This is the most frequent question I receive from people wanting to live on the road just like me. The unfortunate answer is that there is no magic secret. Making money is work no matter where or how you live. We are all unique individuals with unique stories. What works for me might not be what works for you. I personally rely on several means of income:
But I have good news! I have a few tips that apply to everyone wanting to live a happier, more successful life:
When I first went full-time, I learned A LOT from fellow full-timers. One of these lessons was an introduction to the Escapees RV Club. Membership to this club offers a plethora of services including RV education, forums, community job boards, and yes, even a mail service. The mail service will grant you a permanent address that you can use for all of your official documents, taxes, and registrations. They physically receive your mail, and all you have to do is shoot them an email and tell them when and where you want it forwarded. Voila! Membership is worth every penny.
Does a bear sh*t in the woods? Me too! But seriously, most of the time I am boondocking out in mother nature, which provides the best outhouse I could image. Clean, breezy, and the views are great. Be respectful, be clean.
But what about when I’m not in the middle of the woods? Ask yourself when the last time was that you were in public, had to go so bad, and could not find a restroom? Not very often. There are toilets… everywhere.
Between gas stations, restaurants, walmarts, and friend's homes... I have successfully avoided any arrests due to indecent exposure!
Okay, time to throw some honesty at you. I shower whenever a shower is available to me for free. That is probably more often than you would think… but less often than the vast majority of Americans prefer to shower. These showers typically come by means of campgrounds, friends and family, or provided by an event I’ve been hired for.
This lifestyle has a lot to do with your perspective and frame of mind. I shower often enough to be presentable when I need to be, and the rest of the time… well… now you know why I wear my hair in braids! 
I have been on the road for two years now. In over 700 nights I've managed to pay for only 60 of those, averaging just $2/night over 2 years. Check out my Numbers page for up to date statistics!
Free camping is important to me not only because I live on a tight budget, but also because I didn’t choose to live in a tiny trailer so I could be surrounded by the people and amenities of an expensive RV resort. I find my peace in nature, and so want to be surrounded by it as often as possible.
That being said, it’s also important to me to camp legally and respectfully. There are so many resources out there for finding these pieces of public land, and after spending hours perusing them all, here are my favorite and most used:
Every now and then I have shore power, in which case I have all the power I need to plug my electronics into the outlets in my trailer. But for those occasions when I am on the top of a mountain for a month with no power? Solar power!! Yes, solar is the wave of the future, and something that the manufacturer of my T@B Outback has fully embraced. nüCamp RV now offers solar panels as an optional add-on to any of their campers. I have 300 watts of solar on my T@B. On a nice sunny day, I can leave my laptop plugged in all day long and still charge my camera batteries.
But beware! If I need to work on a very rainy or cloudy day, I run the risk of draining my battery. On these days I do have a Yamaha 2000 watt generator that I can crank on for a couple hours - although I try to minimize the amount I use this.
I have also been known to frequent the seats nearest outlets in coffee shops. Don’t forget the Americano! 