Raising £3400 in 2 years?

[cocaine]

I've got a few ideas..

* Get £1000 from your mum to pay - takes it down to 2400

* Do a sponsored run get around £500 in sponsors - down to 1900

* Have a car boot sale for lots of junk in your house - down to around 1000

*Get a job such as a paper round and save the money - down to 500

* Do some jobs around your community - down to 0

1) i doubt his mum has 1k in the bank just to spend like that

2) it may be possible but im doubtful he'd get £500 for a sponsered run

3) 900 from a car boot sale? are you serious? people there pay like 30p for a book..

4) paper round is a very good idea

5) and community work may not pay that well

[Captain]

I tell you what, i'll give you the money.

[Firehorse]

you can work for 1000 hours of minumum wage (if you can) (under 18 minimum wage is £3.40 but under 16 there is none.) and then that would get you the perfect amount of money if you don't spend it. you could also take out a student loan but be warned the interest rates are high and hard to pay back.

[Captain]

a student loan? He's 14 for god sake.

[Jordy]

To be honest, I think this is going to be incredibly difficult for your to raise, most suggestions have been optimistic (But thoughtful).

Are you really going to enjoy the next 2 years for a few weeks in Nepal? I'm also a kind of explorer person and I'd REALLY want to go on a trip like this if I was lucky enough to come across one. But you've got GCSEs over the next 2 years, if you're working 1000 hours, you're not going to be able to put in as much effort into your GCSEs as you'll like.

I'm sure it would be an experience of a lifetime, though there's no guarantee's but you've got to know when things realistically aren't possible.

I'm sorry to say it but I really think you need to start looking at the negatives (It helps a bit) and realise that when your older and you've got the money, I'm sure you'll be able to save up one day for a lifetime trip like this, it's a good opportunity as it's with school, but you get to plan it exactly how you want if you do it yourself.

[ToxicPaddy]

Captain, thank you but I don't see how you can

Jordy, thats a really good point and thank you for raising it. I need to be concentrating on GCSE's and not jobs for a holiday. +Rep to all but I need to do it tomorrow because I gave too much in last 24 hours.

Thanks again for all your help

[Zak]

I did but no matter how much I tried to get myself up in the morning, I couldn't at that time. However, desperate times call for desperate measures I suppose. +rep

yeah I used to have that problem when I used to do it

[Earthquake]

Its difficult providing your 14, you better talk with your parents & even start selling all your stuff if your determined for this trip.

[DaveTaylor]

Hi
Well there is this trip in 2010 to the Mustang Kingdom in Northern Nepal/Chinese border. I am very interested in going, its for a few weeks and we do trekking aswell. Thing is, I need £3400 in 2 years. Im 14, so I don't think I can get a proper job yet. Any advice? +rep for helpful suggestions

any chance with a company called Outlook expeditions?