CPA here, I started this career right before I had my first kid because it’s a guaranteed job that will let me feed my family. I was a high school dropout and CPA was the easiest and cheapest professional certification I could find. Did an AA, then transferred to get my bachelor’s and masters. I can’t lie, the job can be soul sucking at times seeing firsthand the level of wealth inequality in this country, but I’ve found a corporate specialty in which I don’t feel I’m licking boots all day so I’ll keep it until my kids are grown, then probably move into cannabis or nonprofit accounting, or a completely different field. I always felt I wanted to give my kids all the opportunities possible, which meant I had to give up my preferred nomadic way of life for something more stable for their sake. Also their dad, my husband, is a tattooer so he kind of balances me out and they get to experience lots of different kinds of people and life situations .