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SRipplinger @SRipplinger (8) • United States 12 Jun 07

After doing alot of research and discovering all of the tax benefits, I started my Alpaca business at the end of last year. I made a purchase of two Alpacas last year and recently purchased four more this month. I am currently...

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SRipplinger It depends on the quality of the animal, but a baby girl can easily sell for $9,000 or more. Feel free to go to my website as there is a link to a short video on there - my website is under construction right now, so there is only one page and all my animals...

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SRipplinger @SRipplinger (8) • United States 12 Jun 07

After doing alot of research and discovering all of the tax benefits, I started my Alpaca business at the end of last year. I made a purchase of two Alpacas last year and recently purchased four more this month. I am currently...

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SRipplinger There are basically four "revenue events" in the Alpaca industry - Livestock sale, stud/herdsire fees, fiber sales, and product sales. The majority of your income will come from sale of livestock. Alpacas qualify under the Section 179 of the IRS code. The...

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SRipplinger @SRipplinger (8) • United States 12 Jun 07

After doing alot of research and discovering all of the tax benefits, I started my Alpaca business at the end of last year. I made a purchase of two Alpacas last year and recently purchased four more this month. I am currently...

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warriorsdaughter @warriorsdaughter (791) • United States 2 Jun 07

How is it going? Does your child seem to do better then in a public school? I am going to home school my 13 yr old this coming school year due to him getting in all kinds of trouble at school and being expelled this past school...

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SRipplinger I was also concerned about college. Check into ACE Accelerated Christian Education - they have a private program called the Light House program. They even offer college scholarships and colleges are looking for students coming out of programs like these.

12 Jun 07

ragmama @ragmama (536) • United States 3 Mar 07

We are just beginning to homeschool (my daughter just turned three, so we do some preschool things on and off), but I'm already researching curriculums for when she's a bit older. The two that are standing out to me at the moment...

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SRipplinger We started homeschooling at the beginning of this year in January. I did alot of research the year prior to homeschooling. I visited our state homeschool convention which allowed me to do some actual hands-on research and speak with the representatives from...

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health4uandpets @health4uandpets (259) • United States 12 Nov 06

Has a Rottie shared your life? If so, tell us any details about your special doggie and share a picture!!We have had 2 Rotties. They made an impression with everyone because they had outstanding personalities and loved...

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SRipplinger I have owned rotties most of my life and have been showing them for the past five years. They are a phenomenal breed!!! Their loyalty is second to none in my opinion. I currently own 4 rotties now - three girls and one boy. They are my four legged children!

12 Jun 07

mollaru @mollaru (7) • Jordan 14 Feb 07

Hi all.. How u doin? I will have a farm soon..it is under-construction these days. so iam thinking of a rottweiler to stay there. i will let it grow up for 1 month in my home and then to farm. any...

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SRipplinger Rottweilers are definitely wonderful pets to have. I have owned them pretty much all of my life. They are very loyal and make wonderful guard dogs of their territory. I have been showing them for about five years now. One should do alot of research prior to...

12 Jun 07

Irishlass @Irishlass (13) • United States 7 May 07

Anyone else doing school over the summer? We're doing a light schedule of a little math, Latin, and a composer study 3 days a week in the evening, an artist study 2 days a week in the evening.

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SRipplinger Yes we are unfortunately :) This is our first year homeschooling and started in January of this year. Its been an adventure getting a schedule worked out, etc and so we will be working through the summer this year to be able to be caught up at the end of the...

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