[quote=UCGal]I haven’t ruled out encouraging my kids to go into a “trade” if they look like they aren’t interested in anything career oriented for college.
I could totally see one or the other becoming and HVAC specialist, or a plumber.
My husband is on a lot of big commercial jobsites. (He’s an architect.) He regularly observes that the plumbers are the richest guys on the site. Often richer than the GC and even, sometimes, richer than the developer.
Getting trained for skilled trades is not a bad way to go.[/quote]
Absolutely. We’re also going to encourage our kids to learn a trade, even if they do go to college. It might take them a bit longer to do both, but it’s always better to have a “plan A” and a “plan A.2,” just in case.
