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[quote=Anonymous]I went for a second masters degree in my 50s. I have not finished it yet. My first masters is in a professional field, but this one is in another area that won't make me any money when I finish. I'm not borrowing money to go to school, but we're taking it from our retirement kitty. Not sure that's such a good idea. I SAH and have for many years. I want a new career, but DH and I are entrenched in our roles, so I have to wait until the kids graduate from h.s. before I can really work full time, and by then I'll be in my 60s. Waaaaayy too late, I think.

If you can swing it financially, OP, I'm all for going back to school to get a degree. Being in classes with kids less than half my age has been fun. I see them as peers, while they see me as their mom, which can make conversations a little awkward at times. Sometimes I think they're embarrassed by my presence because it feels like their mom is watching them!

But I have little hope of making any $$ or even finding a job of any kind because of my age when I graduate, so this is mostly for fun, I guess. I didn't go into it with this attitude, but this world is so much more competitive than the one I lived in years ago when I worked and had a career.

I have two Ivy degrees, but they mean nothing when job searching nowadays. If you're in a stem field, OP, maybe you'll have a better chance, but I don't know. I'm really dispirited by ageism. I don't even look as old as I am, but being over 50 and a SAHM for years is not a recipe for career success, no matter how well educated you are. [/quote]

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