So, I recently learned of the idea behind a Basic Income* and that it is apparently all over Reddit. My thoughts obviously turned to how I could use something like that in order to be able to afford my hiking trip. Unfortunately, I don't think anyone would be interested in raising money for me in that way because I still haven't had any luck with crowdfunding so far and I don't think changing the reason I want money to, so I can live comfortably and through-hike the Appalachian Trail will help me change my current results.
Part of me thinks that if I were male, I would been more successful at raising funds on Indiegogo, that not enough people believe a woman would have the tenacity or perseverance to complete the 2,181 mile trip. I know I can, because I gain energy from being around nature and I plan to raise money for a charity as I go so that I'll will have twice the ambition to finish the trail.
Yes, money is only half the battle, but if I can take care of that efficiently, then I can spend the majority of the next 10 months finding someone to go with.
*For those of you who aren't on Reddit very often, a basic income is when you get about $1,000 a month aside from what you earn at work; it's a supplemental income that has been proven to actually make people more productive because they aren't as anxious and therefore more efficient workers.
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