Penelope the Truck

How we made £1,000 extra cash in a month!

…link inside for £40 free profit!! We’re spending the 12 months before we travel earning as much as possible before we leave, hammering down those debts and saving up where we can but another key part of this is trialing lots of remote income avenues before we leave, and so we thought we would startContinue reading “How we made £1,000 extra cash in a month!”

Saving Money

Here you will find a selection of handy little tools on saving money, what we’ve done, tried and failed at – we’ll be super honest and share with you any tips and tricks in savings – especially when we’re in build phase! Saving just 1p a DaySkint Dad This is an awesome tool for savingContinue reading “Saving Money”

Money Making Apps

We will be trying out a few apps in the coming months to make some money, we will share the details with you. These are on an iPhone currently but I do believe android versions are available. Swagbucks This is cashback/surveys/games site that we’ve mentioned before, the app makes completing surveys so much more straightforwardContinue reading “Money Making Apps”

Matched Betting

Number one recommended earner was matched betting, so we’ll be trying it out throughout July and we will get back to you! We’re using a common favourite, Profit Accumulator, and right now they have 7 days of their premium membership for just £1 (£26.99 a month thereafter) and we’re going to take advantage of that andContinue reading “Matched Betting”

Surveys

I’m relatively new to this but so far this month (July and today is the 13th!) I’ve got £10 out of surveys via Swagbucks, rewarded in two £5 paypal vouchers and transferred out to my ‘Surveys’ savings pot to keep track of. I’m also playing one of those semi-annoying build a village games, but it’sContinue reading “Surveys”

Funding our travels

It’s no secret, we borrowed a lot of money to purchase our big beautiful orange queen and we want to leave for our first 12 month stint of travelling by the end of next year, and so we have approximately 500 days at the time of writing (early July 2021) to make as much moneyContinue reading “Funding our travels”

Support our Camp Sites

We know the allure of the ‘wild’ spot, the off the beaten track hidden gems and the secret park up but these small businesses have lost a lot over lockdown so even if you are planning an ‘off grid’ trip, consider allocating a night or two in a camp site – doing our bit aContinue reading “Support our Camp Sites”

Power, fridge & loo are in!

Only a few days until the Adventure Overland Show now, we’re basically tidying up and pulling a few things together, we’ve got power, the fridge freezer and loo fitted as well as another wall – so with some soft furnishings to be added, we’ll be good to hit the road on Friday. We wanted toContinue reading “Power, fridge & loo are in!”

Take a seat!

So we fudged up and forgot to measure from the top of the seat for the back so got to chop a bit off – but better than getting it too short! Massive thanks to Nomadic Conversions for hooking us up with the foam! Now they’re off to Craig’s Mum to be covered, because weContinue reading “Take a seat!”

Camera Bag Upgrades!

Welcome to the family little one… We’ve invested in some new kit! The Osmo Mobile 3 was good, but it’s a hefty bit of kit and we just couldn’t get on with it, so we’ve downsized to the DJI Pocket 2 – and it’s a beauty! Small, compact and super light, we’re looking forward toContinue reading “Camera Bag Upgrades!”