Congratulations Adam. Mike Morgan did a video a few years back where he introduced you and you were laying claim that your life style was his doing because you watched his video. I’ve been watching you since and have enjoyed the growth in the video content you’re projects. You have introduced us to your great neighbor Doug and have increased the size of your family. I always look forward to your videos. I wish you nothing more than great success with your future and blessings on you and your family. Thanks for sharing. And as always stay safe
B Newton - I couldn’t have said it better… I too was going to comment on Mike Morgan making a huge impact on Adam’s TH-cam channel. Mike quit his corporate job some time ago and his life has been more fulfilling and rewarding. Adam, I wish you and your family the very best as you enjoy your new career change!!
Hey good luck with the you tube channel. The word that comes to mind when watching you’re channel is “Genuine” you’ve always been genuine!! Just straight forward! One thing I hate is click bate!! Got a big catchy title and no content!! Please keep it real! Nothing but love brother!!
Awesome man, congrats! Not only can you fall back on your CPA, but running your TH-cam channel and firewood is a business, and a very difficult business to manage. That experience will always be an impressive resume builder. You're charismatic, good at talking to people, working with customers, numbers, math, etc. You're going to be just fine even if TH-cam does go away lol (which won't happen)
Adam, I retired 2 years ago after 30+ years in education and your channel was one of the first I stumbled on (I wasn't a youtube watcher prior to that). I am still watching today. I enjoy the variety your channel offers but I also really like the relationship you have with "Neighbor Doug". It has been fun watching how you have encouraged him and others like me to find value in whatever your strengths are. I now have a side hustle selling firewood bundles and homemade fire starters from a stand in my driveway. Congrats on your decision and I am very happy for you and your family! #begoodtoeachother
Congrats and super jello Adam! Megan, my wife and business partner, and I have been working toward this same dream for about 9 years now, and trouble we're having is when growth stagnates (for no apparent reason), and we're stuck wondering what exactly happened. TH-cam can be so finicky, and people's taste do change, so trying to keep up with all the different ways to earn some here and there really drains us. We've been targeting ending my day job for 2-3 years for about 2-3 years now...and we DO have good income from our channel, outpacing my 18 years career THIS year (finally), but now exactly when do we take the leap of faith if the channel's growth could slow to next to nothing? This is a REAL difficult challenge, and way scarier than anyone that hasn't done it would understand. Add 4 kids and 23 acre property to pay for...and here we are, still running a 55-65 hours day job, and 30-60 hours a week on the TH-cam channel. You had shared your add revenue being a large percentage of your income, but in our case, we're getting roughly 1/4 from Ad Revenue, and the other 2/3 comes from affiliate sales, with the remainder from random supporters....so we're just going to keep pumping out the content, and seeing if the growth starts to pick back up. Nobody really GETS it unless they've done it. TH-cam is so much harder than the average joe realizes. Keep up the good work! Keep plugging away, and your content will catch a lot of viewers "just like me". Your pond project got our attention, and has kept it, fyi. We're about to dig our own, but our channel will not be competitive for your audience, since we cover RC products ;)
Congratulations! Your not going to regret this decision. I made the leap a couple of years ago, it's been a rough road, but getting easier. People think this career is a quick way to make money. Nope, it's just like anything else in life, you get out what you put in it. Wish you the best of luck!
Congrats on the change. Full-time TH-camr is definitely the best job I’ve ever had. Nice video announcing it. I remember that same video from the Morgan’s about making money with Fire Wood. It really stuck out to me as well.
Adam, thanks for outlining how the YT business works. Your information filled in some blanks and this is now more understandable. I've watched you since your mention by Matt on Diesel Creek, and I've watched neighbor Doug since the very first video from him. Thanks for all your hard work and continued blessings to your new opportunity and your growing family. Be well, be safe!
Congratulations! I’m going to share this with my daughter. She’s a former elementary teacher and now stay at home mom who homeschools. Her adventures with her children and pets are amazing. Hopefully, this will inspire her! Really happy for you and your family Adam!
Congrats on this awesome journey for you and your family. I may not be your typical subscriber but with my challenges of mental health issues and anxiety disorders your content was and is a harbor in the tempest for me. I’ve been in corporate America for almost 30 years. I know the life. I’m starting my own side hustle for something I’ve always wanted to do and it’s the same “zen” you’ve described. Turn on the music and do what you love. One of my favorite movie lines was from “The hunt for red October”. Sean Connery looked at his crew of officers and said “When Cortez sailed to the new world; upon their arrival he had his men burn their ships. That way they will well motivated.” My subscription goes back to about 1.1k viewers. Been along ever since. Wishing you the best for you and your family. Keep up being the best Adam; Dad, and husband. Everything else falls into place.
Congrats! I walked away from my nice job about 10 years ago. You won’t regret it. More time with family is priceless. Glad you go neighbor Doug to start a TH-cam channel also.
I've done projects, and I've done projects where I've tried to take pictures/film portions of it. It's a boatload of extra work, and you definitely deserve to get paid for the value you bring to those of us that watch. Congrats on your career change.
Adam, you're a young family man chasing your dreams. As a 65 yr old man, I now can sit back retired and look back at my younger years. I have no regrets on decisions made. I feel when you reach that point in your life, you will definitely look back in a similar fashion. Your content is organized, detailed and analytical. I love the way you put your videos together. I especially enjoy how you include your parents. Those are precious moments that I would dearly wish I could have today. Then there's Doug. What a friendship that you two have developed. You are genuine and real. That is so refreshing and appreciated given the turbulant society we live in today. Congratulations on your decision and count me in for a lifetime viewer!
