Monday, Aug 19, 2013 at 15:10
Giday
I use Happy House Sitters & House Carers to look for
house sitting jobs.
Happy House Sitters seem to have more homes to offer but are expensive as you have to pay for different areas, the more popular the area the higher the joining cost. Though they do have a special on at the moment that will help.
Our last 2 sitting jobs have been through House Carers.
I can recommend the lifestyle acouple of things to be aware of:
1. I dont pay electricity but have paid for heating gas over this past winter. Which was a lot more expensive than I allowed for. But I'm from NQ and we were in southern NSW near the Murray.
2. Dont hang by your toe nails waiting for
home owners to reply to you when you express interest in their home/pet sitting. Probably 80% will NOT respond to you. So don't stop applying just because you havve sent off an expression of interest.
3. Work out your itinerary (where you want to go & when) and then apply for positions around those times and
places. Or those positions in areas that sound interesting.
4. We dont use the homeowners phone or internet modem we supply our own.
It is a good way of stretching your budget and you meet some great people. The owners mostly introduce you to their neighbors and their clubs EG: book club, mens shed, golf or bowls club.
Just do it
PeterM
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