<p>The spouse of a coworker was laid off at Lucent about ten years ago and hopes were not good in that industry going forward. Several other telecom components makers did not do well in the next several years. He retrained in an entirely different area and he did contract work for a few years and landed a full-time permanent job last year. I think that they were worried about paying college expense for three kids but no worries now with their combined incomes.</p>
<p>Mark77 is apparently making a living in the financial industry with his own capital so it sounds like he’s a lot better off than many out there.</p>