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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Yes! My life goal is to be location independent just like you are now. I love to travel and get out and about. It’s so great to follow your updates. You keep mine, and Im sure many others, energy alive to make it happen. Being in an RV full time sounds awesome.
Great pics too!
Thanks Bryan!
Nice Michelle! I’ve been wanting to have my own RV and just travel and enjoy the experience. Good luck and have fun!
Thanks Jayson!
Very cool, Michelle! I enjoy all your Instagram posts. I really don’t follow many people on Instagram, but I like seeing what you and Wes are up to. I actually thought you already lived and worked from the RV full-time : 0 I think the transition will be easy for you and great to hear about your affiliate income. I’d love to have a “second” full-time income from affiliate $ alone and it will definitely be a focus of mine next year.
We are pretty much in it all the time, but we still have our rental in Colorado. It’s pretty much just for storage though haha.
Make sure to check into using bulk discounts at camp sites. I can’t recall which one it was (it wasn’t KOA) that offered awesome discounts per year to go to any camp site.
Thanks!
We actually just got finished with northern California 🙁
This is AWESOME – congrats! I definitely would consider this! It might take some getting used to not having a “home-base” but I think it would definitely be doable!
Thanks!
What an awesome adventure!!! Do you have a path in mind or just a general direction?
Can I make a suggestion? Document each day, a bit like Barbara Kingsolver’s “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” and then publish it (eBook or traditional).
Enjoy!
Thanks Diane! We plan on following good weather 🙂
Very cool! My wife and I will be doing the same thing at the end of next year as we roll into this whole “early retirement” thing. You’re right, the mobile Internet issue is still very much the most important element of this lifestyle change that I probably won’t dig too much. Campground wi-fi is never any good. I’ll be using a Verizon Mifi once we eventually make the move.
First thing is first, though…gotta decide on what Airstream we wanna buy. That’s the fun part. 🙂
Yes, that’s the fun part!
Thanks! We haven’t published a monthly expense report yet but we are thinking about it 🙂
If you can make it to Alaska sometime during the summer, I highly recommend it (not during the winter – that road is crazy)!
I just moved away from there a year ago to Colorado after living in Fairbanks for 10 years. It is AMAZING in ways that words can’t even describe. And there is a thriving RV culture along the roads, of which there are few but well worth every mile.
If you ever need any info about where to go and what to do, feel free to write me! I love talking about Alaska! 🙂
We are planning to go there either this summer or next! 🙂
Hey Michelle,
Awesome stuff and inspiring. We’re planning on doing the RV thing in the US ourselves in 2016. Hopefully we’ll meet up someplace 🙂
Yes, we should meet up! When will you be in the US?
Sometime after May 🙂 Got lots of travel planning and biz stuff to get on top of but asap.
This is so exciting! I never really considered RV travel as another option for being a digital nomad, I automatically think overseas travel, but I think it’s awesome. I’m so excited to read more about your adventures!
I think it will be an awesome adventure. So much to see in the states. It would be fun to travel to all the national parks. My niece traveled the US in an RV and mapped their trip according to the weather. I think Wyoming and Portland were my favorite shares from her.
Looking forward to your updates! It can’t be easy giving up a house despite the need for adventure.
My husband and I lived fulltime in a RV for 13 years. We worked at campgrounds and resorts to earn a living for the first 7 years. We were hired by the National Park Service at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, where I worked as a park ranger for 5 seasons. I was 60 when we retired from the road and bought a little house on 5 acres in Georgia. I loved every minute of my live living in the RV. It was fun, we saw a lot of places, and we made a lot of friends who keep in touch, all over the United States. I would recomment this life to anyone!
Sounds wonderful!
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We are contemplating leaving Colorado for a job opportunity right now and wondering whether to sell our house. If only I was ready to transition to self-employment. My blog is just a baby though and I’m not considering it a business yet. Maybe if I start thinking about it that way I will figure out how to monetize it.