States

carpentry also makes a decent wage around me

depends on area

All trades make decent wage.

Compared to a 4 year degree.

As far as raising a family I think that's mostly the same, but if you need a bigger house or apartment then the cost changes by area

in my area the costs of living are less then 20% of what they are where my sister lives

Example, in Maryland, you can own a house with an acre of land with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and pay 1,200 a month in mortgage, but in New York City, you might end up paying 3,000 a month for a one bedroom shitty apartment

Do need be 21 to drink beer in texas👍🤔

and around me that same house is 600 to 900 @mikeflarkin

If you can't afford living in NYC

Don't live there

@Misomania I know there are places that cheap in MD as well, my place was maybe 20 minutes outside of DC though.

Problem solved.

@mikeflarkin so if I make 80k per how is gonna take form earning

@mikeflarkin while a 2 bedroom apartment for my sister is over 3grand

i think it went up another few hundred on jan 1

If you're making 80k a year, you'll be fine outside of most cities. I've never lived in a big city, so not too sure how well that would translate

due to the new tax to pay for the camp fire

Long Island is rather expensive

How long can I be in us army🤔

If I join

Depends on age when you join and what rank you attain I believe

Till you take a bullet in the head

I m 16 now

:GWkyooTohruThumbsUp:

@Samer cool

I think you need to be 18?

2 years, or 1 with parental consent

I'm getting drafted next year

Not looking forward to it.

JUST DOGE IT, DOGE

lol

Why do I need parental. Consent

i love how many european countries have conscription in some form

Conscription laws are a pain.

Dude

but everyone in the US balks at the idea of it

If you're under 18 you would need parental consent to join early

3 years

@Blackhawk342 European conscription is a joke compared to ours.