My earlier point was things are changing in a way. That the future of living and working in north America is no longer really even predictable.

Massive increased product reliability diminished one trade I had in a signifigant fashion alone. In twenty five years. I can always work even at my now advanced age if I desire to do so. I worked because I enjoyed doing it.

As for making money and having a reasonable lifestyle. Using and developing your brain and not your hands is how you do that. Financial security in life can prove elusive without using your brain when young.

For some strange reason books that tell you how to attempt to get everything together. In some form of reasonable fashion. Taking into account we are not all born equal. Do not really seem to exist. At the same time there are many various yardsticks of good practices. Now unfortunately ignored in general by the majority.

If you are fortunate to have a reasonably good functional family behind you can really help. For many years I made it a practice to talk to older guys. In general most want you to do well. In my case a couple I ran across where exceptional.

Some societies place more value on them than others. Many suggestions from some of them will not occur to young people otherwise. The rate of change became substantial in my lifetime so far. There is no reason to suspect any change other than more of the same but faster.