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Hi baby, I know neither of us are really cut out for leadership. I don't think I'd have fun being delegated to either, but I don't think I could honestly delegate to others. I would like us one day to own a farm, and maybe have a few farmhands, but I don't think that would be so bad. We could get a few of our friends to be the farmhands, and kind of make it a group thing, so no delegation required.

Yeah baby I know what you mean it really fun to be delegated to either,and cynthiann that is true someone has to be charge so we would have to be in charge of our farm and the running of our farm,and I am sure there would be stress but it would not be that bad,and we would be able to decide when we want to do the work,and we would not have to worry about being yelled at for being late,and I am sorry to hear that your banana farm went downhill.

Unless the farm was jointly owned then someone would have to be in charge. Trust me it would not work. I had my own business that did very well for a number of years. I had a ripening house and we ripened the bananas that were not up to export standard and then I sold them to hotels along the coast. It was very stressful sometimes as when we opened the doors of the ripening house we did not now if the bananas would still be green or had ripened to yellow. I would cry sometimes when the bananas were green and we could not sell them and had et the hotels down. Anyway, my husband was already sick by this time so I paid for my children to get them all through school - and that was very expensive. And I also paid a loan from the money earned and bought two trucks for the farm. This business collapsed when my husband became very ill for the last 5 years of his life and the banana farm went downhill. So I then had to look for another job and I did. I work for a very difficult Chairman who has made meshed tears of blood. But I am still working as I cannot yet afford to retire. Hopefully in three years, please God, when I would have paid my mortgage.Blessings to you both

She left him and found someone else and she has been with him now 20 years dont seem that long but iti has lol. After all that she is stronger and puts up with no BS from anyone!

It's hard to know just who to trust, even so I think there's a few good people who would help us out, family of course, but one of them being a friend (and technically family). I am sure after the headache you were happy to leave the headaches to someone else, and just work for what you could. Oh I am sorry it almost made you lose your home, I am sure that was really hard on you, but what about your daughter? it must've been harder on her.

That is one of my fears of working for myself, I'd be too afraid I'd goof off and daydream or something, not concentrate and then all I worked for would be not worth it. My husband and I have thought about selling some things, just a few things, for extra cash. We'd probably wait until we're hard up for the money and hope we can find someone to buy the stuff.. I know some people buy things on ebay and resell it for a bit higher, that wouldn't be a bad idea if it'd work.

I bet you make a good chunk of cash with both working for someone and working for yourself. I'd like to do a bit of selling to make a little extra cash, it'd be in my spare time, but we don't have many things we could sell and it'd probably be better to wait until after we get our own place.

I am not sure what you mean to be honest.

Selling in this economy I am sure is a hassle. I wonder if Christmas shopping even picks up the sells for the shop owner. My husband and I have recently thought about selling some things we don't really use anymore, on a site called ioffer. We are not sure whether we are going to do that or not, but if we do it would be good for a little extra money. I am trying to "work from home" like you as well, but I find I am also not making enough to actually make a living. I thought of trying to make $5.00 a day $150.00 a month. That would pay one of our bills, and give us $20.00 left over every month. It wouldn't be much, but it'd save us the $130.00 out of my husband's pocket. Sorry I didnt' respond to this before, I'm not sure why I didn't.

Yes taking orders from other people isn't always easy. Some are lucky to have fun and good bosses. From what I hear on mylot, office work just isn't fun at all. I would much rather work for myself if I had to work in an office.

If we were to start a business, it would just be my husband and I, and maybe a friend and his fiance. I don't think we will start a business though, but if we were to we'd be careful with our decisions. I know it can be stressful maybe even more so then just working a regular job.