Hey Adam, it’s Dino and Terri, and we wanted to tell you how proud and honored we are of you! You are such a blessing in this crazy world, and a treasure to know. One of Crawford’s finest, in our opinion! Sending you blessings, prayers and hugs from the Ky Ridge! Our best regards to you and the family, and keep up that powerful attitude!
My first roadside stand came from your roadside stand deign. It has been a great journey from that video. Congrats and really appreciate you sharing with us your journey. Best of luck Adam.
Congratulations Adam!! I’ll be watching your journey! I wear the shirt you sent me to work once in a while lol. People have asked about it and they have told me they like your channel too. Take care man, and good luck in your journey!
Hello. I've just come to your channel in the last month or so. We do logging and firewood for folks here in Montreal, up north that is. And I know how time consuming that work is, so I appreciate watching that "Major Work" that you have there on your property. And you have just thrown miracle grow on the wood working !! I am glad to hear that you are not killing yourself with a day job any more, on top of the trees, log splitting and fire wood business. This is a good "resume filler" as someone mentioned below. I think it is healthy to leave the rat race for a while, and do something wholesome and serene for a while. Getting out into the forest up here is rejuvenating. And you sure have a lot of space to rejuvenate in. And you are not at a loss for firewood are you ?? A choice well made. Well done.
My opinion why your channel is a success, is it’s you, being you. Either people will like it, or they won’t. For those that do, they’ll keep coming back. Don’t change the format too much, and keep on keeping on.
Inspirational story! I appreciate you making this video because I am in pursuit down that path as well. Also, I appreciate you mentioning the slowing down because I have certainly noticed that since the weather has improved so has viewership. You are doing a great job and I look forward to where you will go from here!
Excellent! Looking forward to your next chapter of videos. You have an inspiring story, and i applaud you for committing full time to youtube which allows you to be part time in firewood. I quit my day job to start a firewood business 9 years ago and found out quickly that i needed to supplement firewood sales and currently do all the things you mentioned, in order to pursue my dream of full time in forest products. But getting paid to make videos of firewood production is how you can thrive in this business! Similarly, we do land clearing and cut yard trees so we get our timber for free, but if you ventured that direction, while filming it all, you could tripple dip, so to speak! (Paid for cutting, paid for firewood, paid for filming!) Im happy for you, been following along a while now, and to see your speedy growth both on TH-cam and in the firewood game is really impressive, thank you Adam.
Congrats Adam! I just monetized my work related channel. It's been a fun journey and watching your channel has been an inspiration as a fellow finance guy living on some acreage that loves his tractor and tools!
Congrats Adam. I've probably been following your channel for a few years, maybe close to the beginning. I have a similar start with my firewood business. Collecting free logs for my backyard and turning it into selling to friends and now a full-fledged business. The youtube channel has been a daunting task and you are completly right, A LOT of work. Excellent job taking the leap and going full time at it. Look forward to more videos and where it goes. Congrats
Hey Adam! Congratulations! We all kind of knew this was coming at some point. Firewood videos brought me to you sometime in 2019 or 2020. Have watched you consistently grow. You have shown lots of products we have purchased along the way (that’s code for you have cost me a lot of money 🤣). I’m excited for you and your family! Keep it up buddy!
Congrats. Likeable personalities with integrity are what keep me coming back to the channels I enjoy. You seem to have that part locked down. Just subscribed after many views. Best of luck!
Congratulations and great job breaking down your journey and decision making process. We started our TH-cam channel a little over a year ago and are on a similar trajectory being monetized last October after 6 months. It was nice to have someone explain their steps. Again congratulations and keep up the good work.
Congratulations Adam! Reminds me of the saying “ I want to be like Mike”. Awesome Channel one of my top 5. Working with Doug’s definitely makes both unique!
This is Awesome news. I have worked for corporate America all my life with very little return - one company from 1988 to 2006 (Some years part time) and another from 1996 to present. I can tell you - it was the worst decision I have ever made (in some areas). I say now - I wish I had in my 30's went into business for myself. Watching you and your channel has been just absolutely inspiring. I guess they say you are never too old. I am trying to work and do my own thing. Another thing - you are right - spend time with your children - that time can never be replaced. It is the best place to spend your time - with your family - you can never get it back .Hats off - Nothing but Respect - God Bless you and your family and your Dreams!
Congratulations! I've been with you for 3-4 years. I hit 1K last week, but I don't think I will ever make enough content to quit the day job. (advisory services) My unsolicited advice, keep your CPE up and take on some paying dirt work. That dirt work & brushogging makes for good content and different scenery.
I’ve been watching since Mike Morgan introduced you to us. You have worked hard on creating this channel and it has been fun and entertaining to see your journey unfold. Always enjoyed your explanations of everything you do. You are very deserving of this success. Great news for your young family also. Cheers and much success going forward. We will be along for the ride!
Congratulations Adam!! Been watching since you were using the first Easton made wood splitter. Cool to see how things have kept progressing since then. Awesome job!!
Congratulations, Adam and family! You've worked hard and we love the content. We hope to follow in your footsteps someday. We haven't grown as fast as you and I'm no where near quitting my day job yet. But hopefully our channel continues to grow and maybe by the time I retire from my career, TH-cam will be a good retirement supplement. :) I've been by your place a few times in the last few days. We purchased a new-to-us boat up at the lake. Thank you for sharing your experience and we look forward to continuing to see Hometown Acres grow!
