Well, not blogging, but I do get paid to work on my computer from home. A few months ago, I started dabbling in online freelance work on a couple of the big freelance sites, Guru.com and Elance.com. I upgraded my membership on Guru.com so I could bid more aggressively and hoped to get a job or two out of it. The upgrade cost $80 for three months, so I figured the odds were in my favor I could make back the $80 within three months.

Then my “real world” job fell apart (long story) and I went the freelance route full-throttle. In less than a week I had secured three projects that combined paid more than my “real” job had. Needless to say, I made my $80 back. That’s also about the time our RV dreams began to flourish.

Yesterday, we bit the bullet and signed a cell phone contract with Verizon, for no other reason than have portable EVDO (Evolution Data Optimized) Internet access. We’re starting with just a phone, but in a couple months we’ll be adding an EVDO ExpressCard to our account which will give us speedy internet just about anywhere we can get a Verizon signal, which is most of the U.S. Speeds in digital coverage areas are faster than DSL and are rapidly approaching the speeds of cable internet. Couple with an EVDO router, we will have a portable WiFi zone wherever we go for just $60 a month.

$60 a month! To have internet wherever we can get a cellular signal. This was unheard of just a few years ago, and without these kinds of advances in technology and drastic reductions in the prices for mobile broadband, our Unending Adventure would not be possible.

This is a short bunny trail for the benefit of those who might be interested in some free training on how to make some extra money online. I’m taking part in the Thirty Day Challenge, an online annual training “event” in its third year. There are no costs, no strings attached, no annoying mailing lists, nothing. Just great training from start to finish from some of the best in the industry.

This is my first year doing The Challenge and I must say I’m excited. I’ve dabbled in Internet marketing in the past and I’ve made a few hundred dollars doing it. The people behind this month-long training make their livings doing it.

From the wesbite:

In a nutshell… The Thirty Day Challenge is about making your first $10 online. For a full 30 days we are going to be showing you exactly how to start your own Internet business and generate your first income online without spending a dime.

That’s right, this is going to cost zip, diddly, nothing, nada, ziltch. The entire training program is free, and you won’t have to spend a thing to get your business started and begin making money. No credit card required.

So if this sounds like something you’d be interested in, please check it out. They are giving away incredible prizes (like $2,000 laptops, jewelry, gadgets and all kinds of stuff). This is totally real and like I said in its third year. There are some success stories of past members who went on to do very well.