"Last year, I sat in my office staring at the three monitors on my desk. On the screens were my online bank accounts - all of which were channeling Whoopi Goldberg's character from the movie "Ghost." "You in danger, girl," they seemed to be saying, mocking me. I spent decades building a career, collecting titles, degrees, and glowing reviews. Yet the numbers on my bank statements told a different story."
"For nearly 20 years, I served as an educator and instructional coach in Atlanta. My career felt solid. My reputation was earned. My work mattered. I believed I was building something that would carry me comfortably into the second half of my life. Then 2018 arrived. Three months after my 45 th birthday, a sudden heart attack and complications led to permanent disability."
I built a career over nearly 20 years as an educator and instructional coach in Atlanta, earning respect and stability. In 2018, three months after my 45th birthday, a sudden heart attack and complications caused permanent disability. I faced hiring discrimination and was ghosted after interviews, forcing reliance on credit cards despite being married. By my 50s I felt like I was starting over, buried in debt. In 2022 I landed my highest-paying job ever but continued digging out of debt. At 52 I am unemployed, financially strained, and uncertain about next career and financial steps.
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