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Unfortunately this is not true, my son in law has a good job and a masters, but how do you crawl out of debt from student loans with a wife, kid and one on the way, with wife staying home with part time job cuz her working full time does not compute with childcare costs. Compounding interest….
Gonna ask total loan debt tomorrow. Kinda scared to tbh but will be my next challenge. Us oldies need challenges, it keeps us going.
Finishing up on flooring in basement, this is not cheap, nothing is but can be turned into separate rental when done. Will add greatly to selling price.
Never retire. It’s not good for you, just change to what you like to do, not what you have to do.
Remember the 50’s, dad worked mom stayed home, had enough for house, travel, education.
We are being fucked.
My kid and his girlfriend…. cause no one gets married anymore….. are fixing up a place. He’s putting in hardwood and she’s doing a tile backsplash in the kitchen. He’s worked so many nights after work and weekends. He has no previous carpentry experience of any sort. Prolly bought his first hammer. Learning takes a lot of hours.
It’s so interesting to hear them talk about the projects. This is the good stuff. Nobody should swoop in and pay for a contractor for them and corrupt the experience.
How about that contractor? There was a time when able and intelligent kids could not afford to go to college. They learned a trade and as likely as not built a business that exceeded the accounting classmate. College wasn’t a birth right. The economy worked then.
The contractors I know all have multi family rentals where their buddies in different trades like electrical and plumbing all swap skills on the weekend. Tips cap.
As AI renders experts and masters degrees less and less valuable the college degrees will be even more -EV. That’s what used to be capitalism at worked fine tuning shit. Druff’s kid should get into HVAC. Nobody needs a programmer.
.gov should GTFO of higher ed. Period. Towns will decide what public education will be offered.
