Decision to Downsize for a New Life

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Selling the Farm and STARTING OVER? Stressed... Overwhelmed, Tired and Lonely

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Driven by his profound feelings of being overwhelmed and the desire to reclaim personal joy and time, the speaker announces his momentous decision: he is going to 'downsize a bit.' He explains that the 150-acre farm will be put up for sale. He reveals he is already looking at a new piece of property, an 11-acre homestead just a few miles away, which he describes as 'overgrown' and 'a project.' This decision represents a significant shift from his previous path, prioritizing personal well-being and a more manageable lifestyle over the demands of a large-scale farm.

Goal: Realizing the farm's scale is unsustainable for his well-being, he announces his difficult decision to sell the 150-acre property and purchase a much smaller, 11-acre homestead.

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showing you guys some videos here very soon of the new homestead. I have not closed on this new homestead. It is a beautiful piece of property with a beautiful home. It is overgrown. It is a mess. It is a bit of a uh it is it's a project. And even the person that I'm buying it from knows that it's a project. It's a beautiful homestead with many structures that are already in place, places I can make a wood shop out of, places I could put a wood stove in, sit down and enjoy myself just a little bit more. This 150 acre piece of beautiful property is going to end up going up for sale if it's not sold by the time that I talk to you guys. Um I at least I think it is. [laughter] It's so hard to let go of something that you love this much. But I'm I'm being swallowed whole. And I just want to talk to you about this. This is Christmas time. This is the time of giving and forgiving and caring for your fellow man. And I feel like it's a time where I need to mention this to you guys. It's been coming on for about a year now. I just have felt so absolutely overwhelmed that it's taken the joy, some of the joy out of my life. I could be happy pretty much anywhere doing pretty much anything, [gasps] but I need more time. I'm 48 years old, pushing 50 years old. I don't want to be doing this for the rest of my life. Really, I want to build something else. I want to move on and build something new. And I might move on and build something new at the next place. And I might move on and build something new at the next place. I think it's fun. I enjoy it. It's what really brings the spark to my life. I have everything that I set out to build here aside from a nice big gigantic home, which I don't want a nice big gigantic home. I live in a 12,200 ft mobile home here. So, just want to let you guys know in 2026 this farm will probably still be here and some of the content, maybe I won't let it go. Maybe I'll rent out the mobile home and maybe I'll continue to build this as well. But there going to be some changes and I'm looking at a homestead with about 11 acres that's just right over the hill from me. And I think it's going to be a wonderful change and an inspiration for you guys and an inspiration for me. This is a monumental undertaking. And it's so hard to do this not knowing the reason why. And I've lost the reason

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