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[quote=Anonymous]Contractor; electrician; plumber; HVAC; auto mechanic -- sure. Frankly I'd encourage something in the building trades because you have a very real chance of owning your own business which allows you to control your destiny to an extent; though obviously I'd tell them they need to work 24-7 when young to make their money before their bodies get old (which is a very real issue for contractors) and to take full advantage of good economic times because business totally falls off when recessions hit. If they were the military/cop/firefighter type -- I'd be honest, I'm not going to be wild about them choosing to be in harm's way for a government salary. If I see them with those interests by middle school, I'll be pushing the service academies or ROTC hard -- they can go live that life as officers for 5 years and then go into the private sector and make real money without day to day danger.[/quote]
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