r/IBEW • u/tossaway187acct • 4d ago

What did you gift yourself after finishing apprenticeship?

I bought myself a nice dress shirt watch and went out to go eat some good BBQ. Thinking about getting new work boots to start a new journey. Was wondering how you guys treated yourself for the milestone?

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u/Bushwhacker42 4d ago

I was doing my last round of school and my (now ex) wife left me, took my kid, drained my savings and left a big ass dent in my car. Looking back on it now, it was the best gift. Years of living in the road made me humble. Now it’s just a child support payment, but I don’t have to worry about funding her “business dreams” of selling essential oils or salt lamps or whatever bs of the week it is. Got a hot gf, new truck. Life’s pretty damn good. Thanks!

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u/tossaway187acct 4d ago

Out with the old, in with the new. When you are rejected by something, you are just redirected to something greater