Wife's cousin is a first responder out here on the west coast. Second year on the job and he's on track to clear 180k. 23 years old. No college degree. No debt. 
Crazy how Barbers and other Blue Collar jobs are making more than the 6 cert IT Gang nowadays.
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FreshFromATL
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No the fukk they don't 
If you a tech bruh with skills (AI, Cloud, Security, Big Data, etc) and got the competency to work multiple remote contracts at the same time, you easily bringing in $275k-$500k annually (and in some cases more) depending on your experience in the game. Now ask me how I know!
Edit: I do know some barbers (and blue collar workers) that are out her getting it, but ain't nothing like that tech money. If you know somebody in tech that ain't getting money, they need to go study and get their skills up, PERIOD.
If you a tech bruh with skills (AI, Cloud, Security, Big Data, etc) and got the competency to work multiple remote contracts at the same time, you easily bringing in $275k-$500k annually (and in some cases more) depending on your experience in the game. Now ask me how I know!
Edit: I do know some barbers (and blue collar workers) that are out her getting it, but ain't nothing like that tech money. If you know somebody in tech that ain't getting money, they need to go study and get their skills up, PERIOD.
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Yep. I make good money with excellent benefits, but my body has taking a beating. Plantar fasciitis, sciatica, carpal tunnel, and now I’m hoping and praying that I don’t have a torn rotator cuff
I've worked in IT since my early 20s (almost two decades
) and I've never even had a backache 
Sorry to hear you're going thru that breh, between where I'm at now and making an extra 30K on some physical labor shyt, I think I'd stay where I'm at. That said, get in where you fit in, those types of jobs are the best fit for some.
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IIVI
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I know some folks who go play basketball. shyt is like getting paid to shoot jump shots
I remember I was making beats during a stretch and was thinking I’m getting paid to make music while WFH
Nothing has changed, A.I or not. Work hard to get good jobs and keeping improving to be valuable.
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wife said she know somebody that just finished their doctorate. $200K in loan debt 
Insensitive
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I work 3 days a week.
And my rent is now sub $1k.
My original goal (as I've mentioned on here multiple times) was TECH.
Now I get similar post-tax earnings in a low tax rate environment and generally lower expense
environment.
Gas is 50% here.
My rent is 60% to 66% cheaper
My utilities are now a flat sub-$200 rate.
So I hit my "$150k/yr" goal without having to make $150k/yr.
Now I just need to keep promoting and buying these rentals.
I'll say it again, white collar shyt goes hard tbh.
Shoutout to the blue collar brehs though, this isn't too throw shade it's to reiterate that
getting an education is not a bad bet at all.
And my rent is now sub $1k.
My original goal (as I've mentioned on here multiple times) was TECH.
Now I get similar post-tax earnings in a low tax rate environment and generally lower expense
environment.
Gas is 50% here.
My rent is 60% to 66% cheaper
My utilities are now a flat sub-$200 rate.
So I hit my "$150k/yr" goal without having to make $150k/yr.
Now I just need to keep promoting and buying these rentals.
I'll say it again, white collar shyt goes hard tbh.
Shoutout to the blue collar brehs though, this isn't too throw shade it's to reiterate that
getting an education is not a bad bet at all.
@Raw Lyrics how many hours a day did your friend put into his craft in order to become a great barber?
we were, it's very difficult to even sign up for those programs in high school now
cacs played us
Good question. He's half Puerto Rican and his mom is Honduran, and he favors more his Honduran side. I say that to say, he always had that strong ass central American work ethic.
He started cutting at Caspers Cuts (still there, you can Google it), and would work every day after school from like 3:30 to 8:00, 8:30 Monday through Thursday. On Friday's and Saturdays...he would work until late on Fridays....like 10:30, 11:00. Saturdays he would work from like 10:00am to 10:00 to 11:00pm, sometimes midnight.
This was the era of low cut caesar fades...so everyone was constantly getting lined up, especially during the mid to late 90s, when staying fresh was of utmost importance.
The barbershop was a hood hangout, with a pool table in the back. So, most of us were hanging out there anyway, smoking in the front and then going to play pool and have a beer in the back. He didn't even touch weed until his 30s.
After he graduated high school, he was working at the shop 6 days a week, sometimes 7. Monday through thursdays he would work generally from 2:00pm to around 7:30, 8:00. Friday and Saturdays he was easily putting in 12-14 hour days. He was putting in an insane amount of hours from like 18 to 30. Everyone in our hood knew him as the kid who worked harder than any other barber. My dude had a condo AND a range at 21. He was able to save all his money, before getting his condo, because he lived with his mom and sister in a low rent stabilized apartment.
At 30, he left Casper's Cuts and went to Dyker Heights and opened up his own Barbershop called Amenities. He hooked it up and made it look upscale and was getting that Italian and Arab money from clients in Dyker Heights.
He got into Sanitation a few years ago. He still cuts and works for DSNY. Also has tenants in his two family. We all know those dudes who just chased money and were great at it. He's one of those.
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This is the issue in a nutshell. A lot of people are chasing careers for the title and supposed respect, money, and attention that comes with it. They don't actually look at the career prospects of the job they've chosen or the actual work required.
Straight up played us. Stepping out of Corporate IT and working with Contractors and Mill / Plant workers I see so many Father and Sons working simple maintenance jobs making 80k in these small towns. 60k to 80k aint a dream job. But those 2000$ checks bi weekly can give you a very comfortable life here in Louisiana after 5 or so year. Especially if you have a girl that brings in decent money.
I don't think many dudes would chose the streets if they knew they could have good life do Blue Collar work and working their way up.
facts and the way its set up now, breh it be waiting list and scores you have to make to even get into certain programs. I was shocked because back in my high school days, they made us look down on votech. I still went and that's how I got in my profession today.
Dwayne_Taylor
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This is so not true and it's been debunked a million times on here. Just say you're too lazy for college. Lol.
