Can you believe that it’s been almost five months since we bought our RV?
Since that time, we haven’t regretted our purchase one bit. Being able to travel and work at the same time is a wonderful thing.
We have taken part in RV living almost full-time, except for around 6 or 7 days when we’ve gone home to entertain visitors from out of town.
We’ve decided that we will travel and work in the RV full-time starting in February of 2016. Yes, we are going to get rid of our house in Colorado and store all of our belongings!
I am extremely excited about the decision we made and I know that the next year or however long we decide to do this for will be a great time.
One thing that many of you have had questions about is how life has been like now that I am working full-time in the RV and traveling at the same time.
Well, it’s been a lot of fun.
We have traveled to many different places in the United States in the last several months and we have made some exciting plans for 2016 as well. There have been some difficulties when it comes to being able to travel and work on the road, but nothing that would make me want to stop RVing.
Wi-fi and cell service aren’t always the greatest.
The only thing that stinks about RVing is that you never really know if you will have service. This is the only real thing that makes being able to travel and work on the road difficult.
There have been several times when I’ve wanted to fling my laptop and phone out the RV window due to not having wi-fi or cell service for days.
Haha, I wish I was joking, but it’s the truth. Sometimes the signal is amazing and other times I feel like I am on Mars and trying to find a signal.
In fact, while writing this blog post it took me a few days to upload it. I only had a few hours of service in a FOUR day period. AH!
It’s not always bad, though. Right now we are coming across a lot of bad wi-fi mainly because we are moving fast and we’re stopping at a lot of campgrounds in the middle of nowhere. I know that once we are traveling a little more slowly that wi-fi won’t be as hard to come across.
Also, I’ve had a lot of you ask what I’m using for internet. I am using a Verizon MiFi Jetpack.
Related: Are You Interested In Traveling The World And Working At The Same Time?
Affiliate income has made RV living easier.
Above is why I’m happy that I’ve decided to focus more of my time on somewhat passive income streams such as affiliate income.
Due to the fact that I can’t always work due to unreliable wi-fi, it’s nice to not have as many deadlines to meet.
I’m on track to earn around $30,000 a month from affiliate programs for the foreseeable future, which is a great thing to think about!
Working ahead has been a lifesaver.
For the most part, I have the majority of my posts for the next few months already written. Of course, there are some posts (like this one), where I try to write them as late as I can due to the fact that they are life updates.
Working ahead is what has really helped me. Whenever I don’t have a signal, I am less likely to panic due to the fact that I don’t have many things that need to be worked on ASAP anymore.
Another thing that has also helped significantly is that I am also scheduling my pins on Pinterest through Tailwind. This is something I highly recommend if you are trying to increase your Pinterest traffic.
I love being able to travel and work on the road.
Overall, I have really enjoyed working on the road. I don’t see that changing anytime soon either. I am having a great time seeing new things, meeting new people, spending more time with Wes and our dogs, and more.
I know it’s not a full-time vacation, but sometimes it definitely feels that way!
Are you interested in being able to travel and work on the road at the same time? Why or why not? Also, enjoy my recent RV living pictures below.
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I’d love working and travaeling at the same time, is true sometimes wifi aren’t great but work ahead could be a lifesaver, however Rv life could be great to visit new places and find inspirations!!!
Thanks!
That sounds completely awesome Michelle! I hope you guys are RVing somewhere in the southern US right now since it’s so cold and snowy in the frozen north at present!
Thanks!
I’m hoping to convince my husband of the merits of slow travel for a few months after he graduates (maybe it will happen, maybe it won’t).
It seems like your internet situation is pretty great all things considered. I had a friend who decided to do their SEO consulting business while on the road, and she said she ended up spending too much time at Starbucks because they were the only location that reliably had Wi-Fi (this was maybe 7 years ago). I’m guessing that internet technology has actually come a long way since then.
Yes, internet technology has definitely increased!
