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I thought you were broke and in debt when you left for Africa? That doesn't make your post wrong, but you're really shoehorning your book into a thread that doe
by atr_gz 8y ago
I thought you were broke and in debt when you left for Africa? That doesn't make your post wrong, but you're really shoehorning your book into a thread that doesn't have much to do with your path.
- grecy 8y agoI was not even close to broke or in debt, and I'm still not 2.5 years later. Reddit read my story and came up with that story, when the story really was "I screwed up and lost some budgeted travel money, now I'll have to be more careful about my spendings".
- atr_gz 8y agoSorry if I'm wrong, but I thought there was some problem with the engine in your Jeep and you had to buy a new one and finance the trip on credit - I was going off what I remember of your words, not Reddit people. If you managed to make it without debt because of your book sales, congratulations! That's impressive.
- grecy 8y agoI did lose some money,yes, but it was not nearly enough to mean I had to finance the trip on credit. Also book sales are not the reason, the reason is that I cut down on expenses. I camped for free for months and months in West Africa, spending as little as $500/mo for absolutely everything for many months in a row.