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Latest news · Trades

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NFL Insider’s Shedeur Sanders Trade Update Could Signal What’s Coming in Cleveland
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Carney laughs off Trump trade comments
IJR11h ago
CFTC begins drafting first rules for leveraged crypto trades
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The Right Scoop · Opinionyesterday
ALREADY? Ted Cruz trades barbs with JD Vance ahead of midterms…
Canada Free Press · Opinion3d ago
Climate change is real, but overblown alarmist claims mislead Canadians and hide true costs and trade-offs of climate policies
Rebel Newsyesterday
Doug Ford defends immigration and blames Trump

GuideSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

The most dangerous part of a 12 hour shift is the drive home

Tiredness doesn't announce itself, which is exactly why it wins. What to watch for on a long shift, and what to do before it costs you.

Getting the ticket and the first seat in heavy equipment

Trades on video

Worth an hour of your evening

From channels we rate. Plays on YouTube or TikTok.

Construction Mentor Podcast17 Aug

College vs. Trade School What I Wish I Knew

Wranglerstar3 May

Should You Go to College or Learn a Trade? Wranglerstar’s Guide for Young Men

Jacob Jordan1 Jun

How to Pick the Right Trade Job For YOU?

Carl Murawski20 Sept

Why You Should Skip College for the Trades

TikTok@andrewbrowntrades

College not for you? Try a trades path. Lets go! #youpage #fyp #electrician #welding #plumbing #carpenter #skilledtrades #trades #union #career #college #apprentice #hvac

GuideSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

Getting into HVAC without wasting two years first

The card you legally need, the three ways in, and the part of the job that makes most guys quit in July.

GuideSam Ortiz22 Sept 20265 min

Short certifications that actually raise your pay

A credential only moves your income when it's a legal gate between you and the work. Everything else is a receipt for a course.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideSam Ortiz22 Sept 20266 min

The trades that pay best and what the first two years cost you

Which trades actually pay, how to get in, and an honest account of the two years most people quit in.

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6 min read

The apprenticeships worth applying for and how they get filled

The posted application is the smallest door into a trade. Most people who get in walked through one of the others.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideSam Ortiz22 Sept 20266 min

What trade school and university actually cost you

Four numbers decide this, and almost nobody at eighteen has been shown how to find them.

GuideAde Fisher22 Sept 20265 min

The trades that can't find people and what they actually pay

Which skilled trades are short-handed, how apprentice pay really works, and how to find the real number for your own zip code in about ten minutes.

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GuideAde Fisher22 Sept 20265 min

How to choose between a trade, a degree and starting something

Three paths, three different bills, and a way to test each one before you sign anything you can't undo.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideAde Fisher22 Sept 20265 min

Getting a trade apprenticeship when you don't know anybody

The path into the trades is public, dated and written down. Most guys never find it because nobody told them where to look.

Cool him first, then drive him to the hospital

Heat exhaustion and heat stroke look similar for about a minute. Then one of them starts killing him, and the tell is how he talks.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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BRO TakeBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Femininity isn't weakness, and toughness isn't a costume

The culture offered women a trade, and the exchange rate was terrible. What feminine strength actually looks like when it's carrying weight.

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GuideOld SchoolDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Go work for the man who expects too much of you

The old apprenticeship worked because somebody held a standard over you and wouldn't lower it. You can still find that, and here's how to ask.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideCountry BroCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The lift that wrecks your back is the last one of the day

Eighty-pound bags, feed sacks and awkward loads will find the weak link eventually. Fix your technique, then buy the machine that does it for you.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Nursing, teaching or the trades, and what each one really costs

Three honest paths, three very different bills at the door, and the cheap way to test-drive each one before you sign anything.

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GuideCity BroMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

How to tell a networking event from a wasted evening

Five filters that separate the rooms where something actually happens from the ones where grown men trade business cards by the shrimp.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

Country Bro6 min

Kneeling for a Living Without Wrecking Your Knees

Old School6 min

The first truck in the lot got the good jobs

Ask BRO

Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Get paid to learn a trade, and what the first year asks

Electrician, welder, plumber: how the apprenticeships actually work, what the gear costs you, and the parts nobody warns you about.

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Country Bro6 min read

Cold Takes Your Judgment Before It Takes Your Fingers

The morning that gets you isn't the coldest one. It's the one where you sweat through a shirt at nine and stand still at eleven.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

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Trades in Young Men

Latest news · Trades

The most dangerous part of a 12 hour shift is the drive home

Your welding cert isn't a diploma, it's a bend test

Eight thousand hours is the real price of an electrician's license

How to get into plumbing and last the first five years

Becoming a lineman starts with a shovel, not a bucket truck

Getting the ticket and the first seat in heavy equipment

Worth an hour of your evening

Getting into HVAC without wasting two years first

Short certifications that actually raise your pay

The trades that pay best and what the first two years cost you

The apprenticeships worth applying for and how they get filled

What trade school and university actually cost you

The trades that can't find people and what they actually pay

How to choose between a trade, a degree and starting something

Getting a trade apprenticeship when you don't know anybody

Cool him first, then drive him to the hospital

Femininity isn't weakness, and toughness isn't a costume

Go work for the man who expects too much of you

The lift that wrecks your back is the last one of the day

Nursing, teaching or the trades, and what each one really costs

How to tell a networking event from a wasted evening

Kneeling for a Living Without Wrecking Your Knees

The first truck in the lot got the good jobs

Get paid to learn a trade, and what the first year asks

Cold Takes Your Judgment Before It Takes Your Fingers