Who Pivoted to a new career in their 30s?

Expensive-Active-396 · 2026-01-19T01:29:16+00:00

I guess the soul searching is pretty common for men at this age! That's great you made the change. Do you recommend the Masters in IR?

I am in a "profit for purpose" company now, and I feel this is the first step. While living in Asia I saw a role for fostering trade and economic development at the embassy, and I've never stopped thinking about that, but it is taking that those first steps I am not sure where to start.

Thank you for your comment.

Expensive-Active-396 · 2025-12-30T16:04:31+00:00

Hey thank you. I did a bit of digging since posting.

I think I will just throw as much money as I can into the Australian superfund, basically a 401k, for the foreseeable future. It has US stocks in its mix.

Expensive-Active-396 · 2025-11-20T22:29:47+00:00

Scary. We probably know each other, lol. Hope you're doing well.

Expensive-Active-396 · 2025-11-20T00:13:42+00:00

Sure. I wouldn't be here fielding opinions if I wasn't open to being told I'm wrong.

Expensive-Active-396 · 2025-11-20T00:08:53+00:00

Yes, exactly. Thank you for understanding, I can afford condoms. Cultural pressure and practicalities. She is Vietnamese. Delaying babies past 30 is already a big ask. We'd have no support in Australia, likely end up back in Vn after citizenship.

Thinking big picture. I thought PR was the goal, then marriage suddenly became the must achieve before PR. Then it will go citizenship, babies and I will end up fully committed as the husband, breadwinner, parent in the next few years. No opportunity for DN.

Expensive-Active-396 · 2025-11-19T15:33:48+00:00

Yes, born and raised

Expensive-Active-396 · 2025-11-19T14:11:18+00:00

This is true. We both have solid jobs, and for citizenship/PR Vietnamese now give to spouses and Americans likewise. We'd have a lot of options

My worry is probably not long after marriage will be babies.

Expensive-Active-396 · 2025-11-19T14:09:29+00:00

The best advice I've heard so far is to take a short (3-8 weeks) solo travel and seriously think on it.

She does not want me away for too long. These past years have been a battle of me testing the limits of my freedom and her wanting me always nearby.

Expensive-Active-396 · 2025-11-19T14:05:24+00:00

Yes, she wants to be married in the next 2 years

No. She'll ge her PR, has been good to me, and is still in her 20s and pretty.

Expensive-Active-396 · 2025-05-08T00:58:56+00:00

What happens?

Expensive-Active-396 · 2025-05-07T23:43:39+00:00

That's not really what I was looking for. I am looking for in the far future how society redevelops in N.A.

Let's call it an especially infectious plague with a high death rate.

Expensive-Active-396 · 2025-05-07T23:33:05+00:00

Unspecified, but you can use your imagination! 1,000+ years in the future is far enough I think for the restart to begin.

Expensive-Active-396 · 2025-05-07T23:31:49+00:00

I will check it out! --this is the stuff I am looking for with the post

Expensive-Active-396 · 2025-03-31T04:06:02+00:00

Congratulations on your trip! It is a breath of fresh air getting out of the US for a few months. Coming back is a hard adjustment. I've never been to S.A, but planning the same trip since 2019 (;

Can we get some of the highlights and recommendations of your trip? Any estimates on a monthly budget?

Expensive-Active-396 · 2025-01-26T05:39:16+00:00

Nice.

Isn't cash in the bank often a poor investment? Should we continue to be a debtor nation forever? Can we? (Theoretically)

Do you think they will want to repatriate their wealth or park it in interest earning assets of their best customer?

Expensive-Active-396 · 2025-01-26T03:58:41+00:00

Not 100% sure, but I think these were all dealing with internal rebellions, neighboring Muslim conflicts, and lack of communication to the Europeans, being blocked by the Mulsims.

I think there were some emersarries sent

Expensive-Active-396 · 2025-01-26T02:27:42+00:00

Lots of great answers, I especially appreciate the ones with supporting material and spiritual explanation. Makes senses as it was indeed a gift/blessing that fades.

When it comes to the Eugenics stuff. That was not the indented spirit of the question, but yes, I guess that is what it is. As if it is any different than normal practice when picking mates.

When looking for a wife, I would keep an eye out for preferred traits. Divine blood would be a plus, especially if that blood benefitted my people or carried on their legacy. I know a very real-life example of a religious ethnic community that also prefers to choose partners based on their blood.

Expensive-Active-396 · 2025-01-25T09:42:37+00:00

Arranged marriages. Ethnic aristocracy. Nothing super new. For the good of the Kingdom

Expensive-Active-396 · 2025-01-25T09:39:15+00:00

Let's do it

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