Old habbits die hard.

As mentioned in a previous post I am here for the money. Also important to me is that I break some cycles or habits that have bothered me over the years. Like I said before 18 years of plumbing has been a great experience, but time to move on. Unfortunately going back to school to retrain is out of the question. I would not be able to support my family. To walk away from a career and start over for most people would be very stressful. It is a little for me as well but instead of complaining about how things need to change I like to do something about it. The only thing is just changing careers is not that simple, especially when you have a standard of living to deal with. I don't mean a high standard but just a regular standard, eg. like making 20-22/hr in comparison to 14-15/hr. Working as a certified trades person allows a certain standard of living.I may not have all the skill sets to obtain a job with similar re numeration. Again that's what brought me to Alberta. To be able to escape my old career without jeopardizing my financial situation. The crazy part is that when ever I am home on my turnaround I always manage some plumbing for somebody, but that is coming to a stop, ( I disconnected my cell phone).