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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a degree in accounting but only worked as an accountant for one year and that was 15 years ago.

I am also the breadwinner with an $80,000/year salary so I can't afford to take a pay cut, especially if it means I will be working longer hours at the new job, which would cause more childcare expenses due to after-care. 
I have taught several courses over the last 15 years (math, business) and am currently in career education. An ideal switch would be to work at a college in their career center, but I imagine those jobs are hard to come by. Maybe in recruiting, but I am sure you need a human resources background in order to do that.

Anyway, do I have any options? Being 15 years away from "retirement" and at my salary level, is it stupid to leave?

TIA
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A lot of software companies and device companies hire trainers. You sound like you'd be a good fit for this personality type. Logically starting points are any software you currently use, (if you do any distance learning for instance, Adobe Connect or GoTo Meeting or WebEx would be thoughts).

I would say that SS is calculated based on three consecutive years of highest salary. Is your salary scheduled to keep going up where you are or is it pretty flat? If it's pretty flat and you have three consecutive years at $80K already, you're not going to get much more from SS (at this job.) However, does your company have a retirement package? If so, would you be leaving that on the table leaving early? That's a different story.[/quote]

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