So far this blog has largely been about making money on the road, but another part of making the digital nomad equation work is traveling cheaply. I was inspired by Nomadic Matt’s excellent post How to Road Trip Across the United States on $50 a Day but, being a little bit competitive, I wanted to […]
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As I’ve explored ways to make money on the road, the general conclusion I’ve reached is that the most ‘realistic’ (achievable within a reasonable amount of time) way to make a steady income while traveling is to learn a skill that you can use to work remotely. This could be a lot of different things and […]
At the start of last month, we began trying to answer the question ‘how can you make money on the road?’ Today, we want to expand our running list of possible ways one could make money on the road. As a reminder, we haven’t tested most of these. This is our brainstorm list, and, over the coming months, […]
Today I’m excited to begin my investigation of Fiverr.com as a way to make money on the road. As I’ve mentioned before, Fiverr is a primarily service based freelance site where all gigs start at a base price of $5. You can, however, add on gig extras and charge more money. Fiver takes 20%, so you […]
You’ve almost certainly heard of Craigslist. The bare bones site is probably the biggest classifieds section in the US, if not the world. People visit the site to find houses, jobs and free sofas. They also have several ‘gigs’ sections, which are basically short term jobs. Anything from working a single one day event, […]
The P2P revolution is here! You’ve heard of sharing your house using Airbnb, you’ve heard of driving for people via Uber, but did you know that you can now make money cooking for people, right from your home? That’s what a half dozen new startups are trying to bring to the sharing economy. I’m fascinated by the […]
One of the first opportunities we’re exploring in our ongoing quest to answer the question ‘How can you make money on the road?‘ is mock trials. Basically the idea is law firms pay you money to watch or read simplified version of the case and give them your thoughts on it. They do this in order to get […]
One of the three goals with which this blog began was to explore ways to make money while on the road. While we advise traveling as simply and economically as possible, it is generally necessary to have some money coming in if you plan to travel indefinitely. Though this blog focuses on traveling, this list would also be […]
It’s tempting sometimes to play life safe. Take classes that’re hard, but not too hard. Go to college and get a degree that leads to a respectable but achievable job. Take that manageable job at the end of college and play it safe ‘till you’re eligible to retire. But what if that’s not the […]