[pct-l] Thru-Hiking On A Budget

[Paul Robison]

If you did that, I wold worry Bout getting b
Through Washington...  It would seem better to start a week or so later and  keep working your normal job till the last possie minute

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On 2011-03-08, at 8:37 AM, Dan Kayser <kayser at ameslab.gov> wrote:

> 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.
>> 
>> an extra week of working is a lot of money when it comes to the last 500 miles 
>> of the trail.
>> 
>> 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
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> 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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