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re: How old is too old to change careers or start your own business?
Posted on 12/5/25 at 10:56 pm to L5ut1g3r
Posted on 12/5/25 at 10:56 pm to L5ut1g3r
I was sixty-six years old. I still had to make a living. I looked at my social security check of 105 dollars and decided to use that to try to franchise my chicken recipe. Folks had always liked my chicken.
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Posted on 12/5/25 at 11:00 pm to BrianKellysbuyout
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BrianKellysbuyout
Well you have 54 million dollars, so......
Posted on 12/5/25 at 11:05 pm to CMBears1259
Same, just turned 50 and figure it is now or never.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 11:08 pm to thegambler
That’s the problem, one in college and one in private highschool so I could float things for six months and I’m willing to make a little less money but I’m not trying to live poor either.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 11:17 pm to L5ut1g3r
Can you keep your job and start your business - more of aside hustle at first? If you can make it successful then you can get out. Just a thought
Posted on 12/5/25 at 11:20 pm to L5ut1g3r
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Same, just turned 50 and figure it is now or never.
I am careening towards 50, will be there in just a few short years.. More power to yall that are thinking about a career change, or still working yall’s dicks off- but as for me, im not tryna work harder or longer, i am looking for the exit ramp…. I got my first paycheck (with taxes taken out, worked long before that in family bidness) at 16 years old .. that’s over 30 years of working (im sure that’s rookie numbers to some of yall)- but im kinda over the whole w*rk thing.. Though im divorced, i feel incredibly fortunate to have avoided the child support & alimony traps .. Also very lucky (but more by design, with hard w*rk) to have escaped America with its sky-high cost of living and ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ mentality .. Hoping to put w*rk in the rear view mirror by the time i am 55 .
Posted on 12/5/25 at 11:27 pm to L5ut1g3r
Separate the office-corporate crap from the actual real work you do. Do you love the real work? If so, turn that into your own business. If not, what do you love doing, and how can you turn that into a business? Networking, project management (scope, schedule, budget), and client management. Cash flow is the goal. What's a billable rate you can charge?Think about how you will track your time and handle invoicing. I did this in October 2020 at age 57 after working 33 yrs in corp America. Best thing I ever did. Wish I could've done it earlier.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 11:48 pm to rooster108bm
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Is that because of what you do or the people you work for/with?
Literally said in his next sentence
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tired of working for frickin retards.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 12:03 am to 87PurpleandGold
I started my company almost 10 years ago (at 43). Had poured my all into the old company (12 years) but didn't get the return for what I was putting in. Talked to a couple of companies about joining and they were slow to respond. Wife finally said you've been doing this for others do it for yourself.
We discussed it and I told her the first year or two would be hard/lean. She said she had faith in me and it would work out. February will be ten years.
The first year was hard but it came around in the second year. Since then, we have been up most years with 1 or 2 down a little (Covid hurt).
More than the money, my kids were High School age and I could set my meetings around their games/match's. It was great to be the dad that showed up for my kid's events and cheer them on. No amount of money can replace being there for your kids.
Owning your own Company and working for yourself should be everyone's goal, but it doesn't always play out that way. I got lucky that my wife supported and pushed me and I was successful.
I did not change careers just started my own business.
We discussed it and I told her the first year or two would be hard/lean. She said she had faith in me and it would work out. February will be ten years.
The first year was hard but it came around in the second year. Since then, we have been up most years with 1 or 2 down a little (Covid hurt).
More than the money, my kids were High School age and I could set my meetings around their games/match's. It was great to be the dad that showed up for my kid's events and cheer them on. No amount of money can replace being there for your kids.
Owning your own Company and working for yourself should be everyone's goal, but it doesn't always play out that way. I got lucky that my wife supported and pushed me and I was successful.
I did not change careers just started my own business.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 12:37 am to L5ut1g3r
Never too late. I tolerated subcontracting to a business run by morons and watched them run it into the ground and lose multiple clients, which lowered my income significantly. Gave up trying to show them the error of their ways, repeatedly, and went out on my own.
The clients that I'd been working with signed on with me immediately. 2025 annual income increased 4.5x. I'm on schedule to retire in 3 to 4 years and sell my business due to their inability to not to shite in their own nest.
Find a way.
The clients that I'd been working with signed on with me immediately. 2025 annual income increased 4.5x. I'm on schedule to retire in 3 to 4 years and sell my business due to their inability to not to shite in their own nest.
Find a way.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 4:29 am to LegendInMyMind
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Walter White was, what......pushing 50 or so?
And he had terminal cancer.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:00 am to L5ut1g3r
You will need to wear many hats as a new business owner. Not saying you are ever too old but there will be things you will need to learn.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:23 am to BK Lounge
What BK says.
This post was edited on 12/6/25 at 5:40 am
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:46 am to Woolfpack
I did this at 52, literally over a weekend, when an opportunity with guaranteed contractual work for two years presented itself. Formed an LLC, hired several employees, and started work the next week as a sub to a Fortune 500 company. That company even set me up with a back office company to handle HR, time keeping, payroll, taxes, etc .. for only 3% of gross.
As it played out, I made a bunch of $$$ but eventually decided I didn't have the desire to keep growing, bring all the back office stuff in house, and chase future work. Making money and chasing money through additional contracts was eating 70-80 hours per week.
Never missed payroll and always met or exceeded my contractual obligations but finding and keeping good employees is stressful.
I liked playing golf, fishing, seeing grandkids, etc... so I let it go after 4 years, found all my employees work, and went back to 40 hours week as an employee of the same Fortune 500.
I don't regret my choice but do wonder where I'd be now if I kept going.
As it played out, I made a bunch of $$$ but eventually decided I didn't have the desire to keep growing, bring all the back office stuff in house, and chase future work. Making money and chasing money through additional contracts was eating 70-80 hours per week.
Never missed payroll and always met or exceeded my contractual obligations but finding and keeping good employees is stressful.
I liked playing golf, fishing, seeing grandkids, etc... so I let it go after 4 years, found all my employees work, and went back to 40 hours week as an employee of the same Fortune 500.
I don't regret my choice but do wonder where I'd be now if I kept going.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 6:19 am to dalefla
People often think of owning a business as having freedom to do what they want and how they want.
In reality you end up focusing on where the money is just to keep your head above water.
It’s like climbing a mountain. You might catch a glimpse of the top on occasion but most of the time you just have to keep climbing, making decisions you hope won’t bite your arse further along your journey.
In reality you end up focusing on where the money is just to keep your head above water.
It’s like climbing a mountain. You might catch a glimpse of the top on occasion but most of the time you just have to keep climbing, making decisions you hope won’t bite your arse further along your journey.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 6:37 am to L5ut1g3r
I'm thinking about starting a call service . I'm 62.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 6:49 am to Buckeye06
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My dad started his own law firm at 73
Thats super cool. I hope I have that kind of drive still at that age
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