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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tell him not going to college is even harder than going to college, and that you'll need to see incredible drive and motivation from him in order to allow that to happen. You want to see a business plan for the next 10 years, with financial estimates on how he's planning to support himself and what sector of activity he's going to work/invest in, with what incremental goals for what incremental timeframes.

That should shut him up.[/quote]

I know you think you're being cute, but I took time off before I went to college and proactively created a plan for my life, printed out a copy, left it for my mom to read on the counter. There are many reasons kids don't want to go to college right away. It's mature of them to admit it, talk about it, and be willing to explore options. We're not all idiots. Life is long and thank god we're not locked into anything at 17 years old.

OP - have an open mind, don't treat him like a moron. And he absolutely needs to get a job. All high school kids should work before graduating. Sports/ECs just don't teach the same lessons. [/quote]

It's OP's kid who is being cute. What you did is quite different than what he is saying. He put trades in the sane category as daytrading, and he put daytrading first. That is not someone who is serious about entering the trades.

Maybe someone who is a little burnt out with his current life. We'll time to figure out what this things coming out of his mouth really entail. My guess is that OP's kid has no idea, unlike you.
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Trader, tradie, same difference. [/quote]

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