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>You have no choice but to invest in a mix of US equities and bonds to be able to retire in a sane timeline. Plant trees in the tropics, then your money has ro

by htnsao 6y ago

>You have no choice but to invest in a mix of US equities and bonds to be able to retire in a sane timeline. Plant trees in the tropics, then your money has roots and grows fast. Different types of hardwoods give you a 5, 10, 20 year time to harvests. Plus the monkeys, parrots etc like it (if you do it right). Many of my 5 yr old trees are already 10" dbh and 15m tall. Straight timber, some with cacao below. ~75 acres can increase your net worth by about $3k/day, indefinitely.

eden_hazard 6y ago
Not a bad idea...how do I get into that. Do you have more info? I'm gonna look into it
- htnsao 6y ago
  Buy cheap land in the rainy tropics that needs reforestation (~$500-$3000/ha), then plant trees. Labour at ~$15/day per worker is abundant and comes with much valuable local knowledge about the best trees etc. Interplanting the hardwoods with leguminous inga edulis trees to shade out the weeds and fertilize the soil is a preferred method, as per https://www.rainforestsaver.org/advice-for-farmers https://www.rainforestsaver.org/advice-for-farmers This year we'll have planted another 7 hectares of Guazuma ulmifolia at a density of 2mx3m or ~1700 trees/hectare using the Inga alley cropping method. They should have an average trunk section at least one foot square and 26' tall in 10 years. (ie 1x1x26x12= 312 board ft) so if you do the math at just $1/board ft then it's about $150/day/hectare. (ie 1700x312x1/10/365= ~$145). So 7 hectares makes your net worth increase by about $1000/day. The nice thing about these type of trees is that they re-sprout after harvest so no need to replant, ie continuous harvest indefinitely by cutting blocks only 1/10th of your trees per year, so the first cut trees are ready to cut again when the last, much bigger, are harvested. (I've got some teak & mahogany planted too but not a big fan, too slow. I'm not a fan of non-native pines nor eucalyptus either.) Those numbers go way up if you process the lumber and make furniture, flooring etc. Also many trees are valuable medicinals. For example a water extract (ie tea) from the bark of the G. Ulmifolia tree (bolaina negra, not blanca) kills virus, lowers fever and reduces pain. See https://www.rain-tree.com/mutamba.htm https://www.rain-tree.com/mutamba.htm Along with bark from uña de gato with lemon (immune system stimulus), chanca piedra (other antivirus & more), tumeric with black pepper (anti-inflammatory), ginger, moringa and matico leaves (antibacterial). Is our anti-virus go-to, much better than what is available in pharmacies.
  - kpennell 6y ago
    Thanks a ton for sharing. This is such a great comment.

by htnsao 6y ago

eden_hazard 6y ago

Not a bad idea...how do I get into that. Do you have more info? I'm gonna look into it

htnsao 6y ago
Buy cheap land in the rainy tropics that needs reforestation (~$500-$3000/ha), then plant trees. Labour at ~$15/day per worker is abundant and comes with much valuable local knowledge about the best trees etc. Interplanting the hardwoods with leguminous inga edulis trees to shade out the weeds and fertilize the soil is a preferred method, as per https://www.rainforestsaver.org/advice-for-farmers https://www.rainforestsaver.org/advice-for-farmers This year we'll have planted another 7 hectares of Guazuma ulmifolia at a density of 2mx3m or ~1700 trees/hectare using the Inga alley cropping method. They should have an average trunk section at least one foot square and 26' tall in 10 years. (ie 1x1x26x12= 312 board ft) so if you do the math at just $1/board ft then it's about $150/day/hectare. (ie 1700x312x1/10/365= ~$145). So 7 hectares makes your net worth increase by about $1000/day. The nice thing about these type of trees is that they re-sprout after harvest so no need to replant, ie continuous harvest indefinitely by cutting blocks only 1/10th of your trees per year, so the first cut trees are ready to cut again when the last, much bigger, are harvested. (I've got some teak & mahogany planted too but not a big fan, too slow. I'm not a fan of non-native pines nor eucalyptus either.) Those numbers go way up if you process the lumber and make furniture, flooring etc. Also many trees are valuable medicinals. For example a water extract (ie tea) from the bark of the G. Ulmifolia tree (bolaina negra, not blanca) kills virus, lowers fever and reduces pain. See https://www.rain-tree.com/mutamba.htm https://www.rain-tree.com/mutamba.htm Along with bark from uña de gato with lemon (immune system stimulus), chanca piedra (other antivirus & more), tumeric with black pepper (anti-inflammatory), ginger, moringa and matico leaves (antibacterial). Is our anti-virus go-to, much better than what is available in pharmacies.
- kpennell 6y ago
  Thanks a ton for sharing. This is such a great comment.