09/09/2026
Today, I am speaking with a couple who decided they didn’t want to keep waiting for “someday” to begin traveling. They have been full-time RVing for five years.
Donny Benedict spent his career in furniture retail management, while his wife, Tammy, was a teacher.
They started RVing about eight years ago and even lived in their RV for three years while Tammy was still teaching. When she retired, they were finally free to embrace full-time travel and Workamping.
Because they retired in their 50s, Workamping offered a way to stretch their budget while seeing parts of the country they had always wanted to explore.
They have worked for a large resort in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, at a retail position near Traverse City, MI, and, most recently, at a small, family-owned campground in Maine.
Tammy typically works in the office handling reservations and checking in guests. Donny spends more time outside escorting campers to their sites, cleaning facilities, helping with the pool, and handling light maintenance.
Along the way, they also developed a strategy for finding positions that allow them to explore new places without feeling like they are simply working another full-time job.
https://workampershow.com/donny-and-tammy-benedict-retired-early-to-travel/
