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When I first took off in 2001, I knew I could support myself by stopping in places I wanted to explore and take temp paralegal jobs. While that has worked, commuting form sometimes remote campgrounds, then sitting for 8 hours a day in a stuffy law office is not my idea of fun. My daughter recently turned me on to the "Virtual Assistant" workplace and I picked up a lawyer client from her. Since then, I got two more, and as long as I have constant internet access, it works great. Of course sometimes they all want something "yesterday" but so far, I like this way of making money, so will be putting forth more effort to get more clients. Here's a page that describes what I do as a virtual assistant.

My initial dream was to support myself through my passion for writing. And I absolutely loved designing and dealing with my websites. But while my sites and articles were well received, they certainly weren't well paid. I discovered that trying to make my living by doing what I loved put so much stress on me that I started to lose the passion and the love of the writing just for its sake. So I continue to write about things that interest me, and still hope to have some things published and paid for, but have removed the expectation that it will support me totally. See Malia's Articles for a list and links to what I've written.

If you or someone you know could benefit from any of the products or services listed below, I'd really appreciate your support and encouragement!

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Malia's RV Check-List
After over 5 years of fulltiming, I am often asked for tips to help the newbie hit the road. I believe following a checklist is an important part of the process. It's always a good idea to review safety steps no matter how many times you've performed them. I designed these lists to be easy to use, broken down into four stages:
"I Want It" - The Pre-Delivery Inspection process made easy.
"I Got It!" - Notifications to give, Inventory to bring, Lists for insurance purposes.
"I'm Driving It!" - Getting in and out of campgrounds safely - plus how to be a good neighbor.
"I Gotta Do What?" - Technical considerations for hitching/unhitching and storage.
Check it out here and you can download and print what you need right now!
  Google Ads - pays a few cents to me when people click on links from my site. The more peeks, the more pennies. It doesn't amount to much right now, but does pay for my site costs. So if you see a Google ad for something that interests you anywhere on my site, please do check it out. If you're interested in placing Google ads on your site, click the button on the left to get started.
Affiliates - I discovered this source of income when I signed up for ClickBank as a way to sell my RV Checklist. This is a method where others can sell your products on a commission basis. Other companies also pay a commission through Commission Junction when your site generates leads or sales to them. So I went through a list of 1,962 advertisers to find ones I knew well enough to recommend. What happens is when you click on a link to them from my site and you buy something (or just look) I get a commission for sending you their way. If you like them, too, and end up buying from them because of my introduction, then I make a commission.
Join the Good Sam Club - Click Here! Good Sam Club - This was the first club I joined when I started researching going RVing. I've really enjoyed the community, have learned a lot through the Open Roads Forum, and the camping discounts are always welcome! If you join through my link, I get a few bucks.
Trailer Life Directory - I've used both this and Woodall's directory and just prefer the format of this one better. If you order from here, I get a commission.
Click here for your favorite eBay items Ebay - I get a kick out of just looking to see what's for sale and have found some bargains for myself this way as well as sold a few things. So I signed up for their affiliate program. If you join from my link, I get a commission based on how active you are within 30 days of your registration.
Verizon Broadband - I wrote an article here about satellite internet choices. I used to use a tripod system, but when I learned about this deal, it was so much easier and for the same price. There may be some instances when satellite can get a signal where this can't (out in the boonies for example) but so far, so good.
Donations - It took me a while to decide to do this - I thought it might look tacky to ask for money for something I love to do anyway. But after I got such nice feedback and comments from people - some even saying they wanted to donate to my "cause" - I thought again and figured I shouldn't turn my back on blessings that want to come my way. If you find value in what I do, if it saves you some of the time and trouble it took me to find it out and put it up, then donate. If you choose not to, no problem.

 

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