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“True, but a calculated risk is not always bad. If the better brand does a more efficient job, you can place the money to cover the debt aside in an account and take out a loan for the tractor. Interest rates are so good right now that you could probably get locked in at a one and a half to one-point-seven-five percent rate, which is peanuts. Pay it off in installments and never touch the original amount.”
“I don’t know much about the banking side. Gram always handled that stuff. I’m better at calculating birthing cycles and feeding schedules.”
“I’ve gotten pretty good at it in the past year. Stanhope took me under his wing and mentored me through the legal and financial aspects of starting my design company.”
“Stanhope?”
“My stepfather. He’s built several successful companies from the ground up. He’s probably the smartest man I know when it comes to finance.”
He considers me for a moment.
“Maybe you could sit down with Jefferson and discuss what you think our best options are.”
“I can do that.”