Hey @lanceman I'm 49. About to be 50 in a few days. I'm so sorry to hear about your luck. I wasn't an engineer but an electronic technician for about 15 years. Then I was able to work selling stuff on the internet full time back in 2005. It was what I thought was living the dream. It is great but nothing stays the same. I've went from doing extremely well to barely paying the bills. It's not easy. There are no guarantees out there. I know it's hard to make the transition but you should consider mining or at least investing in cryptocurrencies in some way. The way I see it, it is a completely separate economy that gains value, at least for the next 5 - 10 years. Maybe more.