will give you everything you need.
You don’t need any prior knowledge of: accounting, computers or QuickBooks to enjoy studying this fun and easy course. Almost as soon as you start, this course will give you everything you need for you to manage your money. You can even estimate your taxable income for estimated taxes and find your personal net worth. There are several features in QuickBooks Online that will make personal financial management skills perfect for you.”
Mark has 41 Quickbooks courses available on the Udemy platform. Click here to learn more about Mark Smolen’s courses.
Honest Bookkeepers Are in High Demand and Well Paid
My wife’s bookkeeping business was our ‘bread and butter’. While my business was seasonal, hers brought in consistent income.
Learning bookkeeping can provide a lifelong, good paying, at-home income.
Bookkeeper Launch is the only proven system that helps you start a 100% virtual bookkeeping business from scratch.
This step-by-step blueprint combines:
- 21st Century Bookkeeping Skills
- Efficient Systems
- Marketing to Attract High-Quality Clients
Enroll in 3 FREE bookkeeping classes and discover the simple, part-time business to earn realistic income without sacrificing your family time.
Income Anywhere
How To Make Money on the Road
In this valuable book, the authors provide more valuable resources for hitting the road debt-free, and finding that perfect job you can work from anywhere. Includes numerous remote employment resources and tips about working for profit-sharing companies without getting scammed.
Interested in work camping? They share tips from their 15+ years experience, and give you the most comprehensive directory of employers hiring everywhere. Think beyond the campground! Discover jobs with the circus, oil field gate guarding, fulfillment centers, seasonal harvests, and many more. See where to look for work on ranches, organic farms, or in the cannabis industry.
Looking for a side hustle? Learn all about the Gig Economy. Earn extra cash with apps for finding work as a driver, delivery person, mechanic, construction worker, or nurse. Find out how to start making money today as an artist, graphic designer, writer, translator, or virtual assistant. Get the truth about taking surveys and other micro-tasks that can put more money in your pocket.
Why not start your own remote business? As location independent entrepreneurs for the past two decades, we share what works for how to become a true digital nomad.
2. Jobs that Require Writing Skills
If you are a good writer, there are lots of jobs available. You must, of course, be good with spelling and grammar and know a bit about composition, etc.
Start a blog
Imagine making money day after day, while you hike, backpack, explore, travel….and even sleep!
Niche websites done right lead to traffic straight from Google, making you money from ads and affiliate marketing.
I believe niche sites are the best way to make a passive income. Kristen makes six figures per year on ad revenue alone on her site, The Wayward Home.
In her online course, Niche Sites Made Easy, she’ll teach you her exact formula for creating a profitable niche site, so you can feel the same sense of freedom and security that she does.
Trusted House Sitter
Sitters sit for free in exchange for free accommodation across the globe and the chance to spend time with some wonderful pets. Becoming a registered sitter within our community is a quick and easy process and opens up a world of house and pet sitting opportunities.
Become a Virtual Assistant
People who are virtual assistants usually have years of experience as an office manager or an administrative assistant. Many times they are doing these tasks for a company or person in person at one time.
A virtual assistant might perform tasks that include scheduling appointments, making phone calls, making travel arrangements, and managing email accounts. This could also entail blog post writing, content management, graphic design, and Internet marketing.
As with most online jobs, taking a how-to course will give you a leg up when applying for the job. Fully Booked VA is a good source for these learning opportunities. They list over 275 services you can offer and get paid for.
3. Jobs that Require Artistic Abilities
Graphic Design
Website Design and Building
Video Editing & Animation
Sell handmade products through stores like ETSY.
Flea Market Flipping
If you have particular area of knowledge, you might be able to find unknown treasures at flea markets and yard sales, then turn around and sell them on eBay® for a substantial markup. My area of knowledge is vintage electronics. I can find some good deals at yard sales or estate sales when the sellers do not know the value of what they are selling. I had a following on eBay who watched for my finds.
Flea Market Flair
Lisa Marie Hart uses a vintage camper trailer and a converted VW bus to create a Flea Market favorite.
She has a website that lists the flea markets she’ll be attending and has a large following.
I was poking around Pinterest and found many such setups. I have also thought about doing the flea market circuit after I saw one guy making neat salt and pepper shakers that looked like picnic tables and Adirondack chairs. He had his tools and supplies in a trailer pulled behind his RV. Making the products while exhibiting at the flea markets was always a popular draw.
4. Task Oriented Businesses
If you are more inclined to fulfill tasks for others you could find work:
- Being a campground host
- Work camping
- Harvesting or farm labor
- Become a mobile RV mechanic
- Run errands with TaskRabbit
- Look for gigs on Craigslist
***Tiny Life Consulting LLC Disclaimer: All courses, resources, products, and services listed on this page should be thoroughly reviewed by prospective buyers before purchase to ensure full understanding of scope. For example, Quickbooks classes may or may not teach the basics of accounting. Accounting classes may not teach how to use Quickbooks software. This same premise holds true for all other products and services mentioned on this page. It is the buyer’s responsibility to adequately research their interests before purchase. Tiny Life Consulting LLC assumes no responsibility or liability for buyer’s satisfaction with purchase. For further information, please visit our legal page.
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