How can my wife earn money as a passenger?

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  1. streetglider

    streetglider Medium Load Member

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    What woman doesn't lol
     
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  3. LadyTRex88

    LadyTRex88 Bobtail Member

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    Not sure if this would interest her but I bought a bottle cutting kit and am making unique vases and glass sets that I will sell on ebay or craigslist. I have the benefit of having kids that can handle the craigslist stuff while I am on the road. Ebay is just a matter of stopping by the post office. I have several people in my neighborhood saving bottles for me.
     
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  4. JB 1022

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    Can I possibly get said woman's whole routine as a seat warmer, please? I'm waiting to go OTR with my husband and I'm curious to hear. Thanks!
     
  5. Powder Joints

    Powder Joints Subjective Prognosticator

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    Make things such as wierd one of a kind keychains, knitting caps, esty kind of stuff.
     
  6. ew2108

    ew2108 Road Train Member

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    teach her to dispatch and have her dispatch for somebody
     
  7. TracyN

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    How is she at writing? For little to no money, she can start her own "travel" blog. Take pictures when you are at places and then she can blog about where you are stopped and tell about interesting things to do in whatever city you happen to be picking up or delivering in. I had a blog that I did for a little over two years while we were OTR. I drove, so I blogged after my shift. Anyway, I didn't have any ads on my page or anything, but I had several followers at one time and even got two of my blog entries into published books. But there are ways to make money blogging. That would be something to think about.
     
  8. Nailbender2

    Nailbender2 Bobtail Member

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    Maybe detailing or cleaning while at the truckstop.
     
  9. vavega

    vavega Light Load Member

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    can she bake? sell homemade cookies, packaged in snack bags, 3 for $1. have a banner made to put across the front of the tractor for when you're stopped. start simple with just 3 kinds of cookies, chocolate chip, peanut butter, and maybe oatmeal.
     
  10. bergy

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    Well, if it was me and my ex-wife, this would be a small sampling of our daily routine...

    argue about:
    what load to accept
    price of load
    what route to take
    where to refuel
    how long refueling took
    which lane to be in
    if we've been on this road before
    which radio station should be on and for how long
    the in cab temp setting
    where to stop to eat for our 30 minutes
    why our 30 minute turned into an hour and 30 minutes
    whether the occasional break from talking is acceptable
    how long to drive today
    if that four wheeler gave her a dirty look
    who has sacrificed more for this wonderful opportunity
    where to stop for night
    which spot to park in
    what to eat for dinner
    how to spend the remaining hours of off duty time

    In addition to the trucking related tasks above, the routine would rounded out with personal discussions, such as me attempting to justify being born with brown eyes, or how the Ebola outbreak is my fault.

    Successful spousal team drivers or seat warmers are very impressive to me. I hope you and your husband have one of these types of marriages, and I wish you the best. For me though, it's enjoyable to imagine all the conversations I'll never have to have.
     
  11. OPUS 7

    OPUS 7 Road Train Member

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    My better 3qrtrs (im not worthy of a half)
    has never ridden with me.I guess she rode with me enough in the car
    the last 23 years.
    I do know we would never make any money.We would be stopping every
    20 miles so she could go to the potty.

     
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