There are too many pros in the industry now and it’s not like other athletic careers when athletes just retire comfortably at a certain age. Most of these pros don’t make as much money as you think so they try to hang on to that check as long as they can. Some of them got lucky and found jobs behind the scenes in the industry or started their own companies or took over companies that they rode for years. But others don’t have that opportunity, nor have a college degree or any other type of marketable skill that will help them in the ‘real world’ post skate career. I bet a lot of them didn’t even think about that when they were young and starting. People like Jeff Lenoce and Heath did it right. Unless if you’re Nyjah, Sheckler, Tony Hawk, or Koston, you should either take some college courses on the side, go to trade school, and/or invest your money in an IRA or something.