Man walks 21 miles to and from work everyday! Not missed a day of work in 10 years

[GTaudiophile]

So does he get the $350K?

I mean I applaud all this but some of that could feed thousands of families elsewhere.

Pay it forward.

 

[MarkXIX]

So does he get the $350K?

I mean I applaud all this but some of that could feed thousands of families elsewhere.

Pay it forward.

He hasn't appeared to be anything but thankful at this point.

He should have a publicist indicate he has secured his donations to protect himself and then get back to whatever it is that he needs or wants to do with his life.

 

[Bock]

I really wonder where all the donations are coming from. I have a feeling that quite a few of them are from the Detroit area. If I saw this guy for the last 5 yrs every day, I'd donate money.

Yeah, a bike or scooter would be stolen/jacked within minutes in some of those areas. When the bad guys know the cops won't come, its every man for himself.

 

[Bock]

So does he get the $350K?

I mean I applaud all this but some of that could feed thousands of families elsewhere.

Pay it forward.

He really should have some1 manage that money. A 5% bond would pay out 17.5k a year.

 

[Red Squirrel]

With that much money he could probably just quit his job and live off it till he finds a job that's closer, or start a business.

I would not even want to own a vehicle in Detroit. It's just going to get jacked, broke into, set on fire, etc. Heck I would not even want to live there... he should use that money to move somewhere better. Sure the cost of living is ridiculously low, you can own a house for like $1,000 but you're practically at war. You can get a cheap house in the middle of Iraq too.

 

[Exterous]

Interesting update to the story - apparently he left where he was living because he was being harassed for money and no longer felt safe there. Hope he does better where ever he ends up

Robertson's decision to move came after he confided that he was concerned about his safety, and that some of the other residents at the boardinghouse where he lived wanted a share of his windfall and threatened Robertson with violence, said Pollock, 47, of Rochester, who befriended the intrepid commuter.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/02/11/detroit-walking-man-james-robertson-moves-safer-home/23220961/

 

[AdamK47]

He paid $220 a week to live in a boardinghouse? That's $953 a month or $11,440 a year.

 

[JEDI]

update:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/de...d-miles-to-work-gets-new-apartment/ar-AA9O2sm

he got a new apt:
new place : $800/month in a safer neighborhood (old place w/ex-gf was $880/month and smaller)

even after getting $360k from crowdfunding, he still works at his $10.55/hr job.

"Most of his money now is in a trust that has a principal amount of $351,000. The earnings from the trust should be enough to keep Robertson's nest egg untouched until he retires, said Rebecca Sorensen, a UBS Financial Services senior vice president for wealth management.

She is part of the financial team helping him."

 

[Humpy]

In before his new apartment is in Kalamazoo.

 

[ImpulsE69]

I guess I have to ask WHY NO BICYCLE? That timeline just seems unlivable, seems like a bike would overall be faster than the bus one way, walking the rest of the other way etc...

Make your life better. Granted if he enjoys it, so be it.

 

[SSSnail]

Did you read the thread? My wild guess is no.

 

[OVerLoRDI]

Dude, just move closer to work. Isnt like it is an expensive area.

 

[RossMAN]

update:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/de...d-miles-to-work-gets-new-apartment/ar-AA9O2sm

he got a new apt:
new place : $800/month in a safer neighborhood (old place w/ex-gf was $880/month and smaller)

even after getting $360k from crowdfunding, he still works at his $10.55/hr job.

"Most of his money now is in a trust that has a principal amount of $351,000. The earnings from the trust should be enough to keep Robertson's nest egg untouched until he retires, said Rebecca Sorensen, a UBS Financial Services senior vice president for wealth management.

She is part of the financial team helping him."

You know the rules ...

 

[JEDI]

You know the rules ...

Pick one