We are often asked about our plans for making money while we travel. Thanks to Jake, I was able to start working on my dream career last year. Now I make a living by creating branded social media content for start-up businesses and selling my work online, giving me the freedom to work at home and on my own schedule. Social media platforms function together to reach a larger and more defined audience than ever before. For example,…
Our skoolie project was contingent on having a place to park the bus and work on it without disruption. Living in Miami, FL, there was no free place for us to park our bus where it would fit and be parked legally. We thought about a few different options for storing the bus before Jake’s grandparents called us to tell us that they weren’t doing very well health-wise. Jake and I talked about spending more time with them, what it…
E: It has not always been easy to give things away or sell things that were once important to us. One thing that has really helped us let go of items is focusing on how often we use them. We have had to analyze everything that we have and ask ourselves “do I really need this?” or “am I really ever going to use this again?”. In the beginning, we were on top of selling things and making sure we got…
Researching how to create a skoolie of our own has been challenging and rewarding so far. In the process of looking for buses, solar panels, plumbing options, and appliances, we have learned so much about SO many things. Sometimes, unfamiliar waters, like diesel mechanics for instance, can be intimidating, but we continue to read and push ourselves to be productive and learn about new things everyday that we will incorporate into the bus. Sites like Skoolie.net have been…
When we told people we were building a skoolie, we didn’t know what kind of reaction we would get from our friends and family. We planned to construct the skoolie and pursue our goal regardless of how the news was received, but it was still nerve wracking to bring such a perplexing concept to some of our loved ones. Although the skoolie movement has grown and gained momentum across the globe, including landing a few shows on cable television, some…