Dr's, lawyers, and CEO's still need their cars, plumbing, and heat/air conditioning repaired and houses built by the trades to live in. Without concrete, electrical, and steel workers the corporations would have no place to do business in. I believe the trades should be better supported by our education system for those people who college may not be a direction they want to go in yet they can still earn an excellent living.
My dad has no post secondary education, worked in the trades until he was 60 and it set him and my mom up nicely. He pushed us hard to go to school and not be like him lol.
I had "some" college classes but no degree - have been paying into social security since 1973 and just rolled over my 401 to Schwab and was complimented several times by my investment professional on our portfolio.
Review a list of 12 high-paying trade jobs to consider, along with average salaries, job descriptions and companies hiring for each.
www.indeed.com
It can be done girl, you just have to set your mind to it.
We had a small savings and RRSP's (Canadian 401k) earlier this year. We had to cash in the RRSP's and live on savings for a few months so we're starting over from scratch.
I made $30,000 per year ($2,000 monthly take home) at my first job after graduation. I lived by myself in a one bedroom apartment in a shitty neighborhood that cost $1,400 per month. There wasn't a penny left in the bank at the end of the month and I often had to ask my parents to buy me food or use the foodbank. I didn't buy weed or any luxuries, just necessities needed to survive. That's the reality facing most young people I know who live in the city and I think it's only going to get worse for the zoomers if we don't do something.
Yep, I distinctly remember the meeting wherein I voted to deport jobs to other countries, picked countries to go to war with, and plundered the economy. Yep it was all mine, my parents and our respective generation's fault. All of us secretly have untold wealth stashed away and we laugh at our children's misfortune. Sure had you kids fooled alright
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Don't be so defensive, people shit on millennials constantly and we take it. I didn't say it was a concerted effort to screw over the coming generations. It's undeniable that we're where we are because of greed and actions taken by previous generations. Everyone bellied up to the trough and let it happen. Your children did not have the same opportunities that you had and you'd be lying if you said they did.
Anyway my point was that it's not easy if you don't know the right people or have a bunch of money in your pocket. I think I may have accidentally poked some exposed nerves so I'll leave this alone.
