Bill, I sure wish I were friends with you and Elizabeth and could live in your world for a few months to just feel the wonder of it all. I'm 60 this year and would love to own just an acre of land. I love the Mountains and I enjoy working outside. My father built houses all his life but as a girl I was too busy baking and cleaning house, attending to the 4 gardens that I couldn't seem to find time to learn his skill. What a shame. Well if I win the lottery I'll buy an acre of land and plant a small garden to just start over. Until then I'll keep working as a slave to the U S dollar and dream of getting away from here. I envy you and Elizabeth in good ways. I enjoy your writings such as this one more so than politics but I sure am thankful for your thoughts and wisdom
There are certainly wonderful aspects of wealth besides making more money, indulging an occasional eccentricity in beautiful land has to be one of the best. Something primitively satisfying being in a place others cannot intrude on, securing beauty for a future generation, improving and preserving it. Well done sir.
I love the walls in Ireland every house no matter how humble has a wall. The Irish understand a man's home is his castle. The Irish were very wise in never allowing a tax to be levied on a man's castle.
There's a little difference in the timeline gap today and and in looking at some of the previous events in history First at no previous times did the banks have the world-wide exposure they currently have nor were they impacted by billions of dollars of derivatives that exist today nor was the Government unable to service the trillions in obligations it now has to service (~$75 T).
Like you, I'm an 'old timer'; Love the land! Good parents taught me the value of working. Always have something on the back burner. Over 80 + years I've followed my dream of adding to the ranch I was sprouted on. Now I'm in the process of preparing it for the next generation, hoping they can continue to sprout the next, etc. Over the years I paid attention to those who went before me; 'interrogating' them of their mistakes & good decisions, 'hold the land' they all said. To that end I've strived. Another advised I look at the land rental business. I did so and pursued it, creating a means to buy our 'home' ranch when the folks couldn't handle it any longer. In the process I gave them a secure retirement for their elder years; secured the ranch for my family coming along ( 4 children, 11 G. children, 5GG's,) I've had the opportunity to instill a love of the soil 6 generations have sprouted from. On the high ground is a family cemetery where several generations past are returning to the soil from which they grew. Our original garden land, from the time of settling, is still in use, providing substantial and good food, to those of us still living on the land; 3 residences of the family and 7 rented properties tucked in around the fringes of the ranch. We have our own little community in an out of the way area of Southern Oregon, BUT , it's been discovered and is changing. I'm concerned for the children of the future! The soil that created me created everything. Few people realize it, but everything comes from the soil. We included. But it's not ours to own only to care for and pass to the next generation. I love your writings, keep it up as long as you can.. Eljay Martin
I finally bought some land, and the satisfaction of improving it fills me with much contentment. May be just me, but in this age where all the land is being bought up, having a little of my own provides some psychological comfort. Now onto the gardening...
Cash flow isn't everything. But an increasing net worth is good financial planning. As the land appreciates faster than the inflation rate (almost always within two hours of any major U.S. city), one has a place to play, hunt, fish, build, cut firewood, secure their family, and build their net worth; all with tax advantaged outcomes. I love Bills thinking, for I have done the same thing on a much smaller scale in the southeastern U.S.
Bill, I like your thinking on land ownership, the simple life for high net worth individuals, and especially fireplaces.
Why doesn't you son include your own Tacana Wine in the wine club package. I really enjoyed that and would love to have more. But it has been quite a while since it was included with the club package. I keep checking.
Hi James, is very easy to get legal residence in Argentina; or create a company to buy land; beyond being foreigner ; a company , like a LLC in EEUU, is a better way to transfer after to someone; your children too.
Two years ago; with the previus government, was not limit to resend to any place dividends, so with the next one and a little less socialist gov that will come back.(i hope)
I agree with Bill, the land is cheap very cheap in Argentina but i prefer the land on the “Flat Pampa” in the center of the country; that is like the Corn Belt in EEUU but is at 30% on value with same or better yield per hectare (2acres=1ha) , 6000 to 10000usd per ha now vs 20/30k in EEUU.
The real problem i want to add at Bill comment is that the crop have one special tax for farmers to export; and do you know how much is?….. hear this, open eyes : 75 to 85% !!!!! On tax retention ; that is a mind killer; so beyond you buy cheap land to legacy your kids for a better “come back” in Argentina or rich land to produce and export commodities at the moment is a difficult choice at less you have skill-in-the-game.
In the mid and northwest is very cheap land to make wine like Bill do or just to entertaiment and hold.