Adam, your effort pays off in quality videos. Morgan Gold (Goldshaw Farm channel) did the same thing, and eventually left his day job to farm full-time in Vermont. Life takes effort, no matter what work you do. Quality of life has no price. Having opportunities for more family time will pay dividends for all of you. Thanks for being brave.
Congratulations on the career move. Sounds like a win-win to me. Any additional time with the family is a bonus. I'll be watching everything you put up.
Excellent. Very happy for you Adam. I quit a corporate job in 2006 and started my own business. Scary, yes. Looking back, I wouldn’t change a thing. You are great at this. Keep up the good work. And, thank you.
Really cool story we are also from Pittsburgh area with a similar story about acquiring property. We were lucky enough to find 52 acres at a very fair market price. I have slowly been building the property up for a farm land preservation program we decided to document our journey through a TH-cam channel @fatefarmspa my wife and I both enjoy our jobs so we’re not looking to do it full-time so some of the proceeds we make through selling firewood and hopefully someday becoming monetize through TH-cam we have been giving back to local fire departments in donations ! Look forward to your future videos and congratulations on your success !
Congratulations and best of luck on your new chapter. It’s been a real pleasure and inspiration following your channel the last few years. Really happy for you to have reached this goal.
I did a similar scary transition, from a programmer with a great job to a general contractor. (And now doing programming on the side again). Congratulations and thanks for the insight!
I just subscribed, had recently noticed you on a YT feed, a saw mill video I think. Anyway your frank update explanation today was enough to get my click. Best of luck and "Bueno Suerte", Spanish for Good Fortune, to you and your family. Now I have to go watch you move 16" of snow with a little Polaris!
So happy for you 🎉 I started following you when i lived in Israel only dreaming of a homestead in the USA. Fast forward few years: living in my own homestead in the north hills of Pittsburgh and appreciating every second of it. Mike morgan and you Adam, have a big part of me pushing through and making it happen.
Congrats! That is excellent news! You will not regret it! I made a similar change back in September. Leaving corporate at the age of 37. You’ll get a lot of skepticism and jealousy from people but keep the faith and as long as your wife supports it, that’s all you need. Enjoy the journey my friend and congrats again!
Hey Adam, congratulations on the decision, very exciting. I'm following a similar path to you. It was your videos that were my inspiration to get into firewood on a commercial scale, I love it for the same reasons you do and by next year it will (along with lawn mowing) be my full time source of income. I haven't started my own channel yet, but my 10yo son thinks I should. Could you please consider doing a video on how you set up your filming and other things that a beginner like me could benefit from? Cheers from Australia.
videos like these are what makes me reluctant to make content. If you don't commit to it, then it's just extra work. I used to love documenting projects and making "build threads" on forums. TH-cam is a different animal though. Way more work, but the potential for way more return.
Congratulations Adam. You’ll like being at home and working. Our little company has been going for 7 years and this is year 4 of being full time and at home for me. No regrets at all, home more able to help more and I don’t miss out on anything.
Good for you Adam. I admire you taking the risk to do what you love. So cool that you burned wood in Pittsburgh. You have gotten pretty darn good at these videos in a short period of time. As a fellow former Accountant from the Pittsburgh area, I am rooting for you. Keep doing your thing. I worked in Corporate American for over 35 years. I'll be watching for sure. Congratulations!
This is great news, Adam! Yes, you have something to fall back on but that may not be necessary. I originally came over to your channel from Mike Morgan's and you have built a good channel to follow. Remeber, it's a business and you need to give your customers what they want and need. Keep making good content.
The right choice. Don't look back. Love what you have done so far, My old forman in GM was the only one in my corner when I quit after 2yrs . That was 1964 . I sold my RV business 6yrs ago and retired. Good luck I know you will be fine.
Congrats and good luck Adam. Know you can do it. Joe from OWB took that leap of faith and as you mentioned Mike Morgan walked away from his career. And to mention more Mike and Erin from Our Wyoming Life walked away corporate radio and their didnt know much about ranching but they made a successful journey. Keep up the great work. Until next time have a great day
Congrats Adam! I’m excited for you. I’m sure more than a few of us here live vicariously thru you and some of the other channels that have similar content. I’m excited to see more videos given your increase in time and opportunity now!!
Glad you doing what you love full time now. I enjoy watching your work on projects. I always feel I could do the work myself, using your methods. Hope you are very successful with the TH-cam adventure.
Congratulations Adam! I made the same move last August to grow and just be able to keep up with my firewood and lumber business. I’ve never felt better and haven’t looked back. My TH-cam hasn’t taken off yet but I’m working on it lol
Congratulations Adam!! Wishing you all the best. We enjoy watching all your improvements. We can visually see what you are doing since we delivered your Brute Force grapple & bundler a couple years ago.
Congratulations! Your personality is what makes you popular. There is a ton of people who can do what you do but very few can deliver it in a way that’s personable and informative. Thanks for letting us peek into your life.
Congrats Adam. I think the YT algo along with most of us, are perfectly happy with one well thought out, well produced video per week or so. I think the progression of earning is like this: 1. Get paid for your labor 2. Get paid for your knowledge 3. Get paid for your creations You have been able to go through all three.
