My case was just the opposite, last year the company that I have worked for over 26 years, had to shut its doors, with no retirement or anything else saved up, and the fact in 2007 I purchased a new home, car, and had just got married in 2009, at 53 and 37 years in the trade, I have to keep going somehow, no other contractors in the area even hiring and even the one or two that is wants young bucks that can turn out houses fast for a much lower wage than I can afford to work for, and since I held most of the licenses for my old company I figured to try to take a stab again at contracting, staying small, just myself, doing service work, motor control, and other small job's, but this winter has been very bad, 23" of snow stalled what little work that was going, and the roller coaster ride bottom has got very deep now, but I did just landed a few small jobs, but I'm still not sure if I can even fund them, I do have a loyal following from my old company who has sent me a lot of work that has got me this far, just being at the bottom of the ride has been taking its toll, I have a ton of work opening up as soon as the ground thaws, and if I can get back ahead, I'll be packing as much away in the bank as I can to try to smooth out this up and down ride.
Even though it wasn't my own company, my heart sank really low the day I found out we were closing the doors, never felt such a lost feeling of not being secured in a very very long time as I did that day. So my prayers are with you also.