by Al Christensen | Jun 29, 2022 | Budget, Vans
I’VE BEEN CONTEMPLATING what to do about my aging van. New engine or a different van with lower mileage? So the past few months I’ve been checking out various used vehicle sites. Used car prices had been shooting up the past couple of years—about 42% since 2020....
by Al Christensen | May 24, 2022 | Budget, Solar Power
AS IF YOU NEEDED MORE ECONOMIC BAD NEWS, solar panel prices might jump soon, according to a report from CNN: In March, the US Department of Commerce opened an investigation to determine if four countries that supply the US with solar panels — Cambodia, Malaysia,...
by Bob | Sep 26, 2021 | Boondocking, Budget, Fear, Green Living, Inspiration-Spirituality, Minimalism, Planning for the Future, RV Living, Security/Safety Versus Freedom, Simple Living--Getting Rid of Excess Stuff, Tribe, Vandwelling Philosophy
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” —Attributed to Mark Twain Do...
by Bob | Feb 18, 2017 | Budget, Entertainment
I’m continuing my series on making money on the road by blogging and making Youtube videos. In this post I asked a nomad friend of mine, Vanessa, to cover the details of creating a blog. Many people try the free websites then find they are too limiting and...
by Bob | Jan 15, 2017 | Blog, Budget
This is the second in series on how to make money on the road by writing a blog, running a website or making Videos for Youtube. In the first of the series I tried to provide a balance of a warning against having too high expectations of success, but also being aware...
by Bob | Jan 8, 2017 | Budget, Communications: Mail & Cell
This is the first of a series of posts about how to financially support your new life (in part or in whole) on the road by: writing a blog, having a website or, making videos for Youtube. Some of you may be wondering if it’s even a realistic goal, and I want to...
by Bob | Dec 30, 2015 | Budget
In my last post I pointed out 8 different kinds of workcamping jobs but today I want to focus on the one that I think will work for the most people because 1) it has among the lowest physical demands, 2) pays you for every hour you work, 3) provides a free campsite,...
by Bob | Dec 27, 2015 | Budget, Planning for the Future
With the RTR coming up I’ve arranged the timing of it so there is a very good chance that you can get a summer job there, so before it gets here I thought we should talk about Workcamping. This will be a two-part post, in this one we’ll have an overview of the most...
