Since my diagnosis, I would say that the only financial loss I’ve ever really experienced was never committing to anything work-related long-term. I have given up more than my share of really good jobs because of my own fears of co-workers finding out that I was HIV positive. Sometimes I think about the really good jobs I’ve had, highlighting the ones I was really proud of. I can’t help but think about where I would be today if I had given some of those companies 10 or 15 years of service. I also never paid much attention to retirement plans, pension plans, company stocks or anything that was supposed to benefit me down the road.