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Workers On Wheels Newsletter #1193 ~ June 3,
2018
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Update from Your RV Workers On Wheels Newsletter
Editor
We're sometimes asked about the changes we've seen during out 25-plus years as working RVers. The biggest are communications and technology. Back in 1992, when we started full-time RVing, we didn't have cell phones and
we didn't have computers. Long distance business calls involved using a phone card at a pay phone -- and hoping it worked. We traveled with an electric typewriter. The first years of the Workers On Wheels Newsletter were printed on paper -- no e-zines and no website.
Some say there are now more young full-timers and more full-timers with kids than in years past. I haven't seen an increase. Today's young RVing families have blogs, vlogs, and websites to let the world know about their life and travels. They are involved with RVing clubs. They have jobs promoting the full-time RVing lifestyle. Because of the frequent media attention, it looks
like there's a big increase. That publicity contrasts with younger families of years past that simply went about living the life -- working, home-schooling, and traveling. There have always been young full-timers; they just weren't as visible.
We have certainly embraced the communications and technology changes in our life -- especially in our RV-home based business. At the same time, we need to remember to take time to shut off our devices. There's so much to see and do in the great outdoors!
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
Stick to
simple. Use the same size and type of font throughout your resume. Ornate formatting, using a variety of fonts and font sizes, using colored inks, underlining, bolding, and using italics are distracting. They make your resume look as though you are trying to hide your lack of qualifications behind the fancy façade. Use a consistent format.
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Your Campground Job Resume: Who You Are and What You Can
Do
Your campground job resume should show the park owner who you are, as well as what you can do. When writing a resume for most campground jobs
and many other seasonal jobs, think personable rather than professional. Let your personality show.
~ 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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Psychics Are in Demand and You May Already Have What it Takes to Be
One
Psychics always have job opportunities. Work as a tarot card reader or fortune teller. Don't dismiss this as being for only the supernatural
with obscure clairvoyant, metaphysical powers.
~ 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.
~ Design engineer
~ Tie balloons into animals
~ Ski resort membership sales
~ Theme park assistant manager
~ Teach low-fat diet cooking classes
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The Allegheny String Band: Family of Musicians Entertains While RVing
Here is a firsthand story about a working-while-RVing family -- mom, dad, and three teenagers. The mom wrote the article. However, something I find particularly interesting in it is that it has a quote from each of the teens, where they share their thoughts about
RVing.
~ Read the rest of this article on the Workers On Wheels website.
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Working RVer Tip
For a seasonal job, there's always restaurant dish washing. I heard an owner and manager discussing dishwashers and this was the quote
concerning the hiring requirement. "If he can stand up straight and breath." It may not be glamorous, but the positions are readily available, in most every community. Since high school kids often work these jobs during the weekends, you may be able to work weekdays and have your weekends for fun. You may also be able to choose your hours, from very early to very late, depending on when you want time off.
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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
If you are looking for a house-sitting or caretaking position, check with Realtors and rental management companies in the area where you want to spend some time. They may
be able to give you some leads.
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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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Facebook Friends and Fans
~ If you'd like more personal updates and jokes that I post, send me a friend request.
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RVers Can Be Property Caretakers and Housesitters!
There are empty homes in every state and country, and property owners are looking for trustworthy people to take care of their
properties. The Caretaker Gazette contains property caretaking/housesitting openings in all 50 states and foreign countries. Many of our RVers park their rig in the homeowner's driveway or backyard, and either stay in their RV or enjoy living in a nice home. Published since 1983, subscribers receive 1,000+ property caretaking and housesitting opportunities each year, worldwide. Some of these caretaking and housesitting openings also offer compensation in addition to the free housing provided.
Short, medium and long-term property caretaking assignments are in every issue. Online subscriptions: $29.95/year. The Caretaker Gazette, 1205 E 31st Street, Austin TX 78722. (206) 462-1818. The Caretaker Gazette is published by Gary Dunn. www.caretaker.org
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Something to Think About
Happiness is a habit -- cultivate it. ~ Elbert Hubbard
Life
isn’t about finding yourself. Life’s about creating yourself. ~ George Bernard Shaw
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