SRipplinger

@SRipplinger (8)

United States • Age 54

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Starting An Alpaca Business

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...

12 Jun 07

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Starting An Alpaca Business

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...

12 Jun 07

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Do You Home School Your Child?

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