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Workers On Wheels Newsletter #1196 ~ June 24,
2018
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Update from Your RV Workers On Wheels Newsletter
Editor
Which came first -- the work or the RV? Well, it depends on the working RVer. Some folks decide they want to be full-time RVers, and later decide to get a campground job or do some other work. However, more -- I think a
great many more -- are RVing because the RV is a convenience or solves work-related concerns.
One of the first full-time RVing families we met was a young couple
with a small child. He had a good job replacing utility lines; it paid well and he liked it. However, it required him to spend a few weeks one place, then move on to the next location. He was seldom home. The young woman didn't want to be left at home alone. So, when they married, instead of moving into an apartment or traditional home, they moved into an RV. Problem solved. Because they parked the RV in a campground close to his current work assignment, he was home at night. When he needed to
relocate, they relocated the RV, without disruption in their family life.
A while back, in the "Ways RVers Make Money" section of this newsletter, we listed
"Pipeline welder." One of our readers took me to task. He explained that I must not know that it takes skills and accreditation to be a pipeline welder. His reasoning was that an RVer couldn't just up and one day decide to be a pipeline welder. While that part was true, he didn't consider the reverse. A pipeline welder can one day up and decide to be a full-time RVer. Many do -- I'm married to one.
When I first started selling at flea markets and craft shows, we lived in a traditional house. It was a 100-mile commute back and forth to the flea market. I made that trip several times a week. Bob would sometimes join me, though with his work
schedule, it meant we often drove separately. When I added craft shows and bazaars to the mix, and traveled further, I stayed in motels. It didn't take very long to see the advantages of having an RV.
You might work on the road because you are a full-time RVer. Or, you might choose to be an RVer because of your work. Either way, we're glad to have you among our Workers On Wheels friends, fans, and family.
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
Set yourself above other
job seekers by being complimentary to previous employers.
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Single RVers: Yes, There Are Jobs, Clubs, and Resources for You
Single RVers, this section is especially for you. Find answers to your questions about working solo, including how to overcome ads that want couples. Support, encouragement, and networking.
~ Read these articles 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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Turning Your Hobby into a Business Can Make (or Save) You Money
While RVing
Converting your current hobby (or finding a new one) into a business that you do while RVing can save you -- or earn you -- a
significant sum. CPA and tax expert Marty Shenkman explains why and how.
~ Read this article on our 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.
~ Container unloaders
~ Contract gate attendant
~ Configuration engineer - mechanical
~ Conditioning rider (horses)
~ Computer and
software troubleshooter
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Find a Campground Job: Here's the Secret for Finding a Work Camper Job You'll Love
Find a campground job that you love! You'll be where you want to work. You'll be working with RVers that you want to work with. Here's the secret for doing just that.
~ Read the rest of this article on the Workers On Wheels
website.
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Working RVer Tip
If a campground job for a couple requires working in exchange for your site, what are the conditions and stipulations? Are you able to split the hours between you and your spouse, as you wish? Must each person work a specified number of hours? Is it okay for one person to work all of the hours?
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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
Job interviews are a two-way street. Most people think of them as the employer
asking the questions and the employee answering. However, they are also a time when the employee should be asking questions – and listening to the answers.
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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
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If you'd like more personal updates and jokes that I post, send me a friend request.
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Something to Think About
Life is too short to stress yourself with people
who don't even deserve to be an issue in your life. ~ Author Unknown
Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers' gardens. ~
Douglas William Jerrold
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