So, I got my peddlers license and I am working on making signs for when I peddle downtown. Hopefully I will go and peddle for the first time on Monday because I don't have school or anything. Tomorrow I am going to take the driving test and see if I can get my drivers license which would be really helpful for me to travel around and live in my car.. :D Hopefully I'll pass. I have a lot of projects that I am working on for school and am doing a lot of organizing of my stuff and business so I will be ready to live in my car in a couple of months once I have enough money to get my Ford.
Hopefully I will get my drivers license then be able to have enough money from peddling in April to be able to buy my Ford sometime in May. I'll keep you updated on new developments as they come along! Thanks!
:David
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Peddlers License!!! :D
Yipee!!! I Finally got my Peddlers License!!! I am going to try and peddle downtown sometime soon. I am really excited!!! We in business!! :D
:David
:David
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Field Museum!
Hey, Today I got to go to the Field Museum behind the scenes with one of my friends that works there. It was really cool and interesting! I never was really into the stuff at the Field Museum before but this time because of her enthusiasm for the stuff. I never really understood what happened at the Field Museum and it was really interesting to go around the the exibits and get an inside perspective from someone who works there!
They have this car that runs on vegie oil and has a solar panel on its roof for charging stuff and I think that's an awesome idea! I am going to try and research some more about that stuff for my car when I get it. Maybe someday I'll upgrade to a car as cool as that one!
This week has been really long and I had a lot going on. Now that all of that school work and stuff is over I think that I may finally get my peddlers license this week hopefully and some other exciting things may be coming up. I will be sure to keep you informed! I am going to go and watch something right now and then do stuff... yeahh :D
Have a great day! Thanks for reading!
:David
They have this car that runs on vegie oil and has a solar panel on its roof for charging stuff and I think that's an awesome idea! I am going to try and research some more about that stuff for my car when I get it. Maybe someday I'll upgrade to a car as cool as that one!
This week has been really long and I had a lot going on. Now that all of that school work and stuff is over I think that I may finally get my peddlers license this week hopefully and some other exciting things may be coming up. I will be sure to keep you informed! I am going to go and watch something right now and then do stuff... yeahh :D
Have a great day! Thanks for reading!
:David
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Exciting Developments
I currently purchased a shopping cart thingy (I don't know exactly what it is called) but it was $20 and it is what I am going to use to hold my products and store them for when I get my peddlers permit. I am hoping that I will get up enough courage to try and go get a peddlers permit sometime this next week, maybe Monday or Tuesday. On Monday I am going to drive with my Dad to Naperville and get a toaster oven for my journey.
Two days ago on Wednesday I attended a networking event provided by the Wright Institute where I met some really interesting people and a good opportunity for me to try and challenge myself to become a better person and improve my business. The people that I met there were interested in the same things as me and dedicated to trying to improve their lives and it was really interesting to meet these people from young to older who all wanted to make a difference in their lives and improve the world in good ways. I am still trying to sort through all of the things that I learned there and apply them into my life and life plans.
I actually finally sent the message to the band Sick Puppies asking them if they would be interested in funding me for the year of me living in my Ford and in return for that year I would have their logo painted on my car for the entirety of that journey.
Yesterday I spent 4 hours making duct tape wallets and a duct tape cowgirl/cowboy hat out of duct tape for a customer. You can see a picture here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=33204&id=114746998536604&saved#!/photo.php?fbid=204658076212162&set=a.160086894002614.33204.114746998536604&theater
So yeah, thats about what I have been up to :D Have a great day! Thanks for reading!
Hugs!
:David
Two days ago on Wednesday I attended a networking event provided by the Wright Institute where I met some really interesting people and a good opportunity for me to try and challenge myself to become a better person and improve my business. The people that I met there were interested in the same things as me and dedicated to trying to improve their lives and it was really interesting to meet these people from young to older who all wanted to make a difference in their lives and improve the world in good ways. I am still trying to sort through all of the things that I learned there and apply them into my life and life plans.
I actually finally sent the message to the band Sick Puppies asking them if they would be interested in funding me for the year of me living in my Ford and in return for that year I would have their logo painted on my car for the entirety of that journey.
