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#15 - Michael Joseph - 7000 Miles for Under $1000 Challenge


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In this Episode, Mike breaks down the rules and itinerary for his 7000 mile road trip.  



WHAT ARE THE RULES OF THE CHALLENGE? 

 

RULE 1: CAN’T SPEND OVER 1000$ MY EXPENSES (FOOD, GAS, SHELTER) WILL ALL HAVE TO BE UNDER 1000$. THE AVERAGE PRICE PER GALLON IN THE US IS CURRENTLY AROUND 2$ PER GALLON.  7000 MILES DIVIDED BY 350 MILES PER TANK IS ROUGHLY 20 FILL UPS. MY TANK IS 15 GALLONS SO THE AVERAGE COST WOULD PUT ME AT AROUND 600$ FOR THE WHOLE TRIP! THAT LEAVES ME WITH 400$ OR ROUGHLY 100$ PER WEEK TO DO THIS THING.

 

RULE 2: I HAVE TO BE AVAILABLE FOR COACHING.  IF YOU ARE IN ONE MY CURRENT COACHING PROGRAMS OR CONSIDERING JOING FOR JUNE OR JULY, HAVE NO FEAR, I AM STILL HERE!  I WILL HAVE AT LEAST TWO DAYS A WEEK WHERE I AM STATIONARY AND AVAILABLE TO HELP PEOPLE, WORK ON MY CONTENT, MY PODCAST ETC! 

 

RULE 3: NO HOTELS, I HAVE A PRETTY SWEET CAR CAMP SET UP.   I CAN SLEEP IN MY CAR. SHOWER AT FRIENDS PLACES ETC. CMON SOCIAL DISTANCING YALL.

 

RULE 4: YOU HAVE TO DOCUMENT THIS BAD BOY. I HAVE TO TAKE A PICTURE EVERY SINGLE DAY AND POST IT SO ALL OF YOU LOVELY PEOPLE CAN SEE WHERE I AM AND WHAT I AM UP TO. CHECK ME OUT ON INSTAGRAM USING THE HANDLE PODCAST SAVINGS IF YOU WANT SOME COOL UPDATES EVERYDAY! 

 

RULE 5:   THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE!  I HAVE TO ROCK A SWEET ROAD TRIP MUSTACHE.  I HAVE BEEN GROWING A PANDEMIC BEARD THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS AND ITS TIME TO SHED SOME WEIGHT! 


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