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Workers On Wheels Newsletter #1218 ~ November 25, 2018
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Update from Your RV Workers On Wheels Newsletter Editor
We hope that you are having a blessed Thanksgiving weekend and that you have much to be grateful for this year.
Are you doing some kind of work that is directly related to Christmas or other winter holidays?
- Being Santa, Mrs. Clause, or an elf
- Managing a tree lot
- Providing entertainment with special holiday music
- Selling crafts, baked goods, or gift items at holiday bazaars
- Sending out letters from Santa
- Making and selling personalized t-shirts, mugs, or children’s story books
- Working a kiosk for Swiss Colony or another company, selling fudge, cheese, or meat gift packs
- Have a gift wrapping booth
- Working a seasonal retail job
- Working the Christmas season at Dollywood, Silver Dollar City, or other theme park
- Acting in Christmas pageants
- Filling in for vacationing campground staff
- Working for a package delivery service, such as UPS
- Working for Amazon
- Catering Christmas parties
- Making and selling specialty food items, such as lefsa, tamales, or fruit cake
- Working for a tree farm
- Putting up Christmas decorations for others
- Working for a greenhouse or nursery
- Designing holiday greeting cards
- Serving at holiday parties
- Providing child care at malls, ski resorts, or during holiday events
- Giving Christmas presentations
- Building parade floats
- Sewing costumes
- Organizing holiday events, such as craft shows, Christmas train rides, or sleigh parties
If you are doing something on the above list—or any other job directly related to Christmas or the winter holiday season—please tell us about it. You are welcome to email me. Or, you can use the form on the website. If you just want to leave a quick comment with the kind of work, that’s fine. If you want to give us details about where you are working and what you are doing, that’s even better. Thanks for sharing with
us.
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
Research the job and the employer before you apply for the job or go for the interview. This may be as simple as looking at their website. For campgrounds, it may mean having camped there and getting first-hand experience of the park.
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Things We Have Learned While Being Camphosts at a State Park
Being camphosts is pretty much a 24/7 position. If you want an actual day off, leave the park. While you are there, people will approach you asking for information. Being a good camphost, you will answer them with a smile, whether you are on duty or not.
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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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Resume Tips for Getting the Interview that Gets the Job
Use these resume tips to sell yourself, to help you get the job interview. Your resume is your 10-second chance to show that you have what it takes to meet the employer's needs.
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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.
~ Weighing RVs
~ Web merchant
~ Waste and recycling sorting
~ Wash window: business and homes
~ Watercraft captain Walt Disney World
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A Caretaking Adventure in Hells Canyon: Adventure, Plus Stipend and Tips
John and Lynn’s caretaking adventure isn't just about work. Exploring, gold panning, meeting people from all over the world, fishing, plus receiving a stipend (pay), tips, and a place to stay are all part of it.
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Working RVer Tip
Use bullets for concise descriptions on your resume. More than two lines each is a paragraph, and cannot be quickly scanned.
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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 travel with a partner, you may find your best financial deal is for you to split up when it comes to working. One of you could work at the campground where you are living, in exchange for your RV site, utilities, and use of facilities. The other could work away from the campground. Together, you would then have double benefits – fewer living expenses and a paycheck.
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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
You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. ~ Joan Baez
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Coleen Sykora, Editor/Publisher
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