Comments on: Rebecca's Fish Pond Business Update

By: jeff b

jeff b — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:28:43 +0000

Thanks for that info it really helped me a lot so is that the profit per harvest or yearly then. Again i thank you, your article is the best one i have found on the subject.

By: John Miele

John Miele — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:13:19 +0000

Jeff: The ponds are 25m by 50m each. Contribution margin is around 75%, with growth on tilapia at about 6 months (2X per year… 4X for prawns.) Net is around $2,000 per pond.

By: jeff b

jeff b — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:22:21 +0000

i would like to know what the actual measurement of the ponds. I plan on moveing to the pie soon and trying to compair size of your ponds and your projections with the size of pond i plan on buying like you i am retired but cant sit still. I need to do something to keep me busy. Would like to know how many ponds you have and your harvest profits now if possible.

By: Rouela Lacson

Rouela Lacson — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:00:41 +0000

hi! i realy like to have this kind of bussiness someday! this is my dream, but i can’t afford to have it now! just pray for to me that hopefully someday ill be going to have this kind of bussiness.

By: Ten Business Ideas I’m Thinking of Trying : Live In The Philippines

Ten Business Ideas I’m Thinking of Trying : Live In The Philippines — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:53:06 +0000

[...] already started the fish pond business, and I’ve put some money into it, but that business is for Becky’s family… I’m thinking of [...]

By: John Miele

John Miele — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:04:53 +0000

Ellen: Good for you! Behind a desk or not, you still need to know the business.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:10:11 +0000

Yeah, I grow fish and market them behind the desk. It gets quite boring. I usually fly or drive out to the farms to get down and dirty with the guys. This way, they can’t say I don’t understand the business at all.

By: John Miele

John Miele — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:24:31 +0000

Arto: Thank you.

By: Arto

Arto — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:40:07 +0000

This is a very interesting article for me. Real stuff. Not that I don’t enjoy most of the things on ‘Livinin..’
Thanks. The very best of luck.
Arto

By: John Miele

John Miele — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:26:52 +0000

Don: Rebecca’s goal is self-sufficiency for the family. It will take time, but the goal is a worthy one. It has also been a great experience for both of us, despite the problems! (Just yesterday, someone left the fence open and the goats got into the hut where the pesticide was stored… several died. Becky had to have a talk with the employees about why fences are there. We pay them a bonus with a portion of the harvest, minimizing theft and giving a work incentive, so it impacts them too…Not just us.)

There are dozens of things you can do to make a living. It really just takes visiting the province and observing things around you…Martin, Dave, and Bob all have written great articles about business here on this site… It can be done!

As to retiring, I could never sit around all day. I’ll work until the day I drop. Everyone needs a reason to get up in the morning.