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I would guess that a lot of you may wonder why I’m doing what I do at my expense and for a not for profit nature. I look
at it as more of a hobby than anything else. Those Sicangu Lakota Artisans that I can help through the virtual trading post will reward me at their discretion, not based on any fee or percentage of their
profits.
My capital outlay to get this project started comes to about $1,400.00 for my new Gateway Celeron 400 MHz computer with a 10 gigabyte hard drive and a 40x CD-ROMand HP DeskJet
printer. My old 1992 Model Gateway 486-DX4 8MB RAM that sizzled along at the amazing 33 MHz with a whopping 210 MB hard drive complmented with a screaming 1X CD-ROM external drive (with the Epson Action Laser
printer for around $3,200.00) finally gave up the ghost, kicked the bucket, or journeyed to that virtual happy hunting grounds. I had it on the net for a little while but it was a real snail. Knowing it
could not handle this project I decided to buy a new one.
So far about $500.00 for software and a about $300.00 for a domain and dedicated telephone line. Monthly expenses
will run about $100.00 per month for the telephone and internet access. It would be difficult to put a value on my time since it is more of a hobby. In summary, a total capital outlay of $2,200.00 and
approximately $1,200.00 a year.
Its a lot cheaper than going out drinking twice a month, smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, or a lot of other hobbies or vices one can get trapped by.
If you like what I’m trying to accomplish for myself and my friends feel free to tell your friends to drop by this site.
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