I am 64 years old and earn approximately $40 thou per year, but I live in one of the most expensive states in the US, so it's really only like half that. I am single with no kids. I am absolutely bored to tears with my current job -- every day is 50 hours long!! Have worked in this industry for over a decade and never really liked it, but it pays better than anything else here (mostly service jobs in this state). I REALLY need to do something to earn better pay to afford relocation in 4-5 years as I near retirement. There is no question that I can't stay here on what I would earn on social security. But how/what????? Anything that interests me takes way too long to retrain for and often ends up paying less than I make now, even IF I could afford the cost of the retraining. There are zero opportunities in the current job for advancement, even if I wanted to stay - which I don't. I feel very desperate, poor and useless right now because am worried about how I can afford to relocate without becoming homeless. Any ideas on how to approach this and get some clarity?
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