Wondering about finding a partner on the road. I am a 55 year old woman living in Chicago. My partner died a year ago & my lease is up in two months. I have never driven or had a license. Since I am in the city, I bike everywhere. I would be willing to learn to drive & get a license, if you are willing to teach me. I have a small business that involves reselling online. I have an inventory of about 1500 items - mostly toys. I will be putting this into storage. I can keep this income, but it would require accessing the items in storage at least once a month to ship. So those are some big limitations. Not sure if this a good place to ask about this. I'm easy going, optimistic and energetic. Would love to do some traveling for a while. Also would be willing to sleep in my tent.
Travel partner?
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There are a lot of seasonal jobs with housing out there. You might want to look at the coolworks works site. In the past many jobs were filled by overseas workers that didn't drive so many places use shuttles. It can be a good way to see the country while saving. Some jobs will teach you to drive as well.
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You might want to think about taking a driving course from a professional school. That will give you a discount on your insurance. You can even start out by taking the classroom only defensive driving course sponsored by AARP. That will be a big help in preparing you for hands-on time behind the wheel lessons. No need to wait for a life partner to come along. Just get going on it. Sometimes older women need a push to get out the door and be more pro active on their own behalf.
Bonus points, the AARP defensive driving course is often taught at senior centers to both men and women. Not a bad place to meet a potential new life partner who is interested in travel.
This winter while in Quartzsite I met a woman who buys clothing items at thrift stores and Facebook Martet place and resells them through the online reselling site Poshmark. It only took her 2 months of doing that to pay for a used van and used cargo trailer. Her merchandise and shipping supplies go with her in the cargo trailer. Much easier that way than renting storage space and she is not restricted to having to stay in the same location.
Bonus points, the AARP defensive driving course is often taught at senior centers to both men and women. Not a bad place to meet a potential new life partner who is interested in travel.
This winter while in Quartzsite I met a woman who buys clothing items at thrift stores and Facebook Martet place and resells them through the online reselling site Poshmark. It only took her 2 months of doing that to pay for a used van and used cargo trailer. Her merchandise and shipping supplies go with her in the cargo trailer. Much easier that way than renting storage space and she is not restricted to having to stay in the same location.
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Cyril, what Maki said on the driving school. You can also get plenty of practice before you buy a rig by coming to my place and mowing 14 acres. You can get experience mowing around trees and avoiding stumps, etc. Then you can take my side by side on the street and ride around and down to the river once you have all that down pat you’ll be ready to graduate to a van or RV. If you want to still sell toys you can always tow a trailer. You won’t be traveling alone very long. There are plenty that like traveling in groups.
Or not. And you don’t really have to cut my grass
Or not. And you don’t really have to cut my grass
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+1 on the driving school idea. I learned when I was young, but I did learn to drive a motorcycle in my 40s and taking a class really helped me understand what I needed to know, build some skills through practice, become proficient, and have a plan for developing my riding. I also think finding a way to take the business on the road would be worth exploring. Good luck!
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