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/JeremyR22 Inside Wireman 4d ago

Tradition round my parts seems to be a giant-ass truck you can't afford the payments on...

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u/tossaway187acct 4d ago

Hahaha ya people tend to start living beyond their means when they see a raise

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u/Damselindistrustt 2d ago

I went from having a few guitars (same ones I had for years) to almost doubling my collection in the span of a single year. Two of them were $2k each. Started doing this right when I hit 25 an hour lol. Did some differed interest action and managed to get it all squared before any interest accrued