Yesterday I spent 4 hours making duct tape wallets and a duct tape cowgirl/cowboy hat out of duct tape for a customer. You can see a picture here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=33204&id=114746998536604&saved#!/photo.php?fbid=204658076212162&set=a.160086894002614.33204.114746998536604&theater
So yeah, thats about what I have been up to :D Have a great day! Thanks for reading!
Hugs!
:David
Thursday, March 10, 2011
School
I have been really busy with school and all of the fun stuff that comes with that. I have a music project, a drama performance, a flash fiction story and an in class essay all next week.
I have also been reading the books "Empire of Scrounge" and "The Art of Giving". One interesting thing I learned from "The Art of Giving" was that of the 306 billion dollars worth of donations to not for profits in the year of 2007, 74.8% of that money was donated by individuals making under 100,000 dollars per year. That really stuck out to me. Another thing that stuck out to me was the idea that there are over 17000 not for profit companies out there and Americans have a fervid volunteer spirit because Americans want to have more power than the government to transform society.
I also am getting a toaster oven for $10 so that when I live in my car I will be able to cook meals and have awesome food. I am also in the process of getting a smart phone so that I will be able to accept credit cards with it. I am going to get a peddlers license soon so that I can sell my products on the streets of Chicago and get more knowledge about my business and money so that I will be able to live in my car starting this summer and going through next year. I have made over 500 dollars with my business so far after a year of being open and I am about to invest that money into things that will be able to expand my business and get me more money, hopefully it will be enough to get me a Ford Transit Connect so that I will be able to give away free hugs all over the country while living in it.
That is about it for now. I'll keep you updated with any other interesting things. Until then, HUGS!
:D avid
I have also been reading the books "Empire of Scrounge" and "The Art of Giving". One interesting thing I learned from "The Art of Giving" was that of the 306 billion dollars worth of donations to not for profits in the year of 2007, 74.8% of that money was donated by individuals making under 100,000 dollars per year. That really stuck out to me. Another thing that stuck out to me was the idea that there are over 17000 not for profit companies out there and Americans have a fervid volunteer spirit because Americans want to have more power than the government to transform society.
I also am getting a toaster oven for $10 so that when I live in my car I will be able to cook meals and have awesome food. I am also in the process of getting a smart phone so that I will be able to accept credit cards with it. I am going to get a peddlers license soon so that I can sell my products on the streets of Chicago and get more knowledge about my business and money so that I will be able to live in my car starting this summer and going through next year. I have made over 500 dollars with my business so far after a year of being open and I am about to invest that money into things that will be able to expand my business and get me more money, hopefully it will be enough to get me a Ford Transit Connect so that I will be able to give away free hugs all over the country while living in it.
That is about it for now. I'll keep you updated with any other interesting things. Until then, HUGS!
:D avid
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Digital Voice Recorder!
So, I just got a digital voice recorder for my trip to keep track of my thoughts and not take the time to write them down because writing takes a lot more time than just talking about things. This way I could either just upload the file to the internet or transcribe my thoughts onto a blog in the future.
I am also working on getting more business exposure and improving my business as well as getting more sales. As time goes on the business seems to be gaining more ground and speeding up and slowly growing until it becomes more profitable and able to sustain me for my life.
I am looking more into craft shows and places where I can sell my duct tape creations and also thinking about getting a peddlers permit so that I can sell duct tape items while I am giving away free hugs on the street. Hopefully this will get me more capital so that I can have enough to support myself for a year on this trip.
I should be getting a Paypal Donate button on here sometime so you should be excited about that because then you can help me raise enough money to make this trip a reality!
Thank You for your support!
Hugs,
:D avid
I am also working on getting more business exposure and improving my business as well as getting more sales. As time goes on the business seems to be gaining more ground and speeding up and slowly growing until it becomes more profitable and able to sustain me for my life.
I am looking more into craft shows and places where I can sell my duct tape creations and also thinking about getting a peddlers permit so that I can sell duct tape items while I am giving away free hugs on the street. Hopefully this will get me more capital so that I can have enough to support myself for a year on this trip.
I should be getting a Paypal Donate button on here sometime so you should be excited about that because then you can help me raise enough money to make this trip a reality!
Thank You for your support!
Hugs,
:D avid
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