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The Dream Job

By on December 13, 2012 in Work

Back when I was working at Best Buy, I once had my supervisor come up and ask if I was okay with covering a co-worker’s shift that would put me into overtime. I said I was, and he smiled and said given the chance he’d work overtime too, because he loves extra money, and he [...]

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Top 9 Things to Know About Full-timing

By on December 7, 2012 in RVing

Last week I got an e-mail in from a reader asking me what I thought the top ten most important things to know about full-timing were. It seemed like a good thing to make a post out of, and so I did. Yes, there are nine items not ten. I was looking for broad things [...]

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Setting Up South Dakota Residency for RVers (Pt. 2)

By on November 15, 2012 in RVing

This is the second half of a series for full-timers who are planning on making South Dakota their state of residence. If you missed the first half please read it first. What you need for mail forwarding: I’m arranging these all in a bulleted format so that you can copy the text into your favorite processor, [...]

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Setting Up South Dakota Residency for RVers (Pt. 1)

By on November 12, 2012 in RVing

How to choose a mail forwarding service, and what you need to become a resident of South Dakota. This has been long overdue, I briefly mentioned in my write up about Big Sioux that it cost me a total of $382 to register my vehicles but never explained why, and I never talked about why [...]

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At the Intersection of Planning and Action

By on November 1, 2012 in Deliberate Living, RVing

There is a fine line that exists, in the balancing act between planning and action. Without planning, you’re liable to make more mistakes in an endeavor, or much worse, never nail down what you’re trying to do and wander aimlessly. But all the planning in the world amounts to nothing if you never act on [...]

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Pop Riveting on a RV

By on August 1, 2012 in RVing

Three days ago I placed my very first pop rivet. It didn’t exactly go smoothly, but I learned a lot. The next time I need to do one it should go much quicker. I thought I’d share the experience and explain how I did it for anyone else out there who’s mechanically challenged like me. [...]

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A Map and a List

By on July 6, 2012 in RVing, Travel

All roads lead through Kansas City. Or at least that’s how it’s looking on my travel map for the rest of the year. My travel map. I’m actually going to be starting to travel, wow. Bluffton, SC to Madison, SD – through Kansas City. Madison, SD to Coffeyville, KS – through Kansas City. Coffeyville, KS [...]

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Two RVing Tips

By on June 18, 2012 in RVing

There are two things lately that I have really come to understand when it comes to RVing, and these aren’t things the dealer tells you when you’re making the purchase. Keep these two things in mind, and it’ll make all aspects of your RV ownership easier. Keep all of your manuals , guides, and checklists [...]

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Make the Most of Rainy Days

By on June 7, 2012 in Deliberate Living, RVing

Many a RVer has lamented weather like this, the dreaded all-day rain that forces one to press pause on sight-seeing and adventuring and stay cooped up indoors where cabin fever can quickly set in.   Just sitting around wishing that the sun would come back out isn’t going to make it so, so I’ve come up [...]

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The Cost of RV Living

By on May 18, 2012 in RVing

How much did it cost to go from being an apartment dweller to moving into a RV in the end you ask? If you want the short answer, I’ve spent close to $19,000 during the past seven months on everything from buying the truck back in October up to this point. But hold your horses, [...]

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