Hahaha, love the photo of the MacBook in the great outdoors! Not a combo we see too often. 🙂
Wow, I had no idea that you were having so much trouble getting on the internet, but it totally makes sense, especially if you’re out in the woods or at the beach a lot. At least you can draft blog posts while offline and post them later when you have a window of service. Happy travels, wherever you are this week! 🙂
Thanks Sarah! Yes, I had some bad luck with internet recently but I think it will go back to normal soon haha.
I’m surpised even with Verizon you get such bad service out west. I always though Verizon was king since they bought AllTell over a decade ago. When I worked in Yellowstone (server at Canyon Lodge), Verizon/AllTell was the only carrier that worked at the time in our entire Canyon Village. That was over 10 years ago, though so I think at least AT&t has caught up.
I would enjoy traveling across the country like you two lucky ducks. Do you know how much you spend on average in fuel per month vs how far you drive? I think I might prefer a small 4×4 car and a pop-up, for better gas mileage, but then you lose the great space of the RV so it’s a trade-off. I’d enjoy an expense update on your travels if you ever feel like posting!
We spent a lot on gas last month because we were moving fast since my husband was touring on his bike.
I’ll have to do an RV budget post soon. Great idea!
Love reading the updates on the RV life… we are facing a new direction in our life and selling it all and buying an RV was #1 on my list…. only thing is that it didn’t even make hubby’s list. He lives the life of zero vision… lol
haha!
Hooray for your Instagram photos. I can’t wait to hear about the day you turn photography into another side hustle. You’re crazy talented. Kudos to you on all of your travels AND all of your successes. Thanks for being a great reminder to us all that it’s never too early or too late to pursue your passions and goals. Happy Friday!
Ha I feel like my photography skills stink so thank you for the compliment 🙂
I think it would be fun if we didn’t have kids. With kids, it would be an awesome adventure but EXTREMELY hard to get anything done! Happy for you – enjoy every moment!
Haha yes I think it would be much more difficult with children. Plus, you would need a much bigger RV!
Full-timing in the rv in incredibly fun with kids!My 12yos and I have been on the road for 2 years now, and enjoying every minute! I did it with my older kids (now grown) for 6 months and the only reason we settled into stix and brix was because of my paranoia of what their dad would do if we stayed on the road. But that was it – just my own paranoia. Don’t think he really cared.
Fun!
This looks and sounds so wonderful!! I’m so glad that all the time you spent working on building your passive affiliate income has paid off!
Thanks Brittany!
Wow, I’m so motivated to do something similar! Good for you! Can’t wait to hear more updates in the future.
Thanks!
Jeez Michelle, you’re really making me want to get out of my apartment and get an RV, VW bus or small house on wheels and live on the road. Great updates on this though, interesting to read about.
Thanks Andy!
What an awesome opportunity! Someday when our kids are on their own I would love to work on the road. Until then, I will have to live vicariously through your blog posts.
Thanks Kristi!
You have some of the most amazing “work” views, that’s for sure. The cellular hot spot is great, if you’re looking for a new laptop in the future you might want to consider looking into one with WWAN card embedded. This way you don’t have to carry around the hot spot.
Interesting! I am not super techy so I had no idea that I could do that. With a WWAN, that means that my laptop would directly connect to my Verizon account?
That’s correct. You won’t need to carry a hot spot around. You can also use your notebook as a hot spot and share the connection with other laptops.
Interesting! I had no idea!
That sounds like a lot of fun! I checked out this MB Sprinter Airstream at the auto show and it was awesome!
Affiliate income is definitely the way to go. So much more passive. Once you hit $30,000, getting to $50,000+ a month should be no problem. The key is to build REAL ASSETS with that income just in case things unwind.
Sam
Thanks Sam!
yes! i am very interested to learn how to work from the road and rv full time. we have a 3 yr old and 1 year old. my husband and i are both do support for software and database. our 5 year plan is to be able to live off one salary while the other blogs and home(rv)schools the kids. sometimes this dream seems so unreachable so i try to stay positive and move towards it one decision at a time.
Yes, stay positive 🙂