I spent decades in a stressful job that paid $30,000. At 53, I left to become a mailman and nearly tripled my salary.

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Jim Lexa quit journalism after 30 years and now works as a mailman, earning over twice his previous salary. Courtesy of Jim LexaJim Lexa worked as a journalist for 30 years and saw his salary plummet as print journalism faded. He quit without another job at 53, worked as a handyman, then got a job with the Postal Service.

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