My credit score is outstanding, better than ever, but I’m no catch for fraudsters. There’s a backstory as to why, but suffice it to say that 2008 was very unkind to me, leading to some extreme measures to hold it all together. Never missed a payment on a thing and now owe very little, but my net worth was severely impacted. I hope there’s time to recover before work becomes difficult due to age, I suppose I’ve got at least 20 years. If not, I’ll work ‘till I croak.
There are a lot of ways to come back.
Parlaying experience into wisdom is one of those ways. Many of the richest men in the world have gone bust before. A failure may be an almost success but for one thing. He who never gambles never learns. You might be able to ease into a supervisory role, guiding others past pitfalls.