How to Get Paid $50,000 a Year to Travel: Without Selling Anything (Paperback)

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This is the latest version of the only complete handbook and guide that has ever been written for the unique job and lifestyle with which it deals. Since 1979, more than 110,000 purchasers, and countless other readers, have suddenly found themselves able to quickly and dramatically change their lives for the better, as they discover North America's great "sleeper" travel job... delivering brand-new RVs and specialty vehicles from their points of manufacturing and modification to their points of sale. Which frequently are hundreds, and even thousands of miles away. Such vehicles are always driven to those destinations. We never see an RV, an ambulance, a UPS delivery van, a school bus, or even a limousine being transported by truck, the way cars are. And people don't think about things they don't see. While these vehicles are being driven, they blend in perfectly with the rest of the traffic, and go completely unnoticed. Thus, most people don't even realize that this job even exists, even though more than 100,000 people are doing it at any given time. And it's a very interesting mix of people who do it!

Fully one-third of them are seniors, age 65-80+. They are very much in demand, and just as employable as their younger counterparts, because insurance tables have revealed that this is the safest age group of drivers. In terms of providing work that is meaningful, enjoyable, lucrative, stress-free... and most importantly of all, readily-available, this may be the most senior-friendly industry in North America, and possibly, the world.

And about 60% of the drivers doing it as singles. The remaining 40% is comprised of couples, who can be spouses, family members, or just friends who team up to do it. This new version of the book makes its debut with the first change in its title in its more than two decades in print.

Today, singles doing this job full-time, who are armed with the knowledge provided by the handbook (which saves them at least 3-5 years of learning by trial-and-error), typically earn $45-60k/yr., and couples $60-80k.

About half of the workforce does this job part-time in some manner. Interestingly, one in ten drivers has a regular, Monday-Friday-type day job during the week of a completely different nature, and then spends weekends delivering vehicles. For every weekend he/she chooses to do that, it's possible to earn supplemental income of between $150 and $350.

Typically, companies provide a cash advance before departure that covers the fuel outbound, and the flight home. (Those who prefer to return by land may do so.) Upon getting home, they turn the remainder of that money back in, along with the receipts, and then are paid according to the number of miles they've driven.

This is a job and lifestyle for people having adventure in their souls. People possessing a generous dose of wanderlust, who find travel and exploring new places a constant and unflagging source of fascination. And getting paid to do so is the best of all possible worlds! It's a very real job, but for them, it seems far more like a hobby! And for those who love to fly, it opens up the entire world! By airline rules, the person who gets on the plane keeps the frequent-flyer miles, no matter who pays for the ticket. Using miles earned in this manner, the author has travelled to Europe, Asia and Africa 12 times!

The first half of unique, FLIP-OVER book is the Handbook & Guide portion, and its other half is the Job Market section, which provides full details about all 3,800 North American manufacturers, modifier, and transporters -- as well as 200 more in Australia and Europe! It's TWO books in one -- and having a front cover on both sides, it even looks that way! The book itself is an adventure in its own right... and it's your Gateway to the World!

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Xanadu Enterprises; 5th Updtd edition (April 19, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0933638124
• ISBN-13: 978-0933638129
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,031,904 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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97 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars "Know the Concepts and Know the Basics", September 21, 2002

By A Customer

Several years ago, Mr. Chilton hit upon a terrific idea with his delivery business and idea to spread the word. However, this book is so widely sold that the market for new drivers is very limited, if not all together impossible to find if you only hold a basic "operator's license" for your driving needs. Mr. Chilton makes it look like the need for a CDL "A" or "B" license is not really needed to drive these RVs, and for the most part this is very true in most cases. Many states allow YOU to DRIVE a vehicle up to 26,000 lbs GVW without an additional license endorsement. In making calls to the many manufacturers at my own costs, I find that they are looking for either a CDL License plus additional endorsements and several years of over the road experience for them to even consider using a new driver for their deliveries. For us, this book has been a waste of time and money for what we have received from it. So, "caveat emptor"...let the buyer beware, requires buyers to inspect fully and carefully.

41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Good Idea, Stale Info, July 20, 2004

By	E. Adams (Seattle area) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The author's idea (Make a living by delivering RVs and specialty vehicles) is great, but free (he describes it on his website). The value of the book would be the contact info for 4000 manufacturers, dealers and transport services.

But this info was stale when the last printing was made, in 2002. At that time, most of the phone numbers in my geography (WA) had already changed area codes 3 years before. Therefore, the book has phone numbers that were already out of date.

Advice to potential buyers: Read his website, use yellow pages to find potential customers, skip the book. (And don't hold your breath, I've made 45 contacts with one possible employment opportunity).

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't hold your breath !, August 14, 2006

By	Philip J. Lapin - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I first heard of this publication when Craig Chilton was doing a promotion of his latest book edition - and was on a Portland OR TV show.

I ordered the 2006 update of this book around May of 2006. I believe the stated publication date was in June. After not hearing anything for some time, I contacted Craig Chilton directly. I subsequently ordered the book directly from him - finding out that there were to be TWO volumes on this publication, and that the Amazon price was only for the first volume. The first was to be the "manual" and the second the "directory". The manual was to come first, with the directory published "later" this year. It is now Aug 14 and I have received NOTHING to date. It is my assumption that the directory - which is what I was really after - has also slipped significantly in delivery.

Such extreme delays, with a stated explanation that it is the "publisher's" fault destroy credibility in my mind. I would advise anyone interested in these books to check carefully before ordering - and not to get hopes up!