I agree. I have a cousin who is an electrician. He worked for a company for about 6, but they laid him off, because of the economy and use blown through his 3 weeks of vacation when they had a major customer. I don’t if I agree with their decision, but he set up his own business 2 years ago shortly after being cut. He makes nearly $125,000 himself, and has hired 2 employees. Needless to say, he is doing well.
That is now the ticket.
He’s got a better chance now of making $200 K+ than the guy that went to law school and incurred all that debt. He likely won’t have as much stress either.