u/AriesDart27

I was on baby step three and my landlord sold the house in 2022 I was renting. The moving, inflated rents, the job market, my special needs kid, medical bills and car repairs but me back into dept, and wiped out my savings.

(And just an fyi I’m in the make too much to get help situation but now don’t make enough to keep up with this economy)

But I’m really proud of myself. Last Jan I had baby step one done, $1k in savings, March I had to put it towards a car repair (and I do a lot of my own to save money with good old YouTube) and a medical bill that I did get 80% reduced.

My rent went up higher than my merit increase. I was doing food delivery. It now fuel is almost $6 a gallon here, and I’m frankly burnt out working more than 40 hours right now, been super anemic, so that side hustle I’ve put on pause till it seems like it would be effective.

But I finally have $198 in my savings, and I’m honestly proud of myself because I think if I didn’t have this disciple and knowledge I’d be really effed

I know a few people that are duel income earners making way more than me, that are so financially bad at budgeting and blowing money on crap, eating out, spontaneous trips etc and are starting to panic.

So it may be a small accomplishment to some, but it is pretty big to me!

I know there is probably another person out there that is gonna read this and I want it to give them hope, because as long as you’re trying, you’re doing way more than those who are not trying! Keep going!

I’m looking for advice please?

I work in healthcare, have an education in health

I love patients but I don’t want to work in healthcare anymore. I’m burnt out, like many others.

I have been trying to find what I want to do. By saying I want completely out of healthcare I mean out. I don’t want to try consulting, working for an insurance company etc. I want to be out.

It has fulfilling days but over all I feel I’m called to do something else

Instead of making a list of things I want to do, I have made a list of what the job can provide me, my character, and family. Such as, once I’m done for the day I’m done, an opportunity to connect with people and help them, being in different locations, community support, not being trapped inside a building all day part of the day is okay, moving my body more etc.

I’m happy to even go back to college/trade school or wherever for this.

I do have a kid and my ex husband is deceased, so are my parents. My kiddo is in middle school, so I have some flexibility on hours I can put into this but cannot do anything that requires traveling far away or working nights.

What advice would you give for this?

For those that have left healthcare, what did you do to overcome and make the changes? How was goin back to school in your 30s?