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<blockquote data-quote="City Guy" data-source="post: 1391403" data-attributes="member: 25547"><p>Farming and ranching remind me of the serenity prayer--control the things I can. Commodity producers have no control over the prices they receive for their products, yet it seems that is where they concentrate their efforts--at least their vocal efforts--quite honestly whining and crying and begging the government for aid!</p><p>What they can control is costs. What I see on this and other forums cost control simply means price shopping. True cost control in any business involves eliminating as many costs as possible, not just containing them.</p><p></p><p>Every business person should look at every product and service they buy and every task they perform and ask "WHY DO I DO THIS?" Start with the expensive things and make a side by side pro and con list. Nothing is exempt or assumed or taken for granted. Cost should not be a consideration at this point, only necessity. Then write an honest summary of your findings. As Thomas Jefferson said "Question everything". Keep asking why?, why?, why? until you have the cost backed into a corner fighting for it's life. A farmer's wife once told me "Those cows have to be fed every day" NO THEY DON'T! They have to eat every day but they do not have to be fed every day. Make that happen and spend the saved time with your kids. Better yet, switch from "feed" to grass and spend ALL the time with your kids.</p><p></p><p>More to follow--time to walk the dogs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="City Guy, post: 1391403, member: 25547"] Farming and ranching remind me of the serenity prayer--control the things I can. Commodity producers have no control over the prices they receive for their products, yet it seems that is where they concentrate their efforts--at least their vocal efforts--quite honestly whining and crying and begging the government for aid! What they can control is costs. What I see on this and other forums cost control simply means price shopping. True cost control in any business involves eliminating as many costs as possible, not just containing them. Every business person should look at every product and service they buy and every task they perform and ask "WHY DO I DO THIS?" Start with the expensive things and make a side by side pro and con list. Nothing is exempt or assumed or taken for granted. Cost should not be a consideration at this point, only necessity. Then write an honest summary of your findings. As Thomas Jefferson said "Question everything". Keep asking why?, why?, why? until you have the cost backed into a corner fighting for it's life. A farmer's wife once told me "Those cows have to be fed every day" NO THEY DON'T! They have to eat every day but they do not have to be fed every day. Make that happen and spend the saved time with your kids. Better yet, switch from "feed" to grass and spend ALL the time with your kids. More to follow--time to walk the dogs. [/QUOTE]
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