Resources
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We hope the following links, reports and documents will help you in your journey to achieve your own ultimate live / work dream…
Great Savings and Services
Visit these web sites for great deals and services for the full-time RVer:
Save 50% At Over 1400 Campgrounds throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico with Passport America!
Protect your RV and your family while on the road: Join Good Sam RV Emergency Road Service Today and Save!
Get a free quote and great rates with Good Sam VIP RV Insurance 
Join the Good Sam Club for RV Tips, Camping Discounts & More! 
Save on Maps, Globes, & Atlases at National Geographic! 
Shopping for Adventure? Find great prices on books, videos, maps, apparel and gifts at the National Geographic Store! 
Websites & Blogs
These sites and travel blogs have been inspirational and helpful in planning our own full-time RV road trip as we travel the U.S. in search of the next big thing.
- RVing & Camping
- Make Money on the Road
- Workamper is the ultimate way to find campground, resort and caretaker job opportunities on the road.
- Caretaker Gazette will help you find short and long-term caretaking and housitting jobs around the world.
- RoadTechs is a job hub for nuclear, technical, professional and power industry jobs.
- Almost Fearless includes tips and a job board for working from anywhere.
- Nerdy Nomad shares her tips for getting the most out of life by traveling simply and making money while doing it.
- Problogger will show you how to turn your travel blog into a moneymaker.
- Simple Living
- Location Research
Free Planning Documents
We have prepared the following spreadsheets, documents and templates to help plan and budget for our year (or more) on the road. Please feel free to use or modify them at no cost and let us know if you find them helpful.
LiveWorkDream planning documents are provided as is and without warranty. Agreda Communications claims no responsibility nor liability for the outcome of their use. By downloading them you agree to use at your own risk.
- Budget Template & Expense Tracking (PDFs). Thanks to Carol White, who published one of the first Road Trip budget templates that we found online, we were able to develop our custom budget planning worksheet that we are using to predict and track our own expenses.Because we have been tracking our finances with Quickbooks Pro software for the last 10 years, forecasting and budgeting is a relative breeze, since we already know what our spending habits are. We take the numbers in Quickbooks and pop them into this spreadsheet for an at-a-glance look. Our biggest piece of advice: if you want to take time off, then first get your finances in order long beforehand, so you can fully understand whether or not you can afford it. Being well-organized and disciplined is key to staying financially solvent during a sabbatical.
- Location Criteria Worksheet (PDF). Before we decided on this road trip, we knew we wanted to live somewhere else, and do something different. The attached chart is from a brainstorming weekend we did long before we decided on the trip, to help us get clear on our mutual likes and dislikes, as well as our differences in what we are seeking. We wrote this out on a huge chart and hung it where we could see it all the time. We hope this helps you consider where you’re headed.
- RV Ratings Worksheet (PDF). Here are some areas you may want to consider when thinking about what kind of RV to purchase. This list is by no means exhaustive. For more information, check out some of the RV and camping books and resources we recommend.
- RV Camping Checklists.
- RV Camp Checklists, with Hookups and Dry Camping (“Boondocking”). Microsoft Excel document.
Books
Please see our full-time RVing sabbatical inspiration page for additional books we have found helpful in planning our adventure.
, by Bill and Jan Moeller
by Mark J. Polk
, by Phil and Carol White.
, by Hope Dlugozima, James Scott, and David Sharp
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