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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My parents have a hobby farm.  It is managed by a farm manager and 4-6 men.  The outlay for payroll and regular equipment maintenance is roughly $500-600,000 a year.  This is on top of any other unusual outlays (another field truck, another tractor, replace the barn generator, reroof the stock barn).  It is a complete money suck.  On the other hand it provides a huge amount of pleasure to them and it is hard to argue with that.  They do not live there fulltime so these expenses are all on top of their regular expenses.[/quote]

This is so helpful, thank you!! -OP[/quote]
I know nothing about this topic, but am curious about whether OP is actually willing to pay a half million or more per year for an 11 acre farm. I would watch that reality TV show. [/quote]

No, but I might spend $150k. What’s it to you? People on this board drop that much on private school all the time even after paying millions to live in a “good school district” and it’s fine with me. We don’t all pursue the same things. Maybe I’d like to bring eggs to the office sometimes. Have a shed with a pottery wheel. Do flowers for a friend’s wedding from my cutting garden. I wouldn’t be hurting anyone. And historically, I’m a good employer. [/quote]

I am on this ride with you OP. Sell this one to TLC so you can actually make some cash. I will watch![/quote]

+1, OP. I didn’t take that response as snark. That would be a great show. [/quote]

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