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* you can work for things other than money: | * you can work for things other than money: | ||
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One topic of debate is whether to tell employers or co-workers that you live in a van. Reactions can vary from curiosity to hostility to jealousy at your freedom. | One topic of debate is whether to tell employers or co-workers that you live in a van. Reactions can vary from curiosity to hostility to jealousy at your freedom. | ||
- | ===== digital nomad ===== | + | ===== Seasonal work ===== |
- | //Digital nomads// | + | Many hotels that are in or around National Parks in the Western states will need to hire staff for housekeeping, front desk, kitchen and retail positions for only 3-4 months of the year, and many will even provide basic housing. There' |
- | Stable [[communication: | + | Ski Resorts are another frequent location that needs a lot of temporary jobs filled during the ski season which don't have a lot of preexisting requirements. |
+ | Very large skydiving dropzones are a great place to find seasonal gig work [[https:// | ||
+ | If you're interested in pursuing " | ||
+ | ===== Digital nomad ===== | ||
+ | //Digital nomads// are folks who "work from home", but living in a van means they can be working from anywhere. Getting one of these careers typically follows these simple steps: | ||
+ | - Get skills that are in high demand | ||
+ | - Get any job that's probably in person, push yourself to learn a ton, and stay for 12-24 months | ||
+ | - You are now in high demand because you have skills and experience, so now you can find a fully remote job. | ||
- | ===== Workamping ===== | + | Typical careers that have good remote potential are usually highly technical in fields like Software Development and many avenues of IT. |
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+ | If you are new to the IT field and your goal is to do remote work, it is HIGHLY beneficial to learn as much as you can about the large cloud infrastructure providers such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Learning more traditional IT skills isn't a //bad// thing and they are still useful, but if your goal is fully remote work than it makes sense to learn the technologies that enable that. Both Azure and AWS have official training programs ([[https:// | ||
- | ===== seasonal work ===== | + | Some career paths like photography, |
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+ | Many telephone customer service position that were formerly done in call centers have gone fully remote. Companies like Apple, AT&T and Verizon are staffing their customer service departments with people working from home. These jobs require a quiet environment without much background noise, and a very good & stable internet connection. | ||
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+ | ===== Workamping | ||
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===== affilliate income streams ===== | ===== affilliate income streams ===== | ||
- | While affilliate programs aren't going to generate a lot of cash, even a little bit helps. | + | While affilliate programs aren't going to generate a lot of cash, even a little bit helps. |
===== tax issues ===== | ===== tax issues ===== |