Wonderful congratulations. It's a big step but hopefully a good step for you and your family and your friends on TH-cam. Poop now we get you and doug as he is retired doing a lot more projects around the neighborhood
Congratulations Adam 👍 Like others have mentioned, Mike Morgan visited you and shared that video on his channel and I’ve been a subscriber ever since. You’ve done a great job with varying the content and introduced us to Neighbor Doug (what a blessing to have him as your neighbor). Thank you for encouraging Doug to start his own channel, to which I’ve been a subscriber since his first video!! I’m very happy for you and your family. 🇺🇸
Been a watcher and commenter from the beginning as we were both at the "learning" level of owning an acreage. Ive came along right with you. Your honesty and transparency goes miles man, keep it up! Sidenote: im working on an outdoor invention (beginning stages) with a company and should get it completed this year and would love to send you a few freebies to test when the time comes. It will probably be 6-9 months so ill try hitting you up for it then. 💪🇺🇸💪
Any thoughts on building a "fort/clubhouse" for your children? A smaller one next to the house, and then a more elaborate one in the woods when your son is able to help.
Super happy for you Adam! I think I started following you about your 50hr service on the Kioti! Can’t wait to keep seeing your progress, and maybe even meet you someday.
Congrats mate and I look forward to more quality vids 👌 my wife just started as an analyst with EY here in Australia after a 30 yr career in Engineering and she is loving it. All the best with the lifestyle change!
Nice one on taking the leap been watching for about 2 years now love what you do nothing better than working outside getting your hands dirty hope the channel keeps growing look forward to watching some great projects in the future that's enough from me from across the pond in the UK 👍
Congratulations Adam. I really enjoy your channel. You do a terrific job of entertaining us and I appreciate you and your hard work. I also enjoy your interaction with Neighbor Doug and enjoy his channel too (happy 10k Doug!). Lastly I found your channel as a result of watching Mike Morgan too. Congratulations on going full-time TH-cam. Keep up the good work
I knew it had to be about that time in your youtube growth. I like watching the growth of content providers to see how they expand the business and find additional income revenues from it. The growth is that instead of thinking of a 9 to 5 to a mindset of how can I expand my own business, branch into other revenue streams or expand my audience, or buy additional machinery or property to film for content. Congratulations... it will be fun watching over the next several years to see where this path takes you. (actually, where your path takes US). 👍
Congratulations Adam. I love your content and I’m happy for you to be able to spend precious time with your family and share with the rest of us. I wish you all the luck.
Congrats Adam - found your channel a few months ago, really enjoy your content. I live on just over 100 acres in northern VT and do a lot of the same types of projects. Your videos have a been a great source of information for me. 💪👊
Congratulations on your decision to go 100% TH-cam! I enjoy your interesting videos and your sincere manner of presenting them. Good luck and have fun doing what you love.
Congratulations Adam. The first video I watched was the Mike Morgan video. Mike said you claimed he owed 300k or something. Been here ever since and will continue to support you.
Brilliant Adam, so pleased for you, congratulations. Just so you know there are several associations that support recovering CPAs. Oh, you can be sure we all respect you and your efforts.
That is such great news. Well done. Thank you for all the great content and learnings you have given us. My 8 year old boys and I always watch your video together, we love them.
Congratulations and my well wishes on the next stage of your life. I hadn't realised you'd given up the day job but I had noticed that your videos were increasing in quality and quantity. I'm particularly appreciative of the log splitting that have introduced your recent videos, I do love it.
Wow !! Congratulations for a great move. I have been following you for quite some time and I am sure that you will succeed. Three main reasons for that, you are smart, you have vision and you also have passion. The ideal combination. Hang in there you are going to enjoy a great ride.
Congratulations, Adam, and to your family. If you start traveling for YT at the request of a sponsor, request they cover having your family travel with you. "Travel requirements" are something most companies are used to, and having the family along makes things so much easier. Most of the time😉.
I think a deciding factor on your part is that huge pile of logs you have from logging deal. At one point you said you had two years worth of logs to process and I thought then you were close to going full time firewood production . Your videos are really interesting. I just love how perfect everything has to be..like when you built the firewood stand...
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Kind of addicting, that’s a huge understatement!
Welcome aboard, now get to work!! Lol
Give it some gas PRINCESS!!!
You too Doug, I'm already looking forward to your next video! You and Adam are a perfect team, that really comes across on camera
Congratulations Adam. Mike Morgan did a video a few years back where he introduced you and you were laying claim that your life style was his doing because you watched his video. I’ve been watching you since and have enjoyed the growth in the video content you’re projects. You have introduced us to your great neighbor Doug and have increased the size of your family. I always look forward to your videos. I wish you nothing more than great success with your future and blessings on you and your family. Thanks for sharing. And as always stay safe
Thank you B Newton
B Newton - I couldn’t have said it better… I too was going to comment on Mike Morgan making a huge impact on Adam’s TH-cam channel. Mike quit his corporate job some time ago and his life has been more fulfilling and rewarding. Adam, I wish you and your family the very best as you enjoy your new career change!!
I started watching adams channel right after mike put that video up too! 😂
I started watching your channel when Mike Morgan recommended your channel as well. I enjoy watching all your videos. You do an awesome job.
Hey good luck with the you tube channel.
The word that comes to mind when watching you’re channel is “Genuine” you’ve always been genuine!!
Just straight forward! One thing I hate is click bate!! Got a big catchy title and no content!! Please keep it real!
Nothing but love brother!!
