Going From 9-5 to Freelancer on the Road I’ve been asked by our crew on @wilddrivelife to share some freelance business tips and more about how I got started in 2018! I wanted to share my experience of leaving my full-time job to start Wild Roots and working for myself. How did I work up...
Lifestyle
We're in a book! Tiny House: Live Small, Dream Big
A snapshot of our Wild Drive Life story and self-built bus conversion design are featured in the new book Tiny House: Live Small, Dream Big by digital entrepreneur and really nice nomad, Brent Heavener. Brent curates the inspirational design account on Insta @tinyhouse which we follow. It's less over-glamorization of tiny living, more incredible design...
The New Homesmiths Series & Cleveland Film Fest
We have some really exciting news to share here at The Wild Drive Life! Apartment Therapy (AT) launched a new six episode mini-documentary series called “The New Homesmiths” and Ben, Moose and I are a part of it! Our episode is also an official selection at the Cleveland International Film Festival! The New Homesmiths The...
Healthy Eating Inspiration from Michael Pollan's Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
One of my favorite healthy eating & food reads is Michael Pollan's Food Rules: An Eater's Manual. It's quick, insightful and full of reminders about how we could improve our eating habits. Some tips are more basic, some may resonate with you more than others, and some may really surprise you. It's a wonderful resource...
Staying Fit on the Road: Our Fitness Mindset and Tips
Staying physically fit is a priority whether we're on the road or not. It helps with so many other areas of our health! Follow my blog with Bloglovin Ben and I have always loved hiking, running, biking and being outdoors. We try to incorporate as much of that into our life as possible because, quite...
Living in a Bus with a Dog
How was our experience Traveling and Living in a Bus with A Dog? We wondered this same thing before moving into the bus and wanted to share our experience so far with you! Living in a bus, tiny home, van, or anything smaller than your average abode comes with its list of challenges, even for...
10 Essential Travel Apps for Nomadic Living
We’re so excited to share the helpful travel apps for nomadic living that we use almost every day on the road as we travel the country in our self-converted bus house on wheels. Try to consider learning to travel/live nomadically like learning a brand new job. It takes time. Thankfully, the community is strong and...
5 Simple Tips on Downsizing for (Tiny) Living Well
How did we transition from our comfy cozy 1,000 square foot apartment down to a 165 square foot bus conversion? Downsizing to accommodate our tiny living adventure was an illuminating and cathartic experience. We hope our tips help you out, whether you plan to live tiny or just declutter your home a bit. We’ve gathered...
How we Make Money Remotely
If you're wondering how to finance and maintain a mobile lifestyle and travel, you're not alone! There are many ways to make money remotely and we'll share our honest experience here. Before we immersed in the community, I often wondered how nomads sustain a mobile lifestyle and make money remotely in their buses, vans or...
How Our Pursuit of Debt Freedom & Deliberate Living All Started...
We have a lot of new folks around the blog and social so we thought it would be fun to recap and share the roots of this wild ride we're on. It's been a LONG ROAD and there are plenty of hills ahead. Let's chat about how and why did we begin this pursuit of debt freedom and deliberate living to begin with.
Where do you Park Your Bus? Free & Low-Cost Parking Options For Life on the Road.
Where do you park your bus on your travels? How much does it cost? Aside from the cost of our conversion where we park our bus is one of the most popular questions we receive. After 12 loud hours of bumpy bus driving all we want is to find a convenient place to park that’s...
Shop our Bus Build: Bus Conversion Project List
Shop our Bus Build: Curious where we found the different products and elements you see in our photos? In an effort to help others in their bus/van/home build journey, we put together a list of all the different areas of our bus conversion and the beautiful and useful things in each. Enjoy!
FAQ's
What led you to purchase the bus and pursue a mobile life? We were interested in something alternative for some time before we decided on the bus. Small cabins, yurts, tiny homes, refurbished RVs, we considered them all. At the time it wasn’t so much about mobile living or tiny living, as much as it...
6 Happy Habits Inspired by Full-Time Tiny Living
Changing aspects of your lifestyle, moving, downsizing, going mobile, whatever the case may be requires adapting to new situations and limitations. Change can be fun, challenging and rewarding in a sense that it inspires personal growth and perspective. The inspiration for these habits: our major footprint is comprised of diesel fuel consumption (we average...
How much did our bus conversion cost? Planning & preparation for a mobile lifestyle...
How much does a bus conversion cost? Updated 10.20.20 One of the most frequently asked questions we receive is, "How much did your bus conversion cost?" The costs and investment associated with a bus conversion varies widely. It can be anywhere from a few thousand dollars up to six figure builds. The latter blows my...
Thoughts on Downsizing
The effort required to imagine your entire life in 165 square feet definitely requires a serious perspective shift. We WILL make this work, somehow! When it comes to the huge leap in downsizing to tiny living, it's never too early to start preparing. Our bus won't be ready for a while, but we're getting the ball...
Take Charge of What you Struggle With - "I am not a victim."
Our habits matter - in ways ranging from obvious to surprisingly subtle, they build us up or wear us down over time. They can make us stronger, more confident, healthier, more patient, or enable us to grow and improve. Conversely, the presence of a different routine or recurring act can cause equally bold negative results. Whether we're ready to...