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What shall I do now I’m grown up?

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Beetrootbee · 27/01/2025 16:05

I’ve mostly been a SAHM for the last 12 years. I’ve had a couple jobs and done a fair amount of volunteering in this time between kids etc; previously my career was in banking/FA (which I feel into after school and was very successful in).
I’ve got passive income from properties I rent out.
Youngest is now in preschool 3 days a week (starts FT Sept) and so I looked into going back to FA work but it appears my qualifications are so out of date I’d need to completely retrain and tbh I don’t know if I even want to retrain to do that again.

I have no idea what I fancy doing? I fear I’m becoming more and more happy to stay at home pottering and becoming a bit lazy really. I’m never bored but I don’t feel I should ‘retire’ at 40.

How do I choose and find a new career? I only have ALevels but can be very driven and am ridiculously organised. IT skills are pretty lacking as I find I get bored very quickly in an office.

Where do I even begin? I have zero idea what to do!

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HPandthelastwish · 27/01/2025 20:07

Perhaps look at freelancing, book keeping work that you can manage your own time with but uses your old skills.

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