Quote Originally Posted by Pax View Post
That's where I'm at here, having zero luck finding a job so giving some thought to finding a program that might offer better opportunities... but I just don't have the mental energy anymore.
I totally feel ya, Pax! I am taking online Spanish lessons, and even that is enough for me. I just can't imagine going back to school for anything significant at this point, and I'm "only" 54. "That ship has done sailed," as they say in the south!

I also get the health insurance thing. DH and I are living on such little income now (by choice) that we qualify for an extremely good and low-cost ACA plan (silver with cost sharing). We are toying with the idea of buying a nice RV next year, but if we do so, we have to take money out of one of our retirement accounts (which we haven't touched yet), thus increasing our income and having to pay a lot more for health insurance premiums, plus more out of pocket for any care we might need. It's a real dilemma, and we have to decide by Dec. 15th. Since we like living kinda spontaneously at this point in our lives, having to decide what we are going to do mid-next year is challenging.

Ah well, I am not complaining. We are super fortunate to be early retired and not have to work, and I don't take that for granted for a minute.

I wish you well in your job hunt!