Given the odds I honestly believe any young person needs to look at alternatives - homesteading, DIY skills, frugality, career should be second.
Or hedge your bets and attempt both. If only we could see the future and know exactly what to prepare for.
Well prepping for a career on a homestead wouldn't be so bad I guess!
As long as you don't have to leave said homestead to work, the working world is just weird!
That's the thing, though. Most people also need to be employed to be able to cover the costs of a homestead, at least until it's paid off. Then you need to have some form of income coming from it in order to pay those yearly taxes, so it's not just a case of supporting yourself with it.
Exactly!!!!