My stepson is currently doing the electrician apprentice and it is great. They pay you to go to school, and you get paid decent while you are doing it. It does take a while, but he is older than you and just started it a few years ago. He even had to go through the pre-apprentice part. He has a wife and kid and is making it work.

Look at it this way. In 5 years do you want to be a certified tradesman or do you want to be at the same place you are now. You are going to get 5 years old, so just think what do you want to be at that point.