He fell into a solid job in tech, rising from technician to engineer managing software contracts. For Rhonda, a loan helped her discover a dental assistant career she loves both for the work and for the pay. America's music capital lured him with the promise of lucrative opportunities for his line of work in audio and video tech. Today, with families more geographically dispersed, theres less opportunity in your backyard, said Chip Conley, founder of the Modern Elder Academy, which helps mostly middle-aged workers  but a number of older people, too  reinvent their careers, often to influence younger generations. Enlarge this image toggle caption Mary Inhea Kang for NPR Mary Inhea Kang for NPRShe now owes more than $10,000 in student debt, but has kept it in forbearance, or on hold, "trying to get to a point where paying my student loans wouldn't actually break me," she says.
Mary Inhea Kang for NPR  pays $20,000.00 in debt.
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Mary Inhea Kang for NPR pays $ 20,000.00 in debt .
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