My Solo Road

Can't figure out how to make money from anywhere? Brie from ChasingTheWildGoose joins us this week to go over every possible remote job we can come up with. Whether you want to stay home or hit the road, we share how you can turn your job into a remote position OR start doing something new that you may be more passionate about. ALSO: Join my new Facebook Group "Earning a Remote Income | Van Life" to brainstorm with other people or give your ideas to others!

After last week's episode, two people approached me to express their feelings about the conversation.. They were not good feelings. One took the mature approach with an open discussion while the other.. not so much. I'll admit when I'm wrong so this week I correct where I made mistakes and I'll also share my perspective on having a productive versus hateful conversation when it comes to sensitive topics.

The Coronavirus has affected us all in very different ways so this week I sat down with Katie (@soweboughtavan) to discuss how it's affected people living in vans and also influenced some negativity in the van life community. It's easy to point fingers and tell everyone what YOU think they should do. But the truth is, you don't know. We rant, we laugh, and talk a little sh*t.

Where do people living in vans sleep and how do we never pay for parking? Let me share with you everything I know about camping for free in the most beautiful places AND how to park in a busy city where van life "isn't allowed". These are all my secrets and my favorite tools to sleeping on the road.

It's just you and me this week! No guests but I sit down to address my recent relationship status update, tell you all about Pearl's story and how I adopted her, AND I address the lovely hate comments on a recent Instagram post. WOOHOO!

I sat down with my friend Jarrod who is notoriously known as "The Van Guy on Youtube". He opens up about his mental health, anxiety (we stan), having cancer, and how he makes a full time income from Youtube. Also we have ads now! How professional. Shoutout to LOLA and BetterHelp for believing in ya girl.

Alexa has quickly become one of my best friends.. After losing her father and realizing that she talks about living the dream, she decided to finally start living hers. We talk about moving through grief, white privilege, and what her dreams look like now.

What if you could do van life without ever having to find remote work? This week Kristin (@wheretheroadforks_) tells us how she asked her boss to go remote and got a YES. We talk religion, ex boyfriends, and good ole solo female van life per usual.

My parents join us this week to share their initial reaction to me wanting to live in a van. What would they tell another parent/guardian in their position? How do they think the child should approach the conversation? Find out how I was raised and how amazing my parents are in this episode!

This week I answer 10 Unpopular questions such as the grossest thing I've done in the van, does my family approve of van life, and am I just running away from my real life problems? Here the time stamps for each question: 

07:34 - How did I tell my family and what was their reaction?
14:50 - Do I worry about my getting stuck / how is it in the snow?
16:31 - What's the grossest thing I've done?
18:16 - What would I tell someone nervous to take the leap?
21:08 - How do I stay warm in the winter with no heater?
24:24 - Worst city I've ever visited?
26:16 - Is it hard going against the standard culture of “you’re not doing what you’re supposed to be doing?”

29:00 - Not everyone is going to like you on social media, how do you deal?
33:00 - How do I know I'm not just running away from real life?
36:09 - What made me want to go vegan?