Making Money While Traveling: The Quick Guide

Posted on 28 May 2008 | Category: Travel Tips

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):

Go Abroad
Transitions Abroad

Teach English Overseas

Dave’s ESL Cafe

Volunteering

Peace Corps
Volunteer Abroad
Volunteer Adventures

Au Pair

International Association of Au Pairs

Getting a job abroad

Jobs 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

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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.



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11 Comments For This Post

  1. heatheronhertravels says:

    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).

    heatheronhertravelss last blog post..Piggy street art - in Bath

  2. Christine Gilbert says:

    Good ideas Heather. Maybe I should write a follow up post…

    Christine Gilberts last blog post..A Difference Between Vacationing and Living?

  3. Will says:

    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!

  4. Christine says:

    Will: Not spam at all, would love to list your article. Just post the link and it’s done.

  5. Will says:

    here it is How to Get a Job in Antarctica

    Cheers!

  6. Christine says:

    Will: Added! Thanks!

    Everyone else: send me your links, if you have them.

  7. James The Professional Adventurer says:

    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

  8. Kirsty says:

    Another for volunteering is http://www.hodr.org

    For working holidays check out http://www.workingholidayinfo.com (shameless plug)

    Kirstys last blog post..Keeping Track of Link Sales

  9. Allex says:

    escapeartist.com

  10. Alex says:

    http://www.escapeartist.com

  11. Eric says:

    Thanks - will definitely reference this in the near future!

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