I retired on a very small income, and by keeping my expenses low, I've been able to live a modest but comfortable life as a full-time RVer. But what really keeps my finances in the black are the things on this page. I hope you'll find something here that you can use!

Amazon

Let's start with a freebie. If you've found the information on my website helpful, if you've enjoyed the tales of my travels... you can support this site, and it won't cost you a cent. Here's how it works: click on this Amazon link and add it to your favorites or bookmarks. From then on, whenever you use my link to go to Amazon and shop, your cost will stay exactly the same, but I'll receive a small percentage (4%–6%) of Amazon's profits. In short, you can help me without spending a dime!

Eureka 2—Bright Ideas for Your RV

It's here! The greatly enlarged second edition of Eureka, my cornucopia of hints, tips, and money-saving projects for enhancing your RV... great for beginners, vacationers, and full-timers alike. You're sure to find lots of good ideas in this easy-to-use ebook for Windows and Mac, enhanced with more than 800 photos and drawings. (Eureka 2 contains everything that was in Eureka 1, plus a whole lot more!) My Eureka page tells the whole story, including sample pages and the complete Eureka index.

$15.00 CD-ROM
$12.00 download

"Your CD is a marvelous service for RVers!"—'Tioga' George

From Camping to Full Time

Part of this website tells the tale of how I overcame certain obstacles (negligible savings) to retire early and become a fulltime RVer... a process that was quite a roller-coaster ride! Well, here's the story in book form, illustrated throughout with color photos. You probably wouldn't buy it for yourself—after all, you can read the story on this website for free—but if you know someone who's planning to become a fulltimer or has recently done so, "From Camping to Full Time" makes a perfect gift.

$17.95 softcover
$29.95 hardcover

"A 'must read' for anyone contemplating full-time RVing!"—Karen Zins

Quiet Waters

This small, full-color book is a dawn-to-dusk series of tranquil photos taken in my travels across the US. Just looking at these images will relax your mind and your body. "Quiet Waters" makes a great gift. If you're curious, you can even preview the first 15 pages.

$15.95 softcover
$27.95 hardcover

"Lovely, evocative... each page brings another favorite."—Gen Kazdin

SoftOPI and SigMon

Got a Mac? Got a HughesNet or Direcway satellite internet outfit? Tired of trying to read signal strengths from the tiny, unreliable "OPI" meter? Then you need SoftOPI. It puts the signal strength on your Mac laptop's screen in SIX INCH HIGH numbers that are easily readable even in bright sunlight. It even speaks the signal strength once a second, so you don't even have to look at the screen!

SoftOPI makes aiming your dish easy. And once you're up and running, SigMon gives you a tiny signal-strength display that you can put in a corner of your screen just to keep an eye on things.

$10.00

"A very desirable utility for satellite internet users in the Mac world."—Alex Cohen

The Mac OS X Lexicon

If you've been stumped by an unfamiliar computer term, help is here. The Mac OS X Lexicon is the definitive guide to over 500 of the most important Macintosh- and Internet-related terms. It's not just a boring dictionary, either! My coauthor Sharon "Mac Bible" Zardetto and I jammed the book full of interesting trivia, humorous asides, scores of useful hints and tips, and straight-from-the-shoulder advice. The Lexicon's web page includes a link to a 39-page sample, so you can get a feel for the book.

$15.00 ebook
$29.99 softcover

"A concise 'everything you ought to know about the Mac' resource."—John Gruber

State Parks Guides for iOS
Every state park right in your pocket!

I use these apps and I like the authors, so I'm trading ads with them. (You'll find an ad for Eureka on their website.) — Andy

The goal of this growing series of apps is to provide all the most relevant information you will need for every state park in the US. Broken down state by state, each app is very well organized and easy to use. For each park you can view a description, see photos (and submit your own!), learn what activities are available, get directions, view the state-run website, find contact information, view and submit comments about the park, get current weather reports and forecasts, and more! In addition, each app will let you search all the parks in the state for something in particular, show you an interactive map of all the parks, and will determine how far you are from every park based on your current GPS location. Four more states are coming soon, as well as a new slideshow feature containing all the user-submitted photos, and Facebook integration, so you can show your friends your favorite parks. These apps are a must-have for anyone contemplating a stay at a state park, and at only $2 per state are a great deal.

$1.99 per state

"I love going to different state parks... so your app is perfect for me."—Jeffrey