ALTERNAfunds Explained

I desparately need to get internet hooked up at my house. I’ve already been home from Las Vegas for a week and still have yet to put up reviews and photos. There is only so much I can do from work, which is the only place I currently have internet access. I'm very sorry about the delay.

In addition to sending out a brief apology for my sluggishness in posting details on my recent trip, I also wanted to delve into the topic of funding theALTERNAtraveler.

I assume that it has been assumed that I am paying for this project out of my own pocket. Quite right, sirs and ladies. My original plan was to put aside $250 from each paycheck and cross my fingers in hopes of receiving donations from some kindly strangers. As my budget would have it, $500 a month has turned out to be more than a comfortable stretch. Instead, I am now taking 10% of each paycheck and depositing it into the travel account. Worries of not meeting my launch date for 2009 are already popping up...

To make some extra moulah as the months pass, I plan to make some buttons and t-shirts that will be sold for an affordable price, with all proceeds making their way into my travel fund. Any other fund raising ideas? I’d love to hear them. And, as always, you’re welcome to click that PayPal button to the left side of your screen and send a donation my way… small or large, it all helps.

I’m hoping to buy a laptop before my launch date, just to make updates quicker and more efficient. That’ll cost me a little extra, too.

Anywho, here is the new account balance after last week’s deposit:

CURRENT BALANCE: $477.62
REMAINING TOWARDS GOAL: $9522.38

Whoop whoop! Stay in touch, everybody, and add me as a friend on MySpace, if you haven’t already.

www.myspace.com/thealternatraveler