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John Adams · 04-12-2013, 06:46 PM

I would like some input from the interesting and sometimes brutally honest dwellers.

I am not 52 but I will be by the time I finish school. I currently have a good job, my wife is a stay at home mom, the kids will be going into HS and middle school next year. I work the hours I want as long as I get my stuff done and work from home when I decide to. I have five weeks of vacation in addition to holidays and stuff.

Sounds good, right? The problem is, I have worked in this field since I was 16 and I am now in my mid forties. Although some aspects are still fun I am bored and can't see finishing my career out in this field. I have a different occupation I am interested in (Actuarial Sciences, yeah math) but it will mean going back to school and, when finished, lower income.

What say you? Is it worth it? Have you changed careers later in life? How did it go?

04-12-2013, 06:46 PM	#1
John Adams Founder of Freedom Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 58	Career change at 52? I would like some input from the interesting and sometimes brutally honest dwellers. I am not 52 but I will be by the time I finish school. I currently have a good job, my wife is a stay at home mom, the kids will be going into HS and middle school next year. I work the hours I want as long as I get my stuff done and work from home when I decide to. I have five weeks of vacation in addition to holidays and stuff. Sounds good, right? The problem is, I have worked in this field since I was 16 and I am now in my mid forties. Although some aspects are still fun I am bored and can't see finishing my career out in this field. I have a different occupation I am interested in (Actuarial Sciences, yeah math) but it will mean going back to school and, when finished, lower income. What say you? Is it worth it? Have you changed careers later in life? How did it go?