What did you do for your best returnon investment?

I like the decisions I have made on the properties. I own the entire block I live on. bought one piece at a time.
I have to add which I forgot to mention. everything I have is a blessing from God. all my 6 kid's, my wife & my life.
I do reserve a few homes for the elderly, poor, single parents, people on disability, & other folks that need a helping hand. I feel rich to be able to help others. once,10 years ago, I put a man on disability along with his family in a house, gave him 1 year free rent & paid his utility bill during the winter.he passed away 3 years ago. his daughter now rents one of my homes & is one of my best tenants. I am involved in other programs which help others, but this is my own project. others are collective with other members such as church & other charities. I really believe in giving back & not just 10 % it feels real good to give. if I can help hundreds thruout my life, but have nothing left for myself, THAT is what I want for my R.O.I. my examples that I leave behind or more important than what I own, especially for my kid's.

 

A positive return on investment is what life is all about, even for Jesus. Your ROI does not need to be money at all times. It could be love, friendship, helping others out that need the help, or knowledge shared or applied. Yes, monetarily when I was playing perfect poker on the 10's machine, I consistently won every day in such a manner that I did not have to report my winnings and pay taxes on them. The tens machine paid off 1/2% in the players favor. But observing the same 5 basic rules days in a row was extremely boring so I quit and went on with my life. I do not regret the experience, but I sure would have regretted it as a lifestyle. So remember your priorities while achieving your ROI. Gaining knowledge concerning the pursuit of your career usually is an excellent ROI.

 

Fold my money over to double it and put it in my pocket

 

In all seriousness the wife and I are saving for a down payment on a farm. 200$ a week... 2 years to go.

I would rather raise our family on a farm, teach our kids how to work and be responsible and have values and goals and how to help others and save money and live life and chase dreams.

Lots of ands there but its my goal and dream.

 

Black label huh? I know what you will be making, besides growing on your farm

 

My family has hundreds of acres in near green bay wi. I used to visit there when I was a kid. EVERYTHING, on the table when eating came off the farm. I refused to drink the milk, cause they said it came from a cow,& I knew better. it came from the store. I would love to have a farm. been looking. I would not want a modern house on it though. would prefer an ole farm house. not the green acre type, but not too modern. with a nice creek.

 

I grew up on 40a acres but worked on huge places growing up and spent early 20s roaming country/central america. But now looking @ 30 and have some kids and wife so gonna buckle down and save.

 

30 ? your just barley out of diapers. I remember when I looked at 30 as old! now I am way past that. you are young enough to achieve your dreams. one thing, among many, when young, you have more time to make mistakes & time to correct them. I don't worry about my mistakes, cause my wife & kid's point them out to me. all in fun.I tell my kid's all the things I was told at their age. talk about deja vu.

 

Haha. Thats funny. I know its not really old but its time to set roots.

 

Yes, I dreamed of my own orchard farm myself, but now I am too ill to run one and everyone in my family just despises farms!
Good luck to all of you and balance the old with the new.
Get ahead of the curve with A2 milk dairy cows like in Australia and New Zealand.
Avoid genetically modified crops like those that have pesticides built into every cell that can't be washed off.
That technology is in it's infancy and is not yet ready to be applied due to it's current uncontrolled dangers.
In colder climates Yaks are more efficient than cattle for meat production.
Grass fed is better than grain fed but balance the rations for the health of the cattle.
Forget fish farming but fish surviving in a pond naturally is OK. (Fish turn linoleic acid in corn into arachidonic acid far too efficiently making it too dangerous to eat for those with inflammation problems.)
(It is OK to feed young fish corn for a few weeks to increase their survival rate but keep them off corn for several months before harvest.)
So good luck to you future farmers of America.