Retirement delayed and broke anyway

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65. my story

I have a developmentally delayed daughter. After she finished public high school (and I was divorced and my three other children grown) I was working at a job as a writer-editor for a large non profit in D.C. They allowed me to bring her to work, and allowed her to volunteer to do some tasks like copying, errands, etc. That was excellent.

But when I quit that job, it was a struggle to figure out how to manage our lives. She did NOT EVER want to be part of labels or programs. And I couldn't leave her home alone while I worked outside the house.

And so I first worked as a free-lance editor. And then I took up selling on eBay, specializing in vintage and antique paper items. We survived, and then my social security kicked in some years after. She also gained social security then, as a disabled dependent.

It's still possible to work "off the grid" and make your own path.