Jan Burres views money as a necessity for everyone and almost seems to bring it upon herself to ensure that everyone has access to that desideratum. This is shown in Chapter 5 of Into the Wild when she talks about how much she wanted to help him on his Alaskan journey in spite of his efforts to not accept any help. This elucidates that Jan is someone who isn’t likely to let anyone leave her unprepared for whatever may lie ahead of them, especially if there is something she can do to help. Jan also states, “Man, you gotta have money to get along in this world”(Krakauer,