I wish I had more money so that I could…
- Go to the South Pole without having to get a corporate sponsor
- Eat more healthily
- Make purchases based on a provider’s service, ideals, ethics, location and where they source their materials (rather than just its price)
- Buy the new Vampire Weekend album (and give them some royalties rather than listen to it on Spotify)
- Make a bigger dent into my list of big ideas with the time saved from trying to pay bills
- Dedicate more time to helping other people with their plans
- Replace the toothbrush I took to Norway, carried through the rest of Scandinavia, used on my £100 adventure and which is still “going strong”
- Repay the pints and innumerable other courtesies and favours extended to me by friends and strangers
- Stop writing whining blog posts like this one (and this one)
But I’m glad that I don’t because…
- Fundraising for an expedition is part of the challenge (and what is an expedition without challenge?)
- I wouldn’t have hitch-hiked around the country for £100
- It makes me more resourceful
- I might not put so much effort into this website and all that comes with it
- If I do get to the South Pole then it will seem like more of an achievement having raised the funds
- Having my back against the wall makes me work harder
- Cycling home from Norway would have been a lot easier and thus a lot less of an experience for me
- I’ve tried new things as a result like giving school talks, writing more articles and general shameless self-promotion
- I know the things I have done have not been motivated by money
