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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not worth it, [b]ageism is rampant in employment after 50 and you yourself could easily lose your job at 55,[/b] which is what happened to me.  I would just stick to the job I had and then prepare for part-time or early retirement and then do something simple.  Save, save, save.  You don't want to go into nursing.  I've know a couple of women that went into it late and they ran into the ageism wall, they could get into either long-term care or psychiatric nursing as those are considered suitable for "old" women.  You are just having a mid-life crisis and it's not worth going into debt or throwing away the bird-in-the-hand now.

Just because you are healthy now, it is meaningless.  Half my childhood classmates died before 60 of cancer or weird things.  My best friend ended up a doctor and then had early onset Alzheimer's at 52.  All of them were extremely healthy.       [/quote]

Check out this recent ProPublica article:

If You’re Over 50, Chances Are the Decision to Leave a Job Won’t be Yours

A new data analysis by ProPublica and the Urban Institute shows more than half of older U.S. workers are pushed out of longtime jobs before they choose to retire, suffering financial damage that is often irreversible.

https://www.propublica.org/article/older-workers-united-states-pushed-out-of-work-forced-retirement

Work for a few more years until you have enough money to really retire. Then launch your second career, which can mainly be about fun and what's most rewarding to you.[/quote]

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