Don’t have a trust fund? Mom and Dad not too keen on supporting your travel habit? Can’t seem to convince your boss that working remotely will actually boost your productivity? Don’t throw out your travel plans just yet. There are ways to travel now, and earn money on the go. There are literally thousands of sites dedicated to these topics, but here is a quick cheat sheet of some of the best starting points.
Start Here (these two sites cover it all):
Teach English Overseas
Volunteering
Peace Corps
Volunteer Abroad
Volunteer Adventures
Au Pair
International Association of Au Pairs
Getting a job abroad
Farm Work Abroad
Transitions Abroad Farm Work Listings
Freelancing
Craigslist
Freelance Switch
Elance
Passive Income
Not By the Hour
4 Hour Workweek
Rich Dad
Articles about Teaching Overseas, from NomadicMatt.com
Part 1: Job Types
Part II: Qualifications to Teach
Part III: Asia
Part IV: Region Specific Advice
Article about working in Antarctica from theLifeNomadic.com
How to Get a Job in Antarctica
Articles About Working Abroad
Extreme Telecommuting
The Secret to Looking for Work Abroad
The Pros and Cons of Working Abroad
7 Reasons Why Working Abroad is Your Best Career Move
Add to the List
Did I miss a site, that you’d like to see on this list? Post your suggestions to the comments, and I’ll be happy add your must have sites to the list.
May 29th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
How about exploring ways you can make or save money from any property you own to support your travelling.
You can rent out your property if you are away for an extended period. Or do a house swap to keep accomodation costs down. Or go and be a house-sitter or house-keeper for someone else - while not actually earning you can make your money go lots further by reducing accomodation costs. Or use a social networking site to find other travellers who can give you free accomodation (you have to be prepared to reciprocate of course).
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May 30th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Good ideas Heather. Maybe I should write a follow up post…
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June 2nd, 2008 at 4:58 am
Some great resources listed there…
I don’t want to spam your comments here…but I recently posted an article on my site about getting a job in Antarctica.
While not truly making money while traveling, you get a paycheck, some awesome travel benefits and once your contract is up a free plane ticket to do with as you please, not to mention not paying for anything while you are at work so once you’re done you have a lot of bank and can spend time traveling…especially great if you want a free trip to New Zealand or Chile…
Again, great article!
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Will: Not spam at all, would love to list your article. Just post the link and it’s done.
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:08 pm
here it is How to Get a Job in Antarctica
Cheers!
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Will: Added! Thanks!
Everyone else: send me your links, if you have them.
June 5th, 2008 at 10:29 am
English teaching, I did that part time in the Middle East, it was ok but if you decide to teach try to specialize in something – I taught Military English to Officers in the Qatari Army. No one else was doing anything like that so I was in pretty high demand so I could charge 50 bucks an hour.
I know a few people that work or have worked in Antarctica, it is by no means an easy place to live. Just google Raytheon Polar Services
But if you are clever and are willing to learn new skills you can make allot of money wile traveling – I have for the past 8 years
P.S. Cool Blog, good luck with your travels
June 6th, 2008 at 5:57 am
Another for volunteering is http://www.hodr.org
For working holidays check out http://www.workingholidayinfo.com (shameless plug)
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June 6th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
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August 6th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Thanks - will definitely reference this in the near future!