Thank you for your concern - so many freepers have been kind to us! No, he still hasn’t found work (he actually lost his job 2 years ago at age 63) and I’ve picked up the slack. What was scary was not having enough food - I’ll never get over that. Until you’ve been hungry, you never know what hell is!
I never have and can’t even imagine how awful that would be.
It’s hard to start a new career path when older. My husband is doing that - voluntary though - at 50. We might be in trouble if this risk does not pan out. If starting our own business doesn’t work, finding employment when older - plus in the area we moved to - won’t be easy.