Well done !!!!!! You are making all the right moves. My husband is also a carpenter - we both went through divorce and ended up with zero - but have built back up. Save as much as you can when you are young - the trades are fantastic when you are young and strong. Not as easy, though, when you are in your fifties.  All the more reason to save as much as you can. The great part about the trades is that you can make a lot of money during the good years. The bad part is that it is either feast or famine. The famine years are not so great.

All in all - you've done really, really well ! Hats off to you !