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Don't reinvent the wheel. You have a background in bookkeeping. Use that. Research the highest paying bookkeeping jobs in your area at the largest companies. Then look into careers that use people with bookkeeping backgrounds. There are a lot of positions besides accountant that need these skills.
True^^^ try to use the skills you already have and beef those up with additional education if needed to get yourself a better position.
At least an accounting degree is something I can get at night or online. I suppose I would have to get a masters since I already have a bachelors. There are other things I am interested in, but I cannot obtain because they are full-time day programs and I have to work full-time.
I looked into some of those programs in my area, but they seemed geared towards women who were entering the workforce after child-rearing, had no computer skills or work experience, etc. I did not check AARP, though - that is a good idea.
The AARP program is similar, but it can work for women who need to re-tool, and re-market themselves in a new field, which is what you said you were looking for. However, if you area already has such a program, my guess is that AARP wouldn't duplicate what already exists. They're looking to go into underserved areas, that don't have any such program at all.
Also, if you're already working, I'm not sure how well the program would fit. They partner with local community colleges, so if your CC has evening classes, it could work.
But there are a ton of things you can do where you can be heard, and not seen. You could be a writer. You could be a software engineer and create some great app or service that people use, and get paid for that service through advertising or subscription. You could become a day trader and make money shorting. A lot of things you can do.
Yes, there is prejudice against older workers. Even if you have a job one has to continue to prove themselves just to keep the job, whereas some young person not so much. But there are options.
I guess that can start at any age, but the most formidable barrier to re-invention is the age at which your joints begin to cause problems.
I guess I should have quit playing lacrosse before I was 67!
Kudos to you for staying in such great shape! I am not in bad shape, but I do feel certain jobs are "out" for me due to age and the physical strength and stamina that would be required such as physical therapy or nursing.
I do feel my second biggest hurdle (next to age) is lack of daytime availability due to working full-time.
At 48 I made a career change in the up direction, I've changed my diet and lost 14 pounds, many more to go but I'm committed and it will happen. I blew my 40s being unhappy and overweight. I'm not going to do the same thing with my 50s.
Wow Chow, I had no idea. Congrats on the weight loss. I was unhappy the whole decade of my 40's as well, as you can gather. Now worried about mortality. Nice job on the career too. That's one thing that went well for me for the last 6 years.
You are in the middle of a midlife crisis, a lot of us have been there. Find something you really love to do and it will help a lot. We all got there and worried about the future, but things do work out if you keep a positive outlook.
You could also buy a Corvette and start dating some blonde, some of us took that route.
I have a degree in accounting. Accounting is not about math. It's about applying generally accepted accounting practices. Bookkeepers need to know more about numbers than accountants do.
^This. I have an accounting background indirectly through my Finance degree. Don't let it intimidate you. I say go for it.
Wow Chow, I had no idea. Congrats on the weight loss. I was unhappy the whole decade of my 40's as well, as you can gather. Now worried about mortality. Nice job on the career too. That's one thing that went well for me for the last 6 years.
I'll join the crowd. I let myself go weight-wise in my 40s and only got back into lacrosse in my mid-50s. Since then, I've kept my weight the same as I had when I was 18 and a HS athlete (and later in college). It was really hard at first, but now it's a habit.
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