Solved How realistic are my goals?

[Cedric62]

I am sorry for your situation, get back to work is easier if you get back on your area.

About system administration if you don't like poking with this stuff I am concerned you won't find enough engagement in pursuing it.

If you are looking for some job inspirations, if you are a good with the tools and you are retired mixing amazon, uber, and perhaps trying to get a license as Handy-Man can give you a way to integrate your pension with the pace that works best for you.

I had a ton of hand tools, but they got "misplaced" by my son when I put them into storage. Also, I have bad knee and a bad shoulder from repetative stress, so manual labor is out of the picture at my age. Oh, I like poking this stuff just fine, its the hardware failures I don't like so well. I admit, that there is virtually zero chance of me working in the tech field, but I think that I will play around with FreeBSD from time to time, in order take my mind off of other things. Well, I've managed to break Xfce twice, but then I got it working again, so I cannot be completely useless.

 

[blackbird9]

One thing a friend of mine mentioned to me is tutoring english lessons to kids in other countries over the internet. Parents in some countries such as china are very keen to teach their kids english, and particularly like being taught by a native english speaker. I haven't tried this myself but it has the advantage of not requiring any physical work, although it might mean working nights if you're teaching people in different timezones. I haven't investgiated it myself, so I don't know much about it, but it might be something you could look into. I have no idea what the earning potential is. Possibly you might need some kind of teaching qualification. Anyway, just a suggestion.