Hi r/personalfinance, I'm posting this from my throwaway account because some friends know my main one.
At the age of 18 I graduated from a 3-year program to become a bilingual secretary (I'm fluent in English and Spanish) in my home country in Latin America. I moved to the US 15 years ago and I've been a nanny ever since. As much as I have loved working with kids, I don't want to keep doing this kind of work much longer. I want to have a job that can give me benefits (health insurance, matching contribution to 401K, etc), which is something that most parents don't offer when they hire a nanny.
Am I too old to go to school to get an Associate's Degree from a community college? Would this be worth it in my case? I live in Boston and currently earn $25/hr (before taxes) and I'd love to find a career/position where I can earn at least the same amount of money but in a hospital or office setting, preferably also applying my skills as a secretary. I'm also open on going into a trade. I need some perspective and a lot of advice. Thank you.
Submitted December 08, 2018 at 10:16AM by _TooOldToChange https://ift.tt/2E8x4BF
