[pct-l] Thru-Hiking On A Budget

[Dan Kayser]

 Has anyone needed to take more than a week down time and had to find a
temporary job (i.e. washing dishes, cleaning, chopping wood, etc..) out
on the trail until starting up again?  Just curious?

On 3/7/2011 7:45 PM, Paul Robison wrote:
> on this note,  putting off quitting till the last possible minute makes a huge 
> difference.
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> an extra week of working is a lot of money when it comes to the last 500 miles 
> of the trail.
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> even if it means putting in a part time job (if unemployed),  or avoiding going 
> out to eat (as we've done)... saving as much as possible makes so much of a 
> difference.  it's so hard for me, i want to quit my job right now, but i keep 
> thinking "this is Washington and Oregon" every day at work.
>
> ~Paul
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> ________________________________
> From: Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <diane at santabarbarahikes.com>
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Mon, March 7, 2011 7:45:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Thru-Hiking On A Budget
>
> I think once you cut costs as far as you can, it's now time to try  
> making a little extra money. In '08 one of the hikers had a ukulele.  
> He was playing it for fun outside a grocery store (he's really  very  
> good) and someone handed him a $20! If you lack musical talent,  
> perhaps you have talent with words, cardboard and a sharpie. Or maybe  
> you can sell your unwanted gear along the way instead of sending it  
> home. Maybe you can get others to pay you to do their laundry.  
> Perhaps you can just engage in some basic capitalism and buy some  
> mutual funds or something.
>
> On Mar 7, 2011, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>> You could get things from hiker boxes or shop cheap but how can you  
>> cut more cost than that? -joe
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Dan Kayser
Environmental Specialist
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