35racer
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My wife and I are considering jumping ship early (we'd both be mid 40's or so when the time comes).
In running all the numbers, I figure we'll need to each earn about $10k per year, once we quit our jobs.
One thought I had is that we would work our butts off for a 5-month tourist season somewhere (like New England during the summer, or Florida during the winter), and then hit the road for the other 7 months.
Obviously, just being a campground host or something won't cut it.
Does anyone have suggestions for finding seasonal work that would pay us $2k per month?
Tony
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Seems like a lot for seasonal work. See seasonalemployment.com But I think that the wages your looking for will be hard to find.We've been working seasonaly for 7 yrs but not for 2k mo. Good luck and happy trails.
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35racer
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I am familiar with those websites and am exploring them more.
As mentioned, we need relatively high-paying jobs to meet our goal.
Being 40 to 45 and both healthy... I figure we'd be a good catch for some kind of position that requires both experience and hustle.
I've been in sales and management my whole life, but I'm not sure I want to sell timeshares or other stuff along those lines (where I've heard you can make decent money).
We'd both prefer to do something a little more "fun"... whatever that is we're not quite sure.
Oh well... fortunately we have a couple of years to work this out.
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phil crouch
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This may or may not work for you, but hopefully will give you ideas of where to look..
I use to drive shuttle busses during the summer part-time, paying approx. $10/hr.. My wife worked thru a Temp-Agency and was paid $8-$9/hr..
A friend of ours worked in a grocery store during the winter down south and was paid $10/hr.. None of these jobs had any benefits other than the hourly wage..
We have heard of others that followed the construction trade, being flaggers, don't know what they paid.. others were general labors..
To get ideas, one place to look is the Sunday newspapers want ads..
You can now do that over the internet on places you are considering to visit.. Look for the seasonal jobs..
I'm sure that there are other sales jobs, beside time shares, some may let you travel..
The one thing that may work against you is, health insurance.. It is rather expensive if you have to provide it yourself..
We were 55 when we retired, wife was covered, but not me.. I did use cobra for 18 months, then found my own, which was high, but we factored that in before we went fulltime. We no longer work part-time, as our SS finally kicked in..
Good luck on your research.. Phil
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Have you considered hiring on as waitstaff at a trendy restaurant in a tourist location. You mentioned New England,in summer and Florida in winter With both of you working I think you could easily make 2k each a month. Your right you would have to hustle but in your mid fourties you can do it.
Just a thought starter.Good luck.
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My wife and I are considering jumping ship early (we'd both be mid 40's or so when the time comes).
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I retired at 56 with a pension and health benefits.
Yes, but the co-pays are going up.
Now let me take an outside look at where you are at.
40's or so... Yes you can can work with this lifestyle and have fun for many years BUT what happens when you reach the age when you may want to really retire? Will you still have to keep working even when you want to slow down? What moneys will you have saved, or will it just be the same day to day money? What are you going to retire on? These are some of the questions you need to ask yourself. If you can find work that pays enough for you to save for your future while traveling, then go for it but...
I also worry about what the future holds, but don't regret that I did it right NOW. Sure the company I retired from my go belly up. And health costs are going out of site. Right now my benefits are good but in a few years? I made the best choice for me at the time, but who knows. So nothing is a sure thing. So if you think you want to go for it at such an early age DO IT and don't look back. Just try to think it through, and remember what you wanted, when things look bleak later on. Only you can know what you really want!
All we can do is try to work through the numbers and do what we think is going to work, and then go for it and see what happens. If it works GREAT, but if it does not, than that is the price we pay for living our lives the way we want to. Nothing is better then saying I lived it MY WAY! How many people die and wished they did things differently? I'm rambling... but that is how we do things in life... we try to make the best choices and then live with the results. Live it like you want.. and don't look back!
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Don't know what your lifestyle is, but we've been living on about $2300 total. With truck and trailer payment, we still eat out and sightsee a far amount, and are pretty comfortable.
There are alot of camphost situations that are seasonal and both can work. Compensation can include free space and wage, which could easily equal close to $3000 a month. Just an idea.
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Quote:In running all the numbers, I figure we'll need to each earn about $10k per year, once we quit our jobs. One thought I had is that we would work our butts off for a 5-month tourist season somewhere (like New England during the summer, or Florida during the winter), and then hit the road for the other 7 months....Does anyone have suggestions for finding seasonal work that would pay us $2k per month?
Obviously $2k per month will not cut it either. You are forgetting about taxes and fica. You would probably need more like $2500 to make it simple. Do you have savings to fall back on for emergencies and preventive maintenance?
It sounds like a fun lifestyle but you will be working real jobs to earn that kind of money. I would advise that you look at having as much in savings as possible and start out debt free. Then try to find something in your current line of work. If nothing else use temp agencies.
Have you thought about trying to take your current line of work "on the road" thru telecommunications?
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So, what do you do that is extraordinary? Then think about it for awhile and figure out how to do this while full-timing. It is really that simple.
Are you so good at your current job that your employer will allow you to work at home for x days per week? Then you are already there. Where is home, when you are working via network?
My clients don't have a clue where I am, and don't care, as long as I deliver my designs on time and under budget. It is funny, when you think about it. I get paid Silicon Valley rates to a company in SD, that I happen to own. That company pays me. I am the only stockholder in the company, so I get to choose which clients, the company investment plan, and many other things.
It could be any kind of business, but it works for me.
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