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Raising Money
For me I have a steady income stream from a police
pension. But I also look for other ways to fund my
Trout Bumming habits.
What I’m about to say will be contrary to what some
may think of the Trout Bumming lifestyle. But again
it is what has worked for me and has been a better
way to live. It basically boils down to “work hard
save hard and play hard”.
This is mainly to younger readers out there, but can
apply to anyone. These days its all about going into
dept till we die so we can have the stuff we want
NOW, and impress people with it who could actually
care less. My wife and I have always lived within
our means, paid things off early, or simply waited
until we had the money saved to buy things. I know
this is contrary to how we live in America now. We
planned to retire early in life and be dept free and
did so. I started several small business on the side
while working for the state, for additional income.
This has now allowed us to be outrageously generous
and pursue other things we wanted to do in life.
When I went on my first Trout Bumming Trip many
years ago I worked first to save money for the trip.
I actually miss calculated and ran out of money in
Minnesota. I got a job for a short time at a feed
mill and saved again like crazy, so I could be off
again. My point is I did the entire trip by planning
and saving. No credit card was needed.
Dave Ramsey is a very popular and entertaining radio
host these days. He offers practical solutions to
living the dept free lifestyle. Tune into his radio
show or take one of his classes and follow his
finical advice. You will be so glad you did and you
too will be able to pursue the Trout Bumming
lifestyle with ease and help others along the way.
Retirement Thoughts
Consider companies that pay well and allow you time
off for Trout Bumming. Invest and save as much as
you possibly can starting young in life. Eat
well and stay physically active every day. Stay out
of dept except for your home, but plan to pay it off
early and make a plan to retire early.
One of the questions I ask all my fly fishing
clients that are retired on the river is: are you
glad you retired when you did, or do you wish you
would have done it earlier? The answer is always the
same. "I wish I would have retired earlier".
In America we seem to have it backwards. People
almost always go for the money rather than the time
and work late into life. They all seem to regret
that decision once retired and wish they had gone
for the time instead. Don’t forget a comment the
aging Mr. Rockefeller made, one of the richest men
in America. When asked by a reporter... How much
more money do you need Mr. Rockefeller?
His answer was simple, short and sad. “Just a
little bit more”.
Work Camper.com
I have met many people when out Trout Bumming who
love and live this lifestyle. They work in parks,
resorts, ranches, campgrounds, on lakes, rivers and
streams. They work an average of 20 hours a week and
in exchange for that, have an RV campsite with
electrical/water provided for free. All have told me
they love it. Again its not for everyone but adopts
itself to the Trout Bumming lifestyle.
Guiding
You love to fish why not share that passion and
knowledge with others. I personally love guiding and
helping others learn to fly fish. I have made
friends with people all over the nation. Besides you
will begin to get big discounts on fishing equipment
and this all becomes a tax write off. Talk to your
local fly shop about possibly working part time thus
gaining experience and a trade, that could be used
later in life anywhere.
Writing
Consider writing about your passion if you happen to
be talented in this area. Fly fishing magazines pay
well for stories and good photography. Try
contacting them about story ideas where you live.
Again all research and activity is a tax write off.
Selling your own product or service
Maybe you have something you could sell. The fly
shop I guide for is always trying to get us to tie
flies for them, and pay quite well. Local flies
always sell well and cant be tied by some little kid
in China.
I also sell my photography services and some of my
unusual photography.
In other words think of things and services that can
create part time income for you in your area. Pay
off your bills, retire early, and have money for
future Trout Bumming Trips.
Trade a Trout Bumming Trip
Trading a trip can be enjoyable and cost saving!
I’ve successfully done this on several occasions.
One example for me was I met a fellow at a Fish and
Wildlife conference from Alaska. He really loved
steelhead fishing. He wanted to hunt quail in the
west so we traded trips, with him staying with us
for 5 days and we stayed with him for a week. We
even used each others vehicles. Both trips were very
successful for each of us. Later we traded trips
again. The cost savings was huge for an Alaskan fly
fishing adventure.
We meet like minded people along the road of life
where you just seem to click. These are the kind of
people to purpose this concept to.
Casting Further...
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