re: If you have kids starting to search for college/career... what is left worth pursuing?

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The whole point of my OP was about scaling up within a trade being a great option

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That is a great option only for those with the capability of being a businessman. The trade part is wholly irrelevant.

In fact, if you're capable of building that and hustling as a business owner, there are much better options for product than trade shops, both in terms of risk and margin.

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I never said that doing so is a viable path for the majority.

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So it's a great option for the 1%, like literally anything else other than teaching and similar salaried government jobs.