Awesome man, congrats! Not only can you fall back on your CPA, but running your TH-cam channel and firewood is a business, and a very difficult business to manage. That experience will always be an impressive resume builder. You're charismatic, good at talking to people, working with customers, numbers, math, etc. You're going to be just fine even if TH-cam does go away lol (which won't happen)
Adam, I retired 2 years ago after 30+ years in education and your channel was one of the first I stumbled on (I wasn't a youtube watcher prior to that). I am still watching today. I enjoy the variety your channel offers but I also really like the relationship you have with "Neighbor Doug". It has been fun watching how you have encouraged him and others like me to find value in whatever your strengths are. I now have a side hustle selling firewood bundles and homemade fire starters from a stand in my driveway. Congrats on your decision and I am very happy for you and your family! #begoodtoeachother
Congrats and super jello Adam! Megan, my wife and business partner, and I have been working toward this same dream for about 9 years now, and trouble we're having is when growth stagnates (for no apparent reason), and we're stuck wondering what exactly happened. TH-cam can be so finicky, and people's taste do change, so trying to keep up with all the different ways to earn some here and there really drains us. We've been targeting ending my day job for 2-3 years for about 2-3 years now...and we DO have good income from our channel, outpacing my 18 years career THIS year (finally), but now exactly when do we take the leap of faith if the channel's growth could slow to next to nothing? This is a REAL difficult challenge, and way scarier than anyone that hasn't done it would understand. Add 4 kids and 23 acre property to pay for...and here we are, still running a 55-65 hours day job, and 30-60 hours a week on the TH-cam channel.
You had shared your add revenue being a large percentage of your income, but in our case, we're getting roughly 1/4 from Ad Revenue, and the other 2/3 comes from affiliate sales, with the remainder from random supporters....so we're just going to keep pumping out the content, and seeing if the growth starts to pick back up.
Nobody really GETS it unless they've done it. TH-cam is so much harder than the average joe realizes. Keep up the good work! Keep plugging away, and your content will catch a lot of viewers "just like me". Your pond project got our attention, and has kept it, fyi. We're about to dig our own, but our channel will not be competitive for your audience, since we cover RC products ;)
Congratulations! Your not going to regret this decision. I made the leap a couple of years ago, it's been a rough road, but getting easier. People think this career is a quick way to make money. Nope, it's just like anything else in life, you get out what you put in it. Wish you the best of luck!
Congratulations Adam!! on your new job Senior Video Analysis, enjoy your journey.
Congrats on the change. Full-time TH-camr is definitely the best job I’ve ever had.
Nice video announcing it. I remember that same video from the Morgan’s about making money with Fire Wood. It really stuck out to me as well.
Adam, thanks for outlining how the YT business works. Your information filled in some blanks and this is now more understandable. I've watched you since your mention by Matt on Diesel Creek, and I've watched neighbor Doug since the very first video from him. Thanks for all your hard work and continued blessings to your new opportunity and your growing family. Be well, be safe!
Congratulations! I’m going to share this with my daughter. She’s a former elementary teacher and now stay at home mom who homeschools. Her adventures with her children and pets are amazing. Hopefully, this will inspire her! Really happy for you and your family Adam!
Congrats on this awesome journey for you and your family. I may not be your typical subscriber but with my challenges of mental health issues and anxiety disorders your content was and is a harbor in the tempest for me. I’ve been in corporate America for almost 30 years. I know the life. I’m starting my own side hustle for something I’ve always wanted to do and it’s the same “zen” you’ve described. Turn on the music and do what you love. One of my favorite movie lines was from “The hunt for red October”. Sean Connery looked at his crew of officers and said “When Cortez sailed to the new world; upon their arrival he had his men burn their ships. That way they will well motivated.” My subscription goes back to about 1.1k viewers. Been along ever since. Wishing you the best for you and your family. Keep up being the best Adam; Dad, and husband. Everything else falls into place.
Congrats! I walked away from my nice job about 10 years ago. You won’t regret it. More time with family is priceless. Glad you go neighbor Doug to start a TH-cam channel also.
I've done projects, and I've done projects where I've tried to take pictures/film portions of it. It's a boatload of extra work, and you definitely deserve to get paid for the value you bring to those of us that watch. Congrats on your career change.
Adam, you're a young family man chasing your dreams. As a 65 yr old man, I now can sit back retired and look back at my younger years. I have no regrets on decisions made. I feel when you reach that point in your life, you will definitely look back in a similar fashion. Your content is organized, detailed and analytical. I love the way you put your videos together. I especially enjoy how you include your parents. Those are precious moments that I would dearly wish I could have today. Then there's Doug. What a friendship that you two have developed. You are genuine and real. That is so refreshing and appreciated given the turbulant society we live in today. Congratulations on your decision and count me in for a lifetime viewer!
Congratulations Adam! Your success will continue. You’re doing it right!!!
Hey Adam, it’s Dino and Terri, and we wanted to tell you how proud and honored we are of you! You are such a blessing in this crazy world, and a treasure to know. One of Crawford’s finest, in our opinion! Sending you blessings, prayers and hugs from the Ky Ridge! Our best regards to you and the family, and keep up that powerful attitude!
Congrats 🎈You have always provided high quality content. Nice to see your passion become your career.
Congratulations! I know it takes a leap of faith to quit your job. I am glad to hear that the first 2 months has worked out well. Best if luck!
