I’ve got two great links for you today. One gives you ideas for travel jobs, the other lists the seven most dangerous travel jobs. Something for everyone!
20+ Awesome Travel Jobs has job ideas for the usual as well as not so usual occupations. I liked the cruise ship idea, but I would skip the Host/Hostess gig.
The 7 Most Dangerous Travel Jobs has interesting jobs, but they are all too exciting for me. For all you thrill seekers, you can have your excitement and get paid for it too!
Have you had a travel job? We’d like to hear about your experience, good or bad, any tips you might have and how you found the job.
Tyson & John, founders of MoneyForTraveling.com, have released a new CD “The Ultimate Travel Income Startup Guide CD.” In this CD they share with you the most-powerful travel income strategies that have personally moved them to go from virtually broke to creating a massive and healthy income… while traveling!
Tyson says, “This 74 minute CD is going to blow you away. This is the travel equivalent of taking the ‘red pill’ and hurtling yourself down the rabbit hole. You’ll benefit from literally years of research, trial and error, and heartache as we give you an overview of the travel income system and show you the quickest, most foolproof ways to get started immediately.”
On This Exclusive Recording, You’ll Also Discover:
* How to avoid a traditional ‘JOB’ like your boss has the plague… and still get paid!
* How to make money visiting the places YOU want to go while you meet amazing locals and experience the world in style!
* How to quickly and easily land ‘project jobs’ anywhere in the world. This is one-time work where you get a BIG payoff for only a few days of effort.
* How to get started making passive income. That’s right… utilizing simple technology and some ‘hidden’ websites, you can setup automated systems to get paid over and over again… whether you are working or not.
Here’s the best part you can grab “The Ultimate Travel Income Startup Guide CD” free.
Tyson & John are giving this CD away for free and with shipping & handling. It’s one of their new gifts this year to give anyone what they need to make money while travel a true reality.
There’s lots of info out there about financing your travels – some of it is good and some is not. This CD is a real eye-opener and you can get it for free.
Christine Gilbert is living her dream. From a Fortune 500 company employee to a bona fide digital nomad, Christine has traveled to 16 countries. (That number is probably higher now!)
Christine ‘s blog, Almost Fearless is a great guide to feeding your travel hunger. Check out this post, it’s a good place to start.
It’s a Catch-22. You want to travel, but you need money. So you get a job. Now you have money, but you’re not free to travel whenever you want. You have to plan your adventures around your job schedule! What’s a wanderer to do?
I’ve found that substitute teaching is a good way to make money and still have some flexibility. You won’t get rich, but that’s not our ultimate goal, right?
Back when I substituted, the pay varied from minimum wage to $150 a day. You needed to have some college, consent to a background check, and get fingerprinted. Once approved, you would get a call early in the morning of the day they wanted you. After I had subbed at the school for awhile, they would call and ask me ahead of time.
I started out as an aid. I enjoyed working as an aid, as the work was more varied. You can choose elementary grades or high school.
The pros of substitute teaching are:
Flexibility – you can accept jobs as your schedule or your finances allow.
Free Time – you’ll get holidays and weekends off, plus summers. Most schools get out early in the day, so you’ll still have time in the afternoon to work another job or whatever you’d like.
You can take off for a few weeks, then come back and go back to work. I always told the schools that I would be gone and for how long, so they wouldn’t think that I was no longer interested.
You will learn a lot!
Cons:
You don’t always know ahead of time which days you’ll work.
You will probably have to get another job during the summer, or else plan your expenditures carefully.
You need lots of energy.
You have to love kids!
Please don’t apply to be a substitute teacher unless you like kids and have lots of patience!
To get started, check out local schools’ websites for information. Go to the employment section. You will probably find the information you need, an application to print out, or at least the person to contact at school. Most likely you will need letters of reference. You will have to be fingerprinted, usually at the school. Here in New York State, once you are fingerprinted, the fingerprints can be used for all the schools you apply to within the state.* There is a fee to be fingerprinted.
To be successful as a substitute teacher, be flexible, patient and have fun!
*Please contact your local schools for their specific policies.
For more information on successful substitute teaching, check out:
When it comes to free or cheap travel, many people think of travel writing. A common image of a travel writer is someone laying on the beach, sipping a cold drink, or enjoying a gourmet dinner, all for free.
While a travel writer certainly does enjoy certain perks, and free accommodations and other freebies do occur, that’s not the whole story.
First of all, there’s work involved in travel writing. A writer on assignment has to research the destination, find a market or markets for the article(s), take notes during the trip, and write the article when they return.
They also are “on the job” while traveling. You’re taking note of the details of trip, interviewing people, on the lookout for other stories, and taking lots and lots of notes and photos.
And finally, some publications do not accept articles that result from a complimentary trip.
I’m not telling you this to discourage you from seeking a travel writing career. Travel writing has been the most satisfying, exciting and downright fun “job” I’ve ever had. Just be aware of the work involved.
If you are still interested in travel writing, AWAI has a great primer on getting started, and it’s free! Just visit Right Way to Travel and sign up for their newsletter (which is an excellent resource itself). You’ll get an email and you’ll have to click a link to activate your subscription. After you activate your subscription, you’ll get another email with a link to the report, called The Best Job in the World. And travel writing is the best job in the world, at least in my opinion.
Like to travel, but lack the dough? Here you’ll find travel tips, ideas for funding your travel, and ways to travel more cheaply. You’ll also find resources to help you travel more often. So bookmark the site and check back often!
