<prompt> Human: I majored in economics in undergrad, with accounting concentration. Due to the new semester units requirement for the CPA, I thought I only needed one more unit.After 9 months studying and passing one exam section with an 88, the Board of Accountancy sent me a letter saying that after reviewing my transcript, a large number of the credits I took in undergrad qualified for the business category rather than the accounting category. And that I needed 30 more semester units.That would mean a whole year of school - like a one-year masters in accounting.Fuk that. Im not passionate about it. Im already 27. I spent the past 5 years in a high-paying internal accounting job. But Im not sure Ill always be this lucky and find a job this lucrative and flexible, because companies like this one go down all the time. In fact it might go down in one or two years. I simply cant enter a Masters program in something I dont enjoy. Most importantly because Id need to quit my job for a year and take on another 50K in debt. I already still have 8K in debt left over from undergrad at 6. Ill pay off that 8K in maybe one or two years if I dont take any trips. If I take on 50K in debt now, I wouldnt start saving for a retirement until Im in my 40s. NO.My big passion is gaming. But as a 27-year-old woman, unless I get naked, I dont think Id be able to participate in the tech industry. I have a 9-to-5 job so what are my chances of learning programming? Not only that, but I also kind of want to practice writing, too, in case I want to start filmmaking. Im torn. I want to do several things but I feel like Im too old to really begin any of them, because I screwed up my life. And I dont have the skills. And to acquire the skills in a sufficient time frame would require taking on debt.I could work on my skills AFTER work, like two-three hours a day, but that wouldnt be enough, no would it? I doubt it would take less than five years. And what tech company wants to hire some wrinkled 34-year old woman? None.I have to just keep paying this ridiculous high rent on a shitty apartment in LA forever, and ever, chipping away at skills and always feeling jealous of the young people who somehow had the resources an support to pursue their passion earlier in life. Or do I have it wrong, Reddit? Are you prepared to tell me, an unmarried spinster who will surely remain a spinster, selling out to a cubicle until the end of her days, with debt and nobody to assist in that debt, that I have some kind of hope?Not to mention I might have medical issues down the road and cant just pretend I can gamble with an uninsured life.  <response>: So much negativity in your post. Youre 27, not 77, so stop acting like you are an old spinster and grow up a little bit. Yes, you got some bad news, but youre acting like you just found out your dog got ran over while you are at the doctor being diagnosed with cancer. I mean seriously, if you think youre life is over at 27, Ive got some news for you... Id say your first step is to figure what you want to do. You want write. Great! So start. You wont end up getting anywhere buy doing nothing and whining. You also want to get into game development, but it sounds like you have 0 experience. If you arent willing to spend a year to finish your CPA, do you think you can learn how to program? Not with your current attitude. Like I said, Its not the end of the world, but you need to grow up a little. Youve got lots of time left to do anything you want. You just need to get into the mindset that you can do it, rather than staying defeated and deciding youre fucked. 