#194: How and Why It's Crucial to Get Yourself on Your Farm's Payroll
Click HERE to Reinvent Your Marketing - Free Training April 22nd Many farms run on the free labor of women. To be fair, men aren't immune, either. When was the last time you got a paycheck from your farm? >>Tune into How and Why It’s Crucial to Pay Yourself on your Farm<< Working for free on the farm was modeled for me growing up. Mom drove truck all day long during wheat and grass seed harvest with us 3 kids bouncing around on the long bench seat (seatbelts were non-existent.) She did the books and the payroll. All for free. Not to mention, mom kept the household going year ‘round. She never got a paycheck from the farm. When I started my own farm in 2009, writing myself a check wasn’t a priority. But I quickly realized I had to figure out how - it was my sole source of income to pay the mortgage! If I wanted to keep my kids home, I had to learn the skills to pay myself on my farm. Don’t just 'hope' you’ll get to a point where you get paid someday. “Hope" doesn’t write the paychecks. Paying yourself means learning a set of skills, so you manage the finances in a way that gets you a paycheck. Today on the podcast, you’ll hear about one farmer's journey from not being paid for the past 8 years to wanting to quit and now learning the skills of paying herself for her work. It’s not sustainable to work for free long-term. >>Click HERE to listen to episode 194 and learn to make your farm and life sustainable<< Farmers learn these money-making skills inside 5X Your Farm Sales. I can’t wait to share it with you! Warmly, Charlotte