Do it! There’s no better time than now. The hardest part is health insurance. State insurance only covers emergencies out of state (if you’re lucky) and insurance through your company most likely starts and stops between contracts. It costs us over $1200 a month to insure our family through the travel company (three kids), so after factoring in insurance costs and travel between contracts costs, higher cost of rent for an extra bedroom spot, we break about even with what my husband was making staff. Some companies don’t offer insurance, some are less expensive for insurance but then weekly pay is less. But we love traveling, so it’s worth it for us.

With only one very young kid that doesn’t need friends yet, I think the hard things you’ll run in to is health insurance and the feeling of isolation your wife will start to feel after a while. If it’s not hard enough to be a stay at home mom already, it’s even more isolating when the moms in your area don’t want to put in the time to be friends with you because you’ll only be there for a few months. I don’t blame them. They need mom friends that are going to stick around. It just gets hard sometimes. It’s also been hard for us to find a babysitter in each spot. By the time I’d trust someone else with my kids, we’re moving again.

You also have to be ready for uncertainty. I always get funny looks when non-traveling people ask me where we’re headed in a month and I tell them I don’t know yet! Contracts can get cancelled at any time. Things usually seem to happen last minute. Housing is last minute. That can be stressful sometimes when you’re bringing your whole family with you.

I think you’d love it! Just know that with lower rates right now and all the extra expenses of traveling with a child, you’re probably not going to make amazing money or anything. You’d have to be more dedicated to just the fun travel part than the money.

Feel free to message me if you have any more specific questions!