New career starting next week and a mild windfall financially arrived so we have roughly $3500 a month that comes in tax free. That's above my own pay checks that more than cover all of our monthly costs. So I started looking for land, why not? I'm looking at 15-60 acre tracts with water (stock tanks) on site. In the midst of this I get.....
Wife: "Why do you want that much land? I mean really..... 15 plus acres? 60 acres? Seriously? Are you buying cows or something?"
Me: "Um... I want to hunt the land. We can fish the tanks, feed out deer and turkey and a few hogs off the feeders and put those in the freezer."
Wife: "Can't you hunt on 10 acres out here?"
Me; "....yes but..."
Wife: "Guess you'll want to go buy more bows and guns too?"
Me: "......... maybe?"
Now I'm trying to find out how to explain that my family hasn't had acreage since my great grandfather sold his acres down in Cuero (spelling?) in the late 60's. 700 acres of bottom land out there went to someone and we still have no idea where the money went. When I die I want to leave something for my kids/grand kids/great grand kids to enjoy.
My wife is amazing and great with money so she looks long and hard at any large purchase. I've got 16 years till I retire at this. She's set up well also. I figure a small patch of Texas dirt that we can hunt and fish on is a wise investment.
Regardless of which way we go we'll make the decision together but I could use some advice.
Thoughts?
Richard.
Wife: "Why do you want that much land? I mean really..... 15 plus acres? 60 acres? Seriously? Are you buying cows or something?"
Me: "Um... I want to hunt the land. We can fish the tanks, feed out deer and turkey and a few hogs off the feeders and put those in the freezer."
Wife: "Can't you hunt on 10 acres out here?"
Me; "....yes but..."
Wife: "Guess you'll want to go buy more bows and guns too?"
Me: "......... maybe?"
Now I'm trying to find out how to explain that my family hasn't had acreage since my great grandfather sold his acres down in Cuero (spelling?) in the late 60's. 700 acres of bottom land out there went to someone and we still have no idea where the money went. When I die I want to leave something for my kids/grand kids/great grand kids to enjoy.
My wife is amazing and great with money so she looks long and hard at any large purchase. I've got 16 years till I retire at this. She's set up well also. I figure a small patch of Texas dirt that we can hunt and fish on is a wise investment.
Regardless of which way we go we'll make the decision together but I could use some advice.
Thoughts?
Richard.
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