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My first roadside stand came from your roadside stand deign. It has been a great journey from that video. Congrats and really appreciate you sharing with us your journey. Best of luck Adam.
Happy for you man! I’m a heavy equipment operator for my county’s mosquito division . I own a tractor and enjoy outdoor stuff like you.
Congratulations Adam!! I’ll be watching your journey! I wear the shirt you sent me to work once in a while lol. People have asked about it and they have told me they like your channel too. Take care man, and good luck in your journey!
Hello. I've just come to your channel in the last month or so. We do logging and firewood for folks here in Montreal, up north that is. And I know how time consuming that work is, so I appreciate watching that "Major Work" that you have there on your property. And you have just thrown miracle grow on the wood working !! I am glad to hear that you are not killing yourself with a day job any more, on top of the trees, log splitting and fire wood business. This is a good "resume filler" as someone mentioned below. I think it is healthy to leave the rat race for a while, and do something wholesome and serene for a while. Getting out into the forest up here is rejuvenating. And you sure have a lot of space to rejuvenate in. And you are not at a loss for firewood are you ?? A choice well made. Well done.
My opinion why your channel is a success, is it’s you, being you. Either people will like it, or they won’t. For those that do, they’ll keep coming back. Don’t change the format too much, and keep on keeping on.
Inspirational story! I appreciate you making this video because I am in pursuit down that path as well. Also, I appreciate you mentioning the slowing down because I have certainly noticed that since the weather has improved so has viewership. You are doing a great job and I look forward to where you will go from here!
Excellent! Looking forward to your next chapter of videos.
You have an inspiring story, and i applaud you for committing full time to youtube which allows you to be part time in firewood.
I quit my day job to start a firewood business 9 years ago and found out quickly that i needed to supplement firewood sales and currently do all the things you mentioned, in order to pursue my dream of full time in forest products.
But getting paid to make videos of firewood production is how you can thrive in this business! Similarly, we do land clearing and cut yard trees so we get our timber for free, but if you ventured that direction, while filming it all, you could tripple dip, so to speak! (Paid for cutting, paid for firewood, paid for filming!)
Im happy for you, been following along a while now, and to see your speedy growth both on TH-cam and in the firewood game is really impressive, thank you Adam.
Congrats Adam! I just monetized my work related channel. It's been a fun journey and watching your channel has been an inspiration as a fellow finance guy living on some acreage that loves his tractor and tools!
Thanks Ted. I wish you the best of luck
Congrats Adam. I've probably been following your channel for a few years, maybe close to the beginning. I have a similar start with my firewood business. Collecting free logs for my backyard and turning it into selling to friends and now a full-fledged business. The youtube channel has been a daunting task and you are completly right, A LOT of work. Excellent job taking the leap and going full time at it. Look forward to more videos and where it goes. Congrats
So happy for you!!!! We have been here since the beginning and will stay watching. Love the neighbor Doug aspect of your channel. Cheers
Congrats man. I also found Mike Morgan and you from a TH-cam search way back on plowing snow with a Polaris Ranger. Been with both ever since.
Hey Adam! Congratulations! We all kind of knew this was coming at some point. Firewood videos brought me to you sometime in 2019 or 2020. Have watched you consistently grow. You have shown lots of products we have purchased along the way (that’s code for you have cost me a lot of money 🤣). I’m excited for you and your family! Keep it up buddy!
Congrats. Likeable personalities with integrity are what keep me coming back to the channels I enjoy. You seem to have that part locked down. Just subscribed after many views. Best of luck!
Congratulations and great job breaking down your journey and decision making process. We started our TH-cam channel a little over a year ago and are on a similar trajectory being monetized last October after 6 months. It was nice to have someone explain their steps. Again congratulations and keep up the good work.
Congratulations Adam! Reminds me of the saying “ I want to be like Mike”. Awesome Channel one of my top 5. Working with Doug’s definitely makes both unique!
Living the American dream, so happy for you! Keep up the great work.
This is Awesome news. I have worked for corporate America all my life with very little return - one company from 1988 to 2006 (Some years part time) and another from 1996 to present. I can tell you - it was the worst decision I have ever made (in some areas). I say now - I wish I had in my 30's went into business for myself. Watching you and your channel has been just absolutely inspiring. I guess they say you are never too old. I am trying to work and do my own thing. Another thing - you are right - spend time with your children - that time can never be replaced. It is the best place to spend your time - with your family - you can never get it back .Hats off - Nothing but Respect - God Bless you and your family and your Dreams!
Congratulations! I've been with you for 3-4 years. I hit 1K last week, but I don't think I will ever make enough content to quit the day job. (advisory services) My unsolicited advice, keep your CPE up and take on some paying dirt work. That dirt work & brushogging makes for good content and different scenery.
I’ve been watching since Mike Morgan introduced you to us. You have worked hard on creating this channel and it has been fun and entertaining to see your journey unfold. Always enjoyed your explanations of everything you do. You are very deserving of this success. Great news for your young family also. Cheers and much success going forward. We will be along for the ride!
Congratulations Adam!! Been watching since you were using the first Easton made wood splitter. Cool to see how things have kept progressing since then. Awesome job!!
Congratulations, Adam and family! You've worked hard and we love the content. We hope to follow in your footsteps someday. We haven't grown as fast as you and I'm no where near quitting my day job yet. But hopefully our channel continues to grow and maybe by the time I retire from my career, TH-cam will be a good retirement supplement. :)
I've been by your place a few times in the last few days. We purchased a new-to-us boat up at the lake.
