[4] He spent the month without using any form of currency and without contacting people he already knew,[5] relying on Craigslist users' "kindness and generosity".

[7] He hired a cameraman, Kevin Flint, via Craigslist a week before beginning his travels in Los Angeles.

[7] Garner's only possessions during the 31-day experiment were "a laptop, a new cell phone with a new number he hadn't shared with anyone, a new email address, a passport, toothbrush and the clothes on his back".

Garner and Flint journeyed across America, visiting many major cities, including New York, Chicago, Tallahassee, New Orleans, Portland, and San Francisco (where he met Craigslist's founder, Craig Newmark).

[3] Several critics, including The Hollywood Reporter's John DeFore, Slant Magazine's Diego Costa, and Village Voice's Ernest Hardy, have pointed out that Garner's "experiment" is somewhat "limited", since Garner, "a young, middle-class white man", enjoys social privileges that many impoverished people lack.