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MyOwnPeace

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4. Excellent post!

Sat Mar 9, 2019, 04:52 PM

Mar 2019

And you revive the old adage: "We'll always need garbage men."

Don't mean that in a nasty way, but rather, we'll always need people to service, maintain, and build our basic needs - homes, utilities, roads, etc., etc.

Good for him - great commitment and determination.

As for yourself:

1. Pension - always a determining factor!
2. Health care - same.
3. Ask yourself: "Will I be willing to crawl across an attic and install a fan over a game room when I'm 65?"

Again, congrats to the kid - and good luck to you!

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I think my 21 year old son made a good move getting into the electrical trade [View all] madville Mar 2019 OP

Your son definitely used his head! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2019 #1

I'm CTE faculty, and this is our big selling point; go into trades that cannot be outsourced. LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #2

Not many people are going into those trades these days. Arkansas Granny Mar 2019 #12

I was watching "This old house" on PBS, and Mike Holmes on the TV machine mitch96 Mar 2019 #37

Getting older would seem to be a good incentive to madville Mar 2019 #49

K&R!!! Very very smart move!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2019 #3

Excellent post! MyOwnPeace Mar 2019 #4

Yes I agree lol, that's why I'm half joking about my plans madville Mar 2019 #5

I understand the "temptation".............. MyOwnPeace Mar 2019 #9

Tell your son to start saving on his own for retirement. Delmette2.0 Mar 2019 #55

He started a 401k contribution that they match madville Mar 2019 #56

Good for him, he is a smart young man. Delmette2.0 Mar 2019 #64

Good news! All the best to him for the future...sounds like he's seen the light!❤❤❤❤ Karadeniz Mar 2019 #6

I'm a big fan of technical education mcar Mar 2019 #7

bah! humbug! Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2019 #8

WOW!!! Who knew????? MyOwnPeace Mar 2019 #10

My buddy is an electrician he went into the trade young... Historic NY Mar 2019 #11

There are some great trades out there malaise Mar 2019 #13

This is what Cliff Stoll was talking about over 20 years ago LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #14

Minute 25:00 - three laws of plumbing madville Mar 2019 #23

OJT. That's the way. Get in to some trade at the ground level and learn your way up. erronis Mar 2019 #15

IBEW Sparky here! Tink41 Mar 2019 #16

Awesome - The union hall model for trades work has always intrigued me madville Mar 2019 #33

Its interesting to say the least.... Tink41 Mar 2019 #34

Hands-on jobs that cannot be outsourced overseas. keithbvadu2 Mar 2019 #17

He made a good decision. akraven Mar 2019 #18

Excellent news! Solly Mack Mar 2019 #19

It all depends a lot on the economy. Scruffy1 Mar 2019 #20

That's why several people encouraged him to look at industrial jobs madville Mar 2019 #26

In my LU Tink41 Mar 2019 #35

Yes, there are so many trades to choose from, procon Mar 2019 #21

Yes he did! fascisthunter Mar 2019 #22

Good for him! Drahthaardogs Mar 2019 #24

He actually got a home school-type diploma before going to tech school madville Mar 2019 #28

Good! Drahthaardogs Mar 2019 #29

Yes, he most certainly did so Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #25

tell me about it! KT2000 Mar 2019 #27

Congratulations! kooth Mar 2019 #30

The electoral trade is pretty rough these days. SpankMe Mar 2019 #31

Our son is a general contractor. Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #32

Both of my sons went the trade school route ooky Mar 2019 #36

Just had to call an electrician yesterday to install a 220 outlet in our garage for our EV. SunSeeker Mar 2019 #38

Your son made a great choice... louis c Mar 2019 #39

Skilled trades will remain in demand! Adrahil Mar 2019 #40

Yes, excellent choice. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #41

Trades such as electrical, plumbing etc. will not be replaced by robots FakeNoose Mar 2019 #42

Great news! Yes, having a vital trade is s good move MaryMagdaline Mar 2019 #43

I've been in the trade since December of 1978.... twogunsid Mar 2019 #44

Will do madville Mar 2019 #50

Good move they can't ship those jobs doc03 Mar 2019 #45

A friend of mine and his dad were pipeline welders madville Mar 2019 #47

We're in a weird place. Higher education is bankrupting millions but you're anti-education if you... MadDAsHell Mar 2019 #46

I think a person really needs to honestly analyze the return on their investment madville Mar 2019 #48

With unemployment at 3.6% skilled construction workers will be at140 Mar 2019 #51

Coming out of winter also madville Mar 2019 #52

Treated me very well since 1970. /nt aka-chmeee Mar 2019 #53

I think that he made a wise choice. CentralMass Mar 2019 #54

Good choice. But there is a downside we can fix! GulfCoast66 Mar 2019 #57

My friend has a son at California Maritime Academy- learning engineering, facilities, as well as NBachers Mar 2019 #58

I know a couple of guys that work on container ships in a union madville Mar 2019 #59

Good move. As long as we use electricity, we'll need electricians. DFW Mar 2019 #60

Way back in the '60s my folks wanted me to get a college degree mikehiggins Mar 2019 #61

Once he has enough experience he can become his own boss. There are quite a few very good one man retread Mar 2019 #62

Climate change and power grid issues will probably assure high demand lostnfound Mar 2019 #63

Smart kid and I bet he isn't in debt for most of his life with student loans. Vinca Mar 2019 #65

He didn't take any loans madville Mar 2019 #66

Good for him! More people should consider his route. In the future, should he decide he wants Vinca Mar 2019 #67