San Diego opportunities

San Diego has one of the most ideal climates. Picking up a free employment newspaper I spotted several opportunities. The drawback is finding a place to park your RV. The good part is that San Diego has an excellent trolley system. You could stay in one of the cities near the trolley lines (east and south) or north near the Coaster commuter train and get into San Diego easily.

• Hotel del Coronado (trolley or Coaster to downtown, then the Coronado ferry. A bicycle would make it fairly easy from the ferry.) They are hiring seasonal workers.
• Sea World has openings in most departments. A little more challenging to reach unless you stayed in the Mission Bay area.
• Campland on the Bay on Mission Bay. They also advertise in Workamper News. They are looking for help in several departments.
• Delivering telephone books.
• Two events: U.S. Open Golf Tournament in June and an Art Walk in Little Italy later this month. The second one is volunteer.
• Plus several temporary agencies are looking for people to fill a variety of jobs.

If this area appeals to you, you could find work. A place on the outskirts, perhaps a mobile home park, would be less expensive than parks closer to downtown. You might be commuting by trolley, train or bus but that's an adventure too. Each does allow bicycles (sometimes limited in number) so you could bring your bike along to get from mass transit to your job site. See this site for more information on bikes and mass transit. Jaimie Hall-Bruzenak

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Another kind of temporary work

In another free employment newspaper, an agency was advertising for in-store demonstrators. "Must be willing to engage shoppers in demonstrating products, promote brands, and distribute samples and brochures." Weekend work is required but it is part time.

This could be an idea for earning a few dollars for someone spending the winter in a metropolitan area. This agency, Sunflower Sales Pros, is a national staffing agency. In their MySpace.com ad it said they pay $20-30/hour.

It sounds like you have to prepare food, but they claim they have easy-to-follow directions. I wonder if you get to eat the leftovers! 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

Count inventory will travel

We are in Pennsylvania, about to visit family and friends in Maryland. I was looking again at Employment Times, a free employment paper that I picked up in Maine. I noticed an ad for inventory counters with RGIS, a company specializing in this. They have more than 40,000 employees in 400+ offices around the world. Since training starts at $9/hr, this could be a way to pick up money as you travel. Once you are in the system, you could work a few months in one location, then obtain assignments in another. Temporary agencies in metropolitan areas are another source of jobs inventory counters.

Workers on the RV road may think that RV parks are the only places they can work. By thinking outside the box, you may find you make more money and have more free time to explore the area by getting a low-cost RV site and working elsewhere. Jaimie

For information on Jaimie Hall's recently revised book, Support Your RV LIfestyle! An Insider's Guide to Working on the Road, 2nd ed., see RVBookstore.com.