Thank you for sharing your experience and we look forward to continuing to see Hometown Acres grow!
Adam, your effort pays off in quality videos. Morgan Gold (Goldshaw Farm channel) did the same thing, and eventually left his day job to farm full-time in Vermont. Life takes effort, no matter what work you do. Quality of life has no price. Having opportunities for more family time will pay dividends for all of you. Thanks for being brave.
I’m most worried about health insurance and retirement benefits such as 401k and IRA.
Congrats Adam! Wishing you continued success!
*Keep on tractoring!*
Congratulations on the career move. Sounds like a win-win to me. Any additional time with the family is a bonus. I'll be watching everything you put up.
Congratulations!! I'm so happy and excited for you! Being home with the family is a very worthwhile goal.
Excellent. Very happy for you Adam. I quit a corporate job in 2006 and started my own business. Scary, yes. Looking back, I wouldn’t change a thing. You are great at this. Keep up the good work. And, thank you.
Congratulations Adam. Wish you all the best!
Thanks Gord!
@@HometownAcres Do great things my friend!
Really cool story we are also from Pittsburgh area with a similar story about acquiring property. We were lucky enough to find 52 acres at a very fair market price. I have slowly been building the property up for a farm land preservation program we decided to document our journey through a TH-cam channel @fatefarmspa my wife and I both enjoy our jobs so we’re not looking to do it full-time so some of the proceeds we make through selling firewood and hopefully someday becoming monetize through TH-cam we have been giving back to local fire departments in donations ! Look forward to your future videos and congratulations on your success !
Congratulations and best of luck on your new chapter. It’s been a real pleasure and inspiration following your channel the last few years. Really happy for you to have reached this goal.
I did a similar scary transition, from a programmer with a great job to a general contractor. (And now doing programming on the side again). Congratulations and thanks for the insight!
Adam, keep up the great videos. Really enjoy when both you and one eyed customs do a joint video.
I just subscribed, had recently noticed you on a YT feed, a saw mill video I think. Anyway your frank update explanation today was enough to get my click. Best of luck and "Bueno Suerte", Spanish for Good Fortune, to you and your family. Now I have to go watch you move 16" of snow with a little Polaris!
So happy for you 🎉
I started following you when i lived in Israel only dreaming of a homestead in the USA.
Fast forward few years: living in my own homestead in the north hills of Pittsburgh and appreciating every second of it.
Mike morgan and you Adam, have a big part of me pushing through and making it happen.
Congrats! That is excellent news! You will not regret it!
I made a similar change back in September. Leaving corporate at the age of 37. You’ll get a lot of skepticism and jealousy from people but keep the faith and as long as your wife supports it, that’s all you need.
Enjoy the journey my friend and congrats again!
Hey Adam, congratulations on the decision, very exciting. I'm following a similar path to you. It was your videos that were my inspiration to get into firewood on a commercial scale, I love it for the same reasons you do and by next year it will (along with lawn mowing) be my full time source of income. I haven't started my own channel yet, but my 10yo son thinks I should. Could you please consider doing a video on how you set up your filming and other things that a beginner like me could benefit from? Cheers from Australia.
videos like these are what makes me reluctant to make content. If you don't commit to it, then it's just extra work. I used to love documenting projects and making "build threads" on forums. TH-cam is a different animal though. Way more work, but the potential for way more return.
Congratulations Adam. You’ll like being at home and working. Our little company has been going for 7 years and this is year 4 of being full time and at home for me. No regrets at all, home more able to help more and I don’t miss out on anything.
Happy for you!! Best of luck on your new venture!
Good for you Adam. I admire you taking the risk to do what you love. So cool that you burned wood in Pittsburgh. You have gotten pretty darn good at these videos in a short period of time. As a fellow former Accountant from the Pittsburgh area, I am rooting for you. Keep doing your thing. I worked in Corporate American for over 35 years. I'll be watching for sure. Congratulations!
This is great news, Adam! Yes, you have something to fall back on but that may not be necessary. I originally came over to your channel from Mike Morgan's and you have built a good channel to follow. Remeber, it's a business and you need to give your customers what they want and need. Keep making good content.
The right choice. Don't look back.
Love what you have done so far, My old forman in GM was the only one in my corner when I quit after 2yrs . That was 1964 . I sold my RV business 6yrs ago
and retired. Good luck I know you will be fine.
Congrats and good luck Adam. Know you can do it. Joe from OWB took that leap of faith and as you mentioned Mike Morgan walked away from his career. And to mention more Mike and Erin from Our Wyoming Life walked away corporate radio and their didnt know much about ranching but they made a successful journey. Keep up the great work. Until next time have a great day
Congrats Adam! I’m excited for you. I’m sure more than a few of us here live vicariously thru you and some of the other channels that have similar content. I’m excited to see more videos given your increase in time and opportunity now!!
Glad you doing what you love full time now. I enjoy watching your work on projects. I always feel I could do the work myself, using your methods. Hope you are very successful with the TH-cam adventure.
Way to go Adam! Glad to hear it! #jealous😉
Thanks Neil!
Congratulations Adam! I made the same move last August to grow and just be able to keep up with my firewood and lumber business. I’ve never felt better and haven’t looked back. My TH-cam hasn’t taken off yet but I’m working on it lol
Congratulations Adam!! Wishing you all the best. We enjoy watching all your improvements. We can visually see what you are doing since we delivered your Brute Force grapple & bundler a couple years ago.
