Also, just to get this out there and I will ony say this once; I don't like asking for money nor do I like handling it. Although,
@glennjenn i really appreciate you offering to help and Quite frankly I could use the help.
With that said, money does help but I'd prefer not to deal with it. What I actually need are things like coffee, groceries, assembly/tuning tools (like rc tire balancers), printers filament and etc. If you need my address to mail me anything, let me know and I really appreciate it. I will give everyone credit for machine hours/prints/whatever services I can provide (in addition to the big discount for Mud) if I receive any packages from you guys.
If filament and you want to help with money because it's easier, then you can make a donations to Keene Village Plastics (Matt is my rep and can deduct off my balance of $2800 currently) to help me pay off the remainder of my filament bill for the year.
If you want to help speed things up then best to donate to more printers, the ones i use currently (sidewinder X2 and genius Pros) are from Artillery and $225-$295 each plus $50 for linear rails. Each one after tuning and rail conversion can put out a quality kit in 2 weeks if I run it full time (testing that now). Since I won't be accepting money in the future, this will be a great way for mudders to assist me in making more kits; or anyone who needs any large amount of printed parts.
Quite frankly I am bad with politics and accounting and taxes and stuff, and never made the time to learn how to take care of myself on those fronts. Luckily my family files my taxes and has taken care of everything for me thus far. I just don't make much income, if any, and live a very modest life in terms of living costs; everything I've always needed has always been provided (housing, food transportation etc).
Because of this I've just been able to focus on what I feel is needed and not allow myself the distraction of all the politics and stuff like living up to the standards of others; there's so much politics around money that it would greatly hinder everything if I took the time to learn all that is needed. Quite frankly we have too many laws, and after trying to setup my first non profit I realized the laws does more to hinder the work of real non profits rather than to help it; because there's money involved. Quite frankly I don't have the time or energy for the politics, only enough to learn everything needed to setup a print farm from my own home, and from there learn to run it well. Many days I feel I don't even have enough time and energy for that.
So back to the trade and barter system and just not worry about money. All I would do with your money is buy groceries and printers and filaments, so you guys can spare me the huge headache of dealing with money by mailing me necessities Instead of money.
Also,
@The Jade Bean in case you're thinking it, I'm a store brand and McDonald's coffee kind of guy. If you have extra coffee just send me the cheapest and I can assure you I will enjoy it all the same. The only way to explain it is to say I can actually taste the care that goes into a meal, and that matters to me more than the meal itself; my dads coffee will always be the best, because with that comes with the thought that dad is not only alive, but still well enough to make coffee! That, tastes great and sometimes I forget the difference between one coffee and the next.
