Its a tough call sometimes.My father had pretty much the choice you had and I did too,we both elected to stick it out with the farm,bought a couple more farms and I supported myself with an outside job while farming with my dad and putting all I made farming back into the farming operation.I drove used vehicles,lived in a modest house but built some wealth in land and equipment,saved a few bucks,bought some commodities.Now I'm setting pretty good and farm because I want to not because I have to to make a living.My friends from back when and some relatives that gave up farming now have lost most of what they had in the stock market and housing real estate crash,their kids work at Walmart if they can get a job.I'd rather have my situation now than to have driven new cars and trucks and gone to the beach a couple times a year.Some of them that scuffed at me and dad for continuing to farm and bragged about their new stuff are the ones needing a handout now.Not going to get it from me and when I pass on some of my relatives are going to be very shocked at what they don't get.I wouldn't trade places with anyone. BTW your kids should consider themselves very lucky,my dad was much like you and sacrificed for his family and nothing that man could have done would have made me think better of him than that.
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