And the Osprey Atmos 50, my favorite pack

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And the Osprey Atmos 50, my favorite pack of theirs is as low as $170 + $15 shipping.

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Since the feedback from the 6 people I asked about which giveaway item they’d want most was pretty split evenly between the GoPro and the Osprey pack (and the cost for both would still be within my budget), I decided to just include both of them in the giveaway to make it more exciting and appeal to more people.

Plus, I knew that at least these 6 people would be pumped to see both in the giveaway.

Buying both of these items would take up a whopping $388 (of the remaining $436.55 I have left for validating this business idea).

Important Note: I still have not bought these items… for a very good reason.

I don’t love spending money. I also don’t like taking big risks without a clear potential return.

Over the next couple of weeks (before I have to fulfill this giveaway to the winner), I’m going to work my ass off to try and find a sponsor who’d be willing to either gift me these items or discount them heavily.

There are literally more than 260+ sporting goods stores in the greater SF Bay Area. I’m going to call or visit a few dozen of them and try to work out a deal in exchange for promoting some of their products and sales to my email list of outdoor adventure junkies.

Most companies build in margins that allow for discounts, promotions and deals—I’m afghanistan phone number database to bet they’d be up for giving me even a 25% discount on buying this gear in exchange for exposure to my highly targeted audience.

That’s worth something. It’s a numbers game, but it’s only a matter of perfecting my pitch and talking to the right decision-maker.

But in the meantime, I still don’t like spending money.

So, to compensate for the money I’ll eventually be spending on buying these items, I decided to make an extra $400 this month just in case I won’t be able to get any sponsors. Here’s exactly what I’m doing to get that extra income:

I knew that $400 in extra income probably won’t be coming from this website idea yet, so I got creative…

1. I’m selling some stuff.

I don’t know about you, but over time I tend to collect stuff. Clothes, shoes, gadgets, the list goes on.

I actually think of myself as being fairly minimalistic compared to a lot of my friends, but to be completely honest, I don’t really need (or use) a large proportion of the stuff I own.

So, yesterday afternoon I went through my closet to look for some stuff I could sell to offset what I’d potentially be spending to buy these giveaway items at full retail.