People ask if I regret not starting finance younger. Sometimes yes, briefly, between flashcards. Mostly no. Teaching gave me voice. Accounting gave me rigor. Real estate gave me empathy. Analysis studies give me future.
I am in my fifties with textbooks and dinner parties on the same calendar. My back complains. My mind wakes up hungry. That feels like luck dressed as work.
If you are reinventing, do it with friends who feed you and dogs who do not judge your pivot. Drop the shame. It does not pair with anything.
I am not finished. I am marinating. Fermentation metaphor intentional.