A stable paycheck was up against a risky construction dream.
Laura, calling from Alaska into “The Ramsey Show,” said her husband wanted to leave banking after seven years and return to residential construction work he learned through his father’s contractor business in college.
He was earning between $80,000 and $100,000 a year with bonuses but hoped to move into contracting without taking a major pay cut.
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Laura said her husband struggled to figure out how to start the business as a new contractor.
“I would much rather build houses than be a banker,” Ramsey said, even as he supported the career change itself.
He pointed to common custom-home arrangements where the buyer funds the project…