Blue Collar Worker Terminology: Millwright, Welder, Carpenter & More

Colin McIntosh | Water | Wealth | Freedom on Instagram: "📚Growing up we’re told to pick a job, work hard, and everything will work out. But no one teaches us how money works, and what investments and assets actually are. In school and the average home, they teach us how to get a job. And with money, only how to earn it, not how to leverage it. I’m not anti-trade, or anti-school, or anti-family advice. I am anti-being stuck because no one taught you better on what will actually set you up for fi

Colin McIntosh | Water | Wealth | Freedom on Instagram: "I loved the trades, and I was damn good at my job. I got the red seal, lead a service team, and hit manager status. I had the company phone and truck, toys, house, acreage, investments and strong marriage. But mentally, I was exhausted from a life that felt like it had no exit ramp other than more time away from home, and less time for my goals. I didn’t want 60 years of work memories. I wanted a life I could actually enjoy with my wife, m

Colin McIntosh | Water | Wealth | Freedom on Instagram: "Not really. I’ve already seen what doesn’t work out after achieving “success”: Burnout. Injuries. Missed time with my wife. Working harder every year just to feel more stuck. Pivoting from the trades didn’t mean I gambled everything on something new. This pivot was a calculated decision that started with something proven. Something that enhanced and compounded the financial success I already had, while helping me prioritize my health, and

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