Thank You Joyce
Congratulations Adam. I came over to your channel when Mike Morgan stopped by. I look forward to every video you put out. Family is number 1.
Congratulations! Your personality is what makes you popular. There is a ton of people who can do what you do but very few can deliver it in a way that’s personable and informative. Thanks for letting us peek into your life.
Congrats Adam. I think the YT algo along with most of us, are perfectly happy with one well thought out, well produced video per week or so.
I think the progression of earning is like this:
1. Get paid for your labor
2. Get paid for your knowledge
3. Get paid for your creations
You have been able to go through all three.
Wonderful congratulations. It's a big step but hopefully a good step for you and your family and your friends on TH-cam. Poop now we get you and doug as he is retired doing a lot more projects around the neighborhood
Congrats Adam!! Best of luck moving forward!
Congratulations Adam! Good for you!
Congratulations Adam 👍 Like others have mentioned, Mike Morgan visited you and shared that video on his channel and I’ve been a subscriber ever since. You’ve done a great job with varying the content and introduced us to Neighbor Doug (what a blessing to have him as your neighbor). Thank you for encouraging Doug to start his own channel, to which I’ve been a subscriber since his first video!! I’m very happy for you and your family. 🇺🇸
Congrats brother! You are truly free indeed! One of my goals as well!
Congratulations!!! I’m looking forward to what the future holds for Your channel!!!!
Been a watcher and commenter from the beginning as we were both at the "learning" level of owning an acreage. Ive came along right with you. Your honesty and transparency goes miles man, keep it up!
Sidenote: im working on an outdoor invention (beginning stages) with a company and should get it completed this year and would love to send you a few freebies to test when the time comes. It will probably be 6-9 months so ill try hitting you up for it then.
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I've watched all of your videos at this point man. I love what you do and am happy to see this! Keep the great content coming.
Any thoughts on building a "fort/clubhouse" for your children?
A smaller one next to the house, and then a more elaborate one in the woods when your son is able to help.
Super happy for you Adam! I think I started following you about your 50hr service on the Kioti! Can’t wait to keep seeing your progress, and maybe even meet you someday.
Congrats mate and I look forward to more quality vids 👌 my wife just started as an analyst with EY here in Australia after a 30 yr career in Engineering and she is loving it. All the best with the lifestyle change!
Nice one on taking the leap been watching for about 2 years now love what you do nothing better than working outside getting your hands dirty hope the channel keeps growing look forward to watching some great projects in the future that's enough from me from across the pond in the UK 👍
Congratulations Adam. I really enjoy your channel. You do a terrific job of entertaining us and I appreciate you and your hard work. I also enjoy your interaction with Neighbor Doug and enjoy his channel too (happy 10k Doug!). Lastly I found your channel as a result of watching Mike Morgan too. Congratulations on going full-time TH-cam. Keep up the good work
I knew it had to be about that time in your youtube growth. I like watching the growth of content providers to see how they expand the business and find additional income revenues from it. The growth is that instead of thinking of a 9 to 5 to a mindset of how can I expand my own business, branch into other revenue streams or expand my audience, or buy additional machinery or property to film for content. Congratulations... it will be fun watching over the next several years to see where this path takes you. (actually, where your path takes US). 👍
I can’t unsee that swinging branch on the background 😂…. But for reals, congrats on the transition! You’re videos are great to watch.
I'm happy for you as a small business man myself. Love watching you.
Congratulations Adam. I love your content and I’m happy for you to be able to spend precious time with your family and share with the rest of us. I wish you all the luck.
Congrats Adam - found your channel a few months ago, really enjoy your content. I live on just over 100 acres in northern VT and do a lot of the same types of projects. Your videos have a been a great source of information for me. 💪👊
Congratulations on your decision to go 100% TH-cam! I enjoy your interesting videos and your sincere manner of presenting them. Good luck and have fun doing what you love.
Congratulations Adam. The first video I watched was the Mike Morgan video. Mike said you claimed he owed 300k or something. Been here ever since and will continue to support you.
Congratulations and Good luck and may this leap of faith go so well that it surprises you. Love the contact!
Brilliant Adam, so pleased for you, congratulations. Just so you know there are several associations that support recovering CPAs. Oh, you can be sure we all respect you and your efforts.
That is such great news. Well done. Thank you for all the great content and learnings you have given us. My 8 year old boys and I always watch your video together, we love them.
Congratulations and my well wishes on the next stage of your life. I hadn't realised you'd given up the day job but I had noticed that your videos were increasing in quality and quantity. I'm particularly appreciative of the log splitting that have introduced your recent videos, I do love it.
Wow !! Congratulations for a great move. I have been following you for quite some time and I am sure that you will succeed. Three main reasons for that, you are smart, you have vision and you also have passion. The ideal combination. Hang in there you are going to enjoy a great ride.
Living the dream. Good on you mate. Following from Australia
Congratulations, Adam, and to your family. If you start traveling for YT at the request of a sponsor, request they cover having your family travel with you. "Travel requirements" are something most companies are used to, and having the family along makes things so much easier. Most of the time😉.
Congrats! That's great you found a way to take care of your family AND love doing your job. Kudos!
I think a deciding factor on your part is that huge pile of logs you have from logging deal. At one point you said you had two years worth of logs to process and I thought then you were close to going full time firewood production . Your videos are really interesting. I just love how perfect everything has to be..like when you built the firewood stand...