re: Is there anything that I should know before trade school?

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don’t be hood rich with an f250 before you buy a house

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I have heard many ways of conveying this sentiment including, "You don't get rich by spending money" and
"She doesn't care what kind of car you drive."

Start a retirement account as soon as you start making money and strive to live on less than what you make.

I would tell you to work backwards.

What I mean is look at what you want your future life to look like and pick your trade accordingly.

If you want to be upper middle class and 70% of the folks in tge trade you pick aren't in that economic category, do a different trade.

If you are going for maximum economic benefit for your time, look for the highest paying trade. I think industrial Controls & Automation is probably still the highest paying industrial trade.

Other trades can be very lucrative (HVAC, Plumbing, etc.) but generally if you own your own business. For the guyin the trenches, they work by the hour.

I chose the industrial Controls & Automation route and absolutely maximized it's economic potential. If you are committed to being the best, you can do very well in that field.

Go into a trade with the long term mindset of becoming a business owner, not just an employee. Work hard and learn from the best for about 10 years then start your own business. Plan for another 10 years with you and another employee or two, then plan on expanding where you focus on the business and not so much doing the work.

That’s what I would do if I was 18, and I have three college degrees.

Become a Welder.

Dont frick the payroll clerk that does yall time. That positions turnover is typically really high.

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I have heard many ways of conveying this sentiment including, "You don't get rich by spending money" and
"She doesn't care what kind of car you drive."

Start a retirement account as soon as you start making money and strive to live on less than what you make.

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You dont get rich by spending but you also dont get rich by saving.

You get rich by investing. Just remember that.

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Go into a trade with the long term mindset of becoming a business owner, not just an employee.

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and here is where there's a bit of a fallacy of skipping college and going to trade school with the plan of being a business owner, it takes business skills to run a business, not just knowing how to turn a wrench

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I know I probably shouldn't drop out and atleast get my diploma. Whenever I do try in school I do really good, im in honors classes, and I know computer programming pretty well, I'm good at it and I like it but I think of it more as a hobby, already struggling enough to not fail out of boredom. Cant do school honestly its the worst.

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I hope your dad sees this and takes off his belt.

Trade school is the place to be. Learn to weld or do plumbing and you can make a lot of money.

College isn't for everyone.

Just work part time and do school part time. You’re probably gonna regret not going to school and end up going one day. At least get an associates

There's going to be alot of different types of folks there. Good, bad, positive, negative, and everything in between. Don't get caught up in any noise and BS from the wrong people, go to class and focus on what you need to learn, and once you're out find a good mentor once you get into the field.

The trenches are not a glorious place but stay committed to your trade, show up to work on time, and learn everyday. If you do that for 10 years the rest of your career will be taken care of.

A good tradesman in ANY field is gold nowadays.