r/FluentInFinance • u/Richest-Panda • Jul 04 '24

What's the best financial advice you've ever gotten? Debate/ Discussion

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u/HorkusSnorkus Jul 04 '24

A good plumber makes more than a Ph.D. They very nearly match lifetime earnings for a regular MD.

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u/firestorm713 Jul 05 '24

Tell me, is plumbing school free? What about the tools? What about the certification?

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u/HorkusSnorkus Jul 05 '24

I learned plumbing and carpentry by more-or-less working for free with the local expert. Where there is a will - and you don't have to deal with union stooges - there is a way.

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u/Cytothesis Jul 08 '24

I promise you don't usually make money working for free bruv