Kyle & Olivia (Drivin’ & Vibin’)
Age:30s
Travels: Full-time
Traveling Since: September 2015
Business Name: The Wooden Earth on Etsy
Website: www.etsy.com/shop/thewoodenearth
Blog: www.drivinandvibin.com
Occupation: Curator of Antique Maps & Prints
Here is Their Story
The Income
We “Curate the Human Experience” with antique and vintage maps, prints, and photographs. That’s a fancy way of saying “we own and operate an online store”.
Our online shop is on the Etsy platform. We have around 2000 items for sale. Our inventory is easy to store and ship, making traveling fulltime with our shop painless.
In different towns, we hunt for vintage items to sell.
In 2015 we completed around 900 transactions. Our goal for 2016 is 1500 transactions.
Getting on the Road
Before we hit the road, Kyle was a fulltime musician (playing 200+ gigs a year), and Olivia worked at a water-front restaurant.
During this time we turned our love for vintage treasure hunting into a lucrative business.
The Fears
We planned and prepared for the transition for a year. This thoughtful process made it enjoyable with no fear tied to it. We believe adaptability is the most important skill to possess when running our own business.
The Awesome Side
Freedom to explore, learn, and treasure hunt!
Challenges
Currently, we want to see it all. We try to remember to slow down and soak in the experience.
While our vintage store is the main revenue source for us right now, it is only part of the story. Our goal is to sell the entire story and eventually earn an additional stream of revenue through that process
For the Aspiring
Be thoughtful and spend time developing goals. Be adaptable and change goals whenever a different line of inspiration strikes.
In the End are we Happy?
Yes! It was a natural part of our goal to live freely and deliberately.
