 Am I crazy?
nostrademons: How able/averse are you to living with or taking money from your parents while you do this?I think it's a great idea, but there's no way you've got enough money to do this and take it to the point where it's publishable or monetizable.  $1500 is like one month's rent in SF.  While you can stretch that out by couchsurfing or camping, there'll be a lot of other expenses (gas?  car breaking down?  cell phone bills for all the calls you'll need to setup interviews?)  And you'll need a lot of time to condense your interviews into something worth reading, and then more time and money to publish it (even if just online).Again, I think it's a great idea, and it could work well if your parents don't mind you bumming around the house while you collect your notes and make it into a book or blog series or whatever.  But if you don't have their support, it may be better to spend a year or so working and save up $10-20k first.