Farming Without the Bank Podcast

Harvesting and hauling right to the elevator leaves nothing but stress and guessing. What I have found is if you have the right help marketing your grain and the right people explaining how to do it, then you will earn a profit. So many do not market; they just sell based on today's prices and emotions. Do what the successful farmers are doing. Tim Bickett, who's a branch manager with the Ag Risk Consulting Group, helps you understand the how, what, and why's of marketing.

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In this episode, we go over another chapter of Nelson Nash's book, "Becoming Your Own Banker". He talks about "the arrival syndrome" and how harmful it can be to think you know it all and have nothing to learn; it is the very thing that will keep you where you are and stop any growth. Even if you think I'm preaching to the choir about this, listen in for new angles on the importance of learning and how important it is to experiencing success with IBC and farming.

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In this episode, I tell you why we do not compare life insurance to investments. So many folks want to know rates of return, and when you study and implement the Infinite Banking Concept in its pure form, you understand why it is not comparable. Please listen in so you can understand liquidity, control, and guarantees.

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Those with the gold make the rules. If you want to be the one making the rules and be in control, you need to be the banker. You must capitalize your account so you have something to borrow from. This episode breaks down yet another step of what is needed to become your own banker.

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We have a choice to either see potential or not, to build each other up or to tear each other down. In this episode, I point out some different ways of challenging yourself to think and be an opportunist. Be ready for an opportunity and grab it. This does not mean you are a bad person, yet the fun suckers, negative Nellies, and keyboard warriors will come out of the woodwork to bring us all down. They can't see because they have arrival syndrome. Today, we are breaking the barriers of broken thought processes!

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Many do not understand how our tax system works in the U.S., so I share the very basics of what I know. Understanding this saves you money and puts things into perspective a little better for when you're thinking about buying things to avoid taxes.

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Society has led you believe that you should be broke because you farm for a living, that you should have to explain yourself if you have nice things, and that you should not have extra money for non-essentials or vacations. Why? Why shouldn't you? You run a business, and no one deserves an explanation for why you have what you have. In this episode, I share with you how silly this thought process is and why it needs to stop.

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This is my two cents on estate planning as an off-the-farm kid. I am not an expert, but when I see both sides, I always see some things being done foolishly, and I am always going to call them out. Guilt has been a longtime driver in the farming world; we need to stop feeling bad about things we can't change and change for the better whatever we can.

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Many people want to work with a local agent, and I understand why. If this is you, I will help answer some questions about why you want to have someone who knows IBC, why most mutual companies are good, and why you should make your money a priority over making someone else happy. It's a concept, not a sales tool.

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I go over two more chapters in Becoming Your Own Banker. I discuss Parkinson's Law and Willie Sutton's Law. You'll hear how human nature keeps us in slavery to material things and luxury and how the IRS is the biggest thief we have to contend with.

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