I am a skilled tradesmen, or was previously, I quit and did work in a sandwich shop for quite awhile specifically because the tradesmen in my area where barely

I am a skilled tradesmen, or was previously, I quit and did work in a sandwich shop for quite awhile specifically because the tradesmen in my area where barely making any more than the sandwich shop paid. My family is 80% tradesmen, most of them are a bit envious on me living the same level of lifestyle as them without having to do body destroying work. I make most of my money now doing odd side-jobs of my choosing, the combined trades knowledge is useful but its not true trades work. Building someones home hobby aquarium or researching and installing high efficiency grow lights pays far more than doing plumbing or electrical trade work does. But if i didn't do this work? I would still go back to a sandwich shop for a minor pay decrease rather than fucking around with tradework that will cut 20 years off my life with inconsistent and unpredictable hours and jobs and constant boom and bust cycles of construction and trade work.