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fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

I'm an 81-year-old home builder. People are shocked I'm still framing houses at my age, but I love what I do.

Then, about three or four years ago, home prices doubled, and I was able to sell several rental homes that I'd constructed. Off two homes alone, I made around $700,000 in profit. It was an awful lot of money in one year, and then my income became less important. I would've kept building anyway, even if I needed the income, but now I don't do it for the money; I'm able to do it as a passion.
Retirement
Wellness
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

I'm an 83-year-old yoga instructor. I'm not your typical grandma - I still work to feel fulfilled and supplement my Social Security.

Barbara Brown, 83, works full-time as a yoga instructor in Richmond, teaching nursing-home classes to supplement Social Security and has no intention of retiring.
Retirement
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

I'm 82 and earn $16 an hour working at a boat store. I don't have much saved and can't retire, but everything will work out.

An 82-year-old works for modest hourly pay to supplement Social Security, support extended family, and remain active despite limited savings.
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

We're in our 80s and refuse to retire from our family farm. It doesn't bring us much money, but it's where our love is.

Dix: Our farm started with my second great-grandfather, Levi. My family farmed dairy until the 1930s, and then they grew vegetable crops that they sold to markets. My first memories of the farm are when I was four or five. We brought in hay to our big red barn, and my job was to help move the horse. Ruth: When we got married, he was in the Army.
Agriculture
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