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How did you manage the drastic income change that comes with a late-life career change? I've considered it several times in the past, but with a family to suppo

• duxup 7y ago
  I received a generous severance package from my previous employer when they were bought by another company and waited out that event in order to support my family for a few months while I attended a coding camp (I studied a lot before and after but wanted some in person instruction). I managed to save a small stash of money as well on the side over nearly 20 years of work that I had as both an emergency fund and "one day I kinda want to do something different" fund. My wife works as well and while she doesn't make much (teacher) it helped of set some costs). The turnaround time from end of previous career to new job was about 8 months and that was probabbly the key. That's not too bad. I would have loved to go back to college for a more formal education but that was not an option due to the time commitment / I was a terrible college student when I was younger so i would have a lot to make up at a traditional college. As a n00b i was making very little at my first job initially but after proving myself my salary has risen quite quickly. I'm not where I used to be in terms of income, but I'm happier for sure.
  • gonational 7y ago
    If you don’t mind me asking, what was your job before and what is it now? Were you in software in both cases, but just drastically different roles? Or totally different?