Comments on: How I fund our family travel

By: Talon Windwalker

Talon Windwalker — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 02:28:45 +0000

In reply to Emma @ Life. By Emma. Wouldn't winning the lottery be wonderful, though? I've avoided Adsense because I don't like having a bunch of ads on my site, and their ads aren't always appropriate topically. I don't know many travel blogs that make really good money from them either.

By: Emma @ Life. By Emma

Emma @ Life. By Emma — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 22:17:24 +0000

Thanks for posting this – I realise it’s a bit old now but it’s great to see how other people make it work. We have a combination of rental income from a property, savings and freelance project work when I can get it. I have made $2.16 in Adsense income this month so definitely not enough to live on just yet but it would be wonderful if the blog could contribute to the pot in some way.
Most people think we’ve won the lotto (I seriously get asked that about once a month) but it’s actually sheer hard work and squeezing value out of every last dollar.

By: Workers of the World #14

Workers of the World #14 — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 13:47:28 +0000

[…] How I Fund Our Family Travel Talon Windwalker, who left the USA with his son and $900 in savings, explains how he is still on the road. […]

By: Talon Windwalker

Talon Windwalker — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 15:16:37 +0000

In reply to Michelle. So many ways of doing it! Hope you find something that works well for you.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 21:16:34 +0000

I’m a single mom to my 9 year old special needs daughter and looking for income ideas that would allow us to roadschool/worldschool. I’m so jealous of you! 😉

By: Talon Windwalker

Talon Windwalker — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 09:15:50 +0000

In reply to jen. Glad to hear you'll be traveling more. Are you considering doing any medical trips like with Doctors Without Borders, Uplift Internationale, etc?

By: jen

jen — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 00:04:45 +0000

Awesome post. Thanks for your honesty. So great that you have stepped out there to travel, giving hope to others.
My husband and I are both in the medical field and may consider some on the road jobs in the future when we travel more. Thanks!

By: Talon Windwalker

Talon Windwalker — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 09:04:53 +0000

In reply to Chris @ One Weird Globe.

Thanks, Chris. I didn’t list books because the amount I make from book sales currently is quite low.

Current, my #1 source is through the blog. #2 would be freelance writing, but I haven’t done any of that in months. I’m going to be doing that again, though since we’re heading to some expensive places, and I want a month in Paris so will need extra income. LOL

I have considered offering trip planning services. I was contacted by Outtripping, but I’m just not convinced that would be worth the effort. If I’m going to write a guide like that, I would think it would be better to offer it through my own site. Have you seen a significant income generated through the itineraries?

By: Chris @ One Weird Globe

Chris @ One Weird Globe — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 08:58:07 +0000

Good post, Talon! Without revealing actual amounts, what would you rank as your top 3?

I can add a few more for consideration:

BOOKS – yep, these take a long time, but can bring money in month after month.

ITINERARIES – I have several of these on Unanchor.com. Tripoto, Outtripping, and Guidora are all newer companies worth exploring.

On a tangent, personalized itineraries might also work (I’ve started to offer these for Korea and Thailand) if you have enough experience in an area.

By: Talon Windwalker

Talon Windwalker — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:08:41 +0000

In reply to Wesley. Thanks!