Transition to the Workamper lifestyle

It isn't always as smooth as you'd hoped, but selling everything and working on the RV road can work out even if you are not retired. Trudy and Lisa quit their jobs in New York City, sold their brownstone and purchased a vintage Blue Bird Wanderlodge motorcoach. They had some money set aside but did not have their motorcoach inspected by a reliable mechanic so have had to shell out several thousand dollars for repairs - plus it is old.

In spite of that, they have finally found a job that works for them: working for AGS selling advertising for RV park site maps. They tried a variety of jobs like clerking at Wal-Mart and working the morning shift at McDonald's - and they went into debt. Now they can deduct their travel expenses. “Now instead of driving a big old money pit, we drive a big old tax deduction,” says Trudy. Their RV site is free when they are working on a map. They are paying off their debt and making decent money.

Sometimes it takes a while to get life on the road sorted out, especially if you begin full-time RVing before retirement age and need to earn all your income on the road. Trudy and Lisa, though, show it can be done. Read the full article in the New York Times here. Jaimie Hall Bruzenak

For information on Jaimie's 2nd edition of Support Your RV Lifestyle! An Insider's Guide to Working on the Road, see RVBookstore.com.