Barnstormers offered plane rides for a small fee. Charles Lindbergh, for example, charged five dollars for a 15-minute ride in his plane.[3] However exciting and glamorous, it was not an easy way to make a steady living. To make ends meet, the barnstormers—including Charles Lindbergh—had to moonlight as flying instructors, handymen, and sometimes even as gas station attendants.[2] Barnstormers often traded plane rides for room and board, both for commercial lodging and in private homes.[3]