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I'm curious...

Many of us simply try to accrue cash BEFORE we leave our respective countries as a menas of funding our travels, but there are other wayss of sustaining travel once we are on the road.
I would like to members to share their thoughts and experiences of this phenomenon.
Maybe you teach english, or secure jobs abroad (maybe short term appointments in succession ie a month here, and then travel somewhere else and start another job for a month or so in another location). If this is so, do you arrange it before you leave, or just do it off the cuff when you visit someplace new. Do you have a tried and tested formula for doing this? Are there certain forums/websites that cater for such potential employees?
And, if you don't partake in mainstream employment while away but generate a little cushion for your ever depleting travel fund in other ways - what do you do?
What hairbrained schemes ahave you thought of, or even tried. Succesful or not, it would be good to read about them!
Do you fund travel through a succesful website? Are you a travelling street performer? Are you one of those ubiquitous jewellery selling hippies? Do you import/export goods to sell at home or on Ebay? Maybe you sell your blood? I don't know - but I'm intruiged to find out.
Whats the worst Job you have done abroad? The best number you have landed? Or the weirdest thing you have ever found yourself doing for a few fancy yankee dollars? Do you do it for the money, or for a challenge, or to meet people and experience another side to a country that you have only seen up to that time as a tourist?
please tell all!
I ask as, thinking back, some of my best experiences from on the road have been when I have been involved in such projects. From getting 5 shocks a day, soaked in sweat, during a Cambodian Hotel rewire to leading divers around reefs off the coast of Honduras.
Whether i'm working for cash or karma - the experiences are second to none.
What do you do? And moreover, why do you do it?

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ply try to accrue cash BEFORE we leave our respective countries as a menas of funding our travels, bu

I operate an online store where most of the goods i sell ship directly from the distributor to my customers. I pay someone to ship the other goods I produce myself. Doing this funded my 4 months of travel last summer and I would have left with more money than I came with had I not gone to the Galapagos Islands.

I started editing resume 6 months ago and it helps to. $30 for 30-90 min depending on the complexity of the resume is a great way to earn some extra money.

This is something I'm focusing on as a way to be able to stay on the road for as long as possible. For me the best option will probably be to turn my personal finance classes that I teach into online classes which I can sell on my site and which can be automatically downloaded. This will allow me to continue my passion (financial education) with minimum effort.

I'm also working on developing online coaching services so I can work with people only via email, IM and phone so I can work from anywhere with an internet connection.

In addition to that I'd love to learn more about working locally as ideally i'd love to establish myself as part of a community and stay a while instead of just passing through. We'll see how that goes. :-)

I have worked overseas as a Hunting Guide and Wilderness Survival Instructor in Indonesia, Bodyguard, Engineer, English Teacher, Civilian Contractor, Import-Export broker in the Middle East and a dozen other things

These days I make most of my money overseas with websites, a business in Indonesia, some day trading and consulting

There are dozens of not hundreds of ways to make money wile traveling or living overseas

If you can figure out the ‘make money and travel/live overseas’ thing you can travel forever – I have been overseas non-stop for over 8 years
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I get writing jobs online.. I can sit on a bus, train, or park and write... some graphic design as well.. all online... G-d bless my angel laptop, may He keep it safe