A former basic income recipient used her $500 a month check to start a business. It's keeping her afloat 4 years later.

Crystal Crawford, 40, received a $500 monthly basic income for one year. Photo Courtesy of Crystal Crawford Crystal Crawford, 40, received $500 a month for one year from a guaranteed basic income pilot. Years later, she landed a new job and feels more able to pay household bills. Crawford still worries about savings, but feels GBI was helpful for her stability. Crystal Crawford wasn't losing sleep over bills. She could confidently afford her apartment in Augusta, Georgia, and felt her…