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We shouldn't have to go to college in order to afford a house by 30. (lemmings.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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[–] 26 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Exactly! Learn a good profession like electrician, woodworker, furniture making… any kind of profession where you can create beautiful products and services customers love.

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  • [–] 16 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    When we're at school the teachers never actually take the time to talk about:

    • what non-university educated careers
    • what they involve
    • how to pursue trades based jobs

    And it's weird, because I'm sure everyone would love to at least dabble in woodworking or some other form of craftsmanship. But they don't get the chance to.

    The school-university pipeline works for a lot of people, but I don't think uni straight after school is the ideal situation for most people. It means we lose sight of what education is actually for, outside of progression to further qualifications

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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    The trade-off is that finding a job that doesn't require the large debt that comes with college means the job might not pay enough for a house, or if it does, its the kind of job where you don't get much time to actually spend at said house.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    They didn't say "find a job", they said "learn a profession" it's a different thing. It's learning a skilled trade. You have to learn a trade first, then you can find the high paying job. Your early 20s will be relatively low paying, but by the time you are 30, you should have multiple years of being a journeyman under your belt and should be making good money.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    I understand. Skilled trade is still a job that one needs to find in order to get paid. You either need to go to trade school then find a job or find someone to take on an apprentice and learn on the job.

    Those jobs might pay well after a while, but what I wouldn't like is the reason those jobs pay well is usually because they require a lot of overtime. So yes you might be able to buy a house, but you won't get to spend as much time actually living in it.

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