Owner at Stephens Ranch. Occasional Pig Wrangler. 10 years self employed & still going. Making our brand a household name.
Joined February 2018
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So I want to explain something.
You don’t have to build a business just because you learn a tactic.
I’m not building a resale business but @ShannonJean and his group showed me how to basically make money whenever I needed it.
I’m flipping items until my shop is fully decked out with machinery that I can use to build an industrial brand here on the farm.
And if I ever get into a pinch?
I find a way to flip more.
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Jun 13
Tearing down an old pen with the boys we built with free pallets and free T/Posts.
Now it’s time to expand and upgrade.
Some projects are meant to last a season.
Others are meant to last a lifetime.
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Jun 10
We did a thing,
With about $400 ish down and $99/month a company across the river will deliver us 20 foot long 8.6 foot wide shipping containers to our property.
They are weather proof and have ventilation for air flow.
Bye bye storage units.
We have a big enough property to have 1-3 of these without issue if we wanted.
This one’s specific for storing wood, metal and projects in progress we’re gearing up to sell.
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Jun 10
Old furniture can become new pieces of art with just a few improvements.
- Sanded to 220
- Rustic burning with a torch
- Adding a logo into it with the Shaper Origin..
- Then UV sealing and it’s out the door.
$10 on marketplace
Probably $100 when I’m done since we have on demand customization at the shop.
And I haven’t even shown you the legs yet which are undergoing an entirely different process for another project.
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Jun 9
Toasting wood with live fire to give it the rustic look or going all the way and charring it for longevity is so damn cool.
Who doesn’t like playing with fire?
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Jun 8
Last of our little piglets being sold from this litter.
Off to their new homestead!
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Jun 7
Got this old antique executive desk today for free.
We’re going to strip it, refinish it, add designs to it and even put a business owners logo on it for them if they want something really cool.
Then for the right price, we’ll deliver it.
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Jun 7
Easy resale:
Pick up an old wood bunch.
Sand it.
Light it on fire (metaphorically, use a propane torch for even heat)
Reseal it with an outdoor clear coat.
Post for sale.
You now have a rustic old bench people pay people to build.
This process can be done with a lot of old wood furniture inside and out.
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Jun 7
I believe without a doubt that eliminating the trades from most public schools was the singular biggest mistake that the world did to the generations after mine.
Yes computers are important.
But what about building your own furniture?
What about renovating your house?
What about not calling a plumber when your toilet clogs and just unclogging it?
But wait, there’s levels to this.
What if I told you that you could create some of the most beautiful furniture in the world with a few thousand dollars and your imagination?
Or that you could flip houses for a living?
Or that if you were worried about food, you could raise, nurture and grow your own and never go hungry again?
The world has lost its spark of independence.
And I’m here to teach those that will listen how to get it back.
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Jun 3
One thing I’ve noticed in the trades is that if you want to make alot of money..
You have to spend a lot of money.
Can’t wait to rip open this bad boy and get to work.
*Purchased with resale money*
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Jun 2
Driving to the city today to buy a $3,000 machine that’s never really used in the city.
The irony of life never fails to intrigue me.
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May 30
Your dream is to own a luxury car and a penthouse by the beach.
My dream is to own a tractor and a warehouse with an orchard outside in a small town with our flag flying high.
I can’t explain this mentality.
My mindset changed from my early 20’s.
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May 29
One of the truest sayings you’ll ever hear.
So many people want to save the world without saving themselves.
You get the resources to help others by helping yourself first.
May 29
you need to be egoistic first to afford being selfless later
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May 29
I’m totally not going to spend all my dollars on stockpiling equipment in case these ridiculous laws ever hit my state (which I doubt) but still.
It’s going to be like the prohibition all over again but for machines.
*Smuggles in a Shapeoko 5.1 Pro at 3:00 am at night*
May 28
OFFICIALLY SIGNED: New York just banned online sales of CNC machines, lathes, and 3D printers. Required surveillance software on every one.
And there's a bill in committee to require a background check to buy them at all. Look around you at who didn't fight, or who ONLY appeared to fight once they saw my video views pouring in. 🤔 Video soon!
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May 29
Just sold an extra car we had to make an investment into equipment for the shop.
Thousands of dollars received and spent in the same week.
I know old friends I grew up with who would have bought video games and baseball tickets with a sale like this.
The only thing I see is my future.
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May 28
How to know when I’m serious:
I’m selling one of our cars to fund a CNC machine purchase.
We could use the money elsewhere.
We could use the car.
But we don’t absolutely 110% NEED it and I believe in myself.
That’s the level you need to be at to get things done.
Just do what you gotta do and figure it out later.
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A man who reads old books cannot be fully captured by modern stupidity. He has dead kings, prophets, poets, killers, saints, drunks, generals, and madmen whispering in his bloodstream. The feed has no chance against this.
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May 27
If you work on problems long enough they tend to solve themselves.
I solved a huge problem today that ceased momentum in building our custom manufacturing and wood-shop.
And you want to know how I solved it?
By taking a break from thinking about it and letting life grab the reigns.
It came to me out of nowhere.
And just like that, I knew the way.
Sometimes you have to remove yourself from the problem to understand it.
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May 26
I think one of the coolest things you can do as a man is become a builder of things and then make money by selling those things.
The product rarely drives the price.
It’s the story and brand you create.
For example: we bought a $4,000 dining room table from a company 25 minutes from us when we were redoing the house because it was “entry level fancy” and we were looking for a rustic look.
I met the man who built that table and I he finish and way it was built made it a strong table capable of withstanding a growing family on a homestead and guests.
I’ve bought $200 tables.
I’ve bought $50 tables.
And I’ve bought a $4,000 table.
At the end of the day they are still tables.
It’s the story they tell and the feeling they give me that change what I spend.
So learn machines.
Work with your hands.
Build cool sh*t.
And tell stories you never thought anyone would care about.
If you do that..
You’ll feed your family for years to come.
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May 26
Reselling opportunities are everywhere:
Look I don’t know much about ewaste other than the fact that a few years ago we attempted a nonprofit to tackle the industry and only wish we knew what I know now..
But I’ve been finding really cool companies in this space like one that buys the inner parts of computers (motherboards etc) for what I assume to be decent prices and gives you a way to sell the inner workings of computers and other devices regardless of if they work or not.
That’s pretty cool when you end up running across old electronics people just want to offload.
Like I said I’m not an Ewaste guy and I don’t own an Ewaste company but the idea of just setting up indoor bins with business vendors I trust across a few towns as drop off points for old, unused, unwanted electronics, then stripping them down and selling the inner workings or repairing and flipping some is possibly a full blown business for a teenager somewhere that wants to get on his feet.
There appears to be several business opportunities in this space with just old junk which is quite interesting.
P.S
There’s also websites with compiled manuals to fix basically any electronic that exists.
Just food for thought.
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