When Jaimie and Bill Hall hit the road in 1992,
they knew they would have to work on the road, but the information about
working on the road was extremely limited. Jaimie says, “What I was
looking for was a ‘how-to’ manual which gave the reader the
necessary tools and resources to find jobs that paid well.”
Recognizing there were many others who could use such a book Jaimie
decided to write one, drawing from many good and a few bad working
experiences of their own, combined with stories shared by other
workampers. The result is Support Your RV Lifestyle! An Insider's Guide to Working on the Road,
the first “how-to” manual for people earning their way in the RV
lifestyle.
Support Your RV Lifestyle! has many wonderful anecdotes about
working on the road, but that is just the tip of the iceberg when it
comes to the information covered. The book is broken into five sections:
Section I: Know yourself
Section II: Nitty gritty of getting work to support your RVing
Section III: Job List and more than 300 moneymaking opportunities
Section IV: RV Lifestyle Considerations
Section V: Appendixes
In the
introduction Hall looks at 14 mistakes working RVers can avoid. If you
are already working on the road and have run into any of these
circumstances you need this book! If you are just preparing to hit the
road, you are in luck, as Hall will coach you through the process of
getting jobs on the road without experiencing these mistakes. The
introduction also shares how to use Support Your RV Lifestyle!
to your best advantage and shares Hall’s own experiences working on
the road.
Know
Yourself guides you through an evaluation of the skills you have to
offer—including those you may never have considered. Before focusing
on the job, you will ponder what you want to do with your life. This is
key if you want to control your life rather than allow your job to
control your life. Finally, you will look at what the full-timing
lifestyle costs you, which is your basis for how much you need to earn.
The Nitty
gritty of getting work to support your RVing shares strategies for
finding jobs that tie in with what you want to do with your life. You
will quickly learn there are many ways to find these jobs. Hall looks at
how equipment, like computers and phones, can help you get a job. She
also shares tips on how to get along without this equipment if you
don’t have it.
We all hate to do resumes, cover letters and
interviews, but with the tips Hall shares, you will breeze right through
the process, ranking higher than others who may be competing for the
jobs. And when the job offer is made you will know better than to jump
at it before considering whether your needs are being met or if you need
to negotiate some additional benefits. If negotiations are needed you
will know how to do it like a pro. So that you can be successful in your
new position, Hall shares some of the challenges you may face and offers
some ways to deal with them.
Whether you are an experienced workamper or just
beginning to workamp, the third section, Job
List and more than 300 moneymaking opportunities, will be invaluable
to you. It is broken into nine chapters that will provide you with many
job opportunities:
These chapters describe many jobs, share other RVers’
anecdotes and tell you how to find these jobs. Even if you don’t need to
work you will find some opportunities that will intrigue you. I sure did!
In RV
Lifestyle Considerations you
will learn about health insurance and unemployment options. If you can
hold your expenses down you won’t need to work as long, so Hall shares
some tips on managing your expenses.
Whether you are single, traveling with a spouse who
doesn’t work, traveling with kids or have disabilities there are jobs
for you too. An entire chapter looks at concerns you may have.
In the Appendices
you will find information on contacting state tourist agencies,
state parks, state revenue offices and state motor vehicle and driver’s
licensing offices. You will also find budgeting worksheets and other
workampers stories here.
Add to this the extensive Resources section and you have everything you need to find those
satisfying and rewarding jobs.
With Support
Your RV Lifestyle! you can make your dreams come true!
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