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<blockquote data-quote="millstreaminn" data-source="post: 1334675" data-attributes="member: 4844"><p>I started in 1988, the year I graduate high school. Nobody in my immediate or extended family was in any way involved in agriculture. My Dad is excellent at managing money and owned a construction business, so he helped me set up my finances and guaranteed my loan to the local bank.</p><p></p><p>I remember the second winter I was on the farm and the heating system in my house went out. I didn't have the money to fix it. Even though my Dad could have sent some of his employees to fix my boiler, he didn't. He told me to go cut some wood- it's gonna get cold this winter. He is a no non sense kinga guy.</p><p></p><p>Fast forward 5 years, I decided I wanted to do something else to make money and have cattle as a side line. Had a farm sale in 1993, sold all the dairy cattle and equipment. Happiest and saddest day of my life. I took the proceeds from my farm sale and built a car wash. Built a few other businesses after that one and and happily hobby farming 75 acres and running 8-10 momma cows.</p><p></p><p>So to answer your question, I did not inherit any land, equipment or cattle. I got into farming and learned how to manage money by listening to someone older and much wiser than myself. My Dad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="millstreaminn, post: 1334675, member: 4844"] I started in 1988, the year I graduate high school. Nobody in my immediate or extended family was in any way involved in agriculture. My Dad is excellent at managing money and owned a construction business, so he helped me set up my finances and guaranteed my loan to the local bank. I remember the second winter I was on the farm and the heating system in my house went out. I didn't have the money to fix it. Even though my Dad could have sent some of his employees to fix my boiler, he didn't. He told me to go cut some wood- it's gonna get cold this winter. He is a no non sense kinga guy. Fast forward 5 years, I decided I wanted to do something else to make money and have cattle as a side line. Had a farm sale in 1993, sold all the dairy cattle and equipment. Happiest and saddest day of my life. I took the proceeds from my farm sale and built a car wash. Built a few other businesses after that one and and happily hobby farming 75 acres and running 8-10 momma cows. So to answer your question, I did not inherit any land, equipment or cattle. I got into farming and learned how to manage money by listening to someone older and much wiser than myself. My Dad. [/QUOTE]
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