Bill, I sure wish I were friends with you and Elizabeth and could live in your world for a few months to just feel the wonder of it all. I'm 60 this year and would love to own just an acre of land. I love the Mountains and I enjoy working outside. My father built houses all his life but as a girl I was too busy baking and cleaning house, attending to the 4 gardens that I couldn't seem to find time to learn his skill. What a shame. Well if I win the lottery I'll buy an acre of land and plant a small garden to just start over. Until then I'll keep working as a slave to the U S dollar and dream of getting away from here. I envy you and Elizabeth in good ways. I enjoy your writings such as this one more so than politics but I sure am thankful for your thoughts and wisdom
Bill,Its your connection to the earth,that comes thru your essays.Richard
There are certainly wonderful aspects of wealth besides making more money, indulging an occasional eccentricity in beautiful land has to be one of the best. Something primitively satisfying being in a place others cannot intrude on, securing beauty for a future generation, improving and preserving it. Well done sir.
Bill, please start shipping your delicious Malbec to the UK... and keep up the good work!
I wonder if anyone beyond you and me know what a hat-check girl is.
Or what a fling is!
I love the walls in Ireland every house no matter how humble has a wall. The Irish understand a man's home is his castle. The Irish were very wise in never allowing a tax to be levied on a man's castle.
Hope your mason put some wall ties in the concrete block to help hold the stone. I did not see any in the photo. I like the dark stone.
There's a little difference in the timeline gap today and and in looking at some of the previous events in history First at no previous times did the banks have the world-wide exposure they currently have nor were they impacted by billions of dollars of derivatives that exist today nor was the Government unable to service the trillions in obligations it now has to service (~$75 T).
Like you, I'm an 'old timer'; Love the land! Good parents taught me the value of working. Always have something on the back burner. Over 80 + years I've followed my dream of adding to the ranch I was sprouted on. Now I'm in the process of preparing it for the next generation, hoping they can continue to sprout the next, etc. Over the years I paid attention to those who went before me; 'interrogating' them of their mistakes & good decisions, 'hold the land' they all said. To that end I've strived. Another advised I look at the land rental business. I did so and pursued it, creating a means to buy our 'home' ranch when the folks couldn't handle it any longer. In the process I gave them a secure retirement for their elder years; secured the ranch for my family coming along ( 4 children, 11 G. children, 5GG's,) I've had the opportunity to instill a love of the soil 6 generations have sprouted from. On the high ground is a family cemetery where several generations past are returning to the soil from which they grew. Our original garden land, from the time of settling, is still in use, providing substantial and good food, to those of us still living on the land; 3 residences of the family and 7 rented properties tucked in around the fringes of the ranch. We have our own little community in an out of the way area of Southern Oregon, BUT , it's been discovered and is changing. I'm concerned for the children of the future! The soil that created me created everything. Few people realize it, but everything comes from the soil. We included. But it's not ours to own only to care for and pass to the next generation. I love your writings, keep it up as long as you can.. Eljay Martin
I finally bought some land, and the satisfaction of improving it fills me with much contentment. May be just me, but in this age where all the land is being bought up, having a little of my own provides some psychological comfort. Now onto the gardening...
Cash flow isn't everything. But an increasing net worth is good financial planning. As the land appreciates faster than the inflation rate (almost always within two hours of any major U.S. city), one has a place to play, hunt, fish, build, cut firewood, secure their family, and build their net worth; all with tax advantaged outcomes. I love Bills thinking, for I have done the same thing on a much smaller scale in the southeastern U.S.
Bill, I like your thinking on land ownership, the simple life for high net worth individuals, and especially fireplaces.
M. Bonner, your lack of greed coupled with the desire to leave something for your children should be emulated by more of our fellow homo sapiens.
Big Sir .B,J Please my hope interested work ,
Why doesn't you son include your own Tacana Wine in the wine club package. I really enjoyed that and would love to have more. But it has been quite a while since it was included with the club package. I keep checking.
Bill, you say you're interested in Argentine farmland, but you also say, "farmers cannot sell their land to foreigners". What gives?
Hi James, is very easy to get legal residence in Argentina; or create a company to buy land; beyond being foreigner ; a company , like a LLC in EEUU, is a better way to transfer after to someone; your children too.
Two years ago; with the previus government, was not limit to resend to any place dividends, so with the next one and a little less socialist gov that will come back.(i hope)
I agree with Bill, the land is cheap very cheap in Argentina but i prefer the land on the “Flat Pampa” in the center of the country; that is like the Corn Belt in EEUU but is at 30% on value with same or better yield per hectare (2acres=1ha) , 6000 to 10000usd per ha now vs 20/30k in EEUU.
The real problem i want to add at Bill comment is that the crop have one special tax for farmers to export; and do you know how much is?….. hear this, open eyes : 75 to 85% !!!!! On tax retention ; that is a mind killer; so beyond you buy cheap land to legacy your kids for a better “come back” in Argentina or rich land to produce and export commodities at the moment is a difficult choice at less you have skill-in-the-game.
In the mid and northwest is very cheap land to make wine like Bill do or just to entertaiment and hold.
Regards,
Guille
Ps: sorry my english