How Amish pricing compares to non-Amish pricing

I have purchased Amish sheds, excavation, construction, furniture, and consumer products from dozens of Amish families and businesses at this point. Here's what I've learned about their pricing.

I drove 1.5 hours yesterday to Fort Plain, New York where a sizable Amish community continues to grow as more members of the Lancaster, Pennsylvania settlement head north. The Amish family that built my barn lives just outside Canajoharie, New York, an 8-minute drive (by car) from Fort Plain where they would pick up everything they needed that day before they made the journey to my property.

As I comb through the invoices they gave me last spring to write price transparency articles on here, I am learning more about the businesses from where the materials from my barn were sourced.

There are some very interesting things to take away here from how the Amish do business, as I believe we could apply these business practices and collaboration in how we work as non-Amish. Exchanging money in the way they do doesn’t have to just reside with them - we can choose to be inspired by what they’ve uncovered. I know I am.

If you’re thinking about having a property built, excavated, or developed, or having a new roof, shed delivered, or new wooden bench crafted for the land you either currently own, or are considering purchasing, I am going to share what I have learned about expensive Amish services, inexpensive Amish services, and when it’s worth it to hire a shipper to bring their goods to you, no matter where you live in the country.

It’s no secret at this point that I have a deep love and appreciation of the Amish. No one, ever, from the Amish community has paid me to post these articles or speak of them in any way. In fact, they don’t need adoration or praise. It makes them uncomfortable when they are praised. They believe they are living out their divine purposes for the glory of God, and need no earthly or human confirmation that they are incredible.

Still, I want to share just how incredible they are with those who are unfamiliar with the Amish, because I truly think there is a lot we can learn from these people. As more people than ever will move out of cities, buy farms, start farms, garden, or develop raw land this year, doing it with the Amish ‘way of life’ in mind will make the process that much easier for you.

Therefore, let’s look at how Amish pricing compares to English (they call anyone who is not Amish ‘English’) pricing.