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This 81-year-old still works at Home Depot to support herself and her 90-year-old husband
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Were they supposed to use their crystal ball to predict the 2008 grift and subsequent rebound?
In your list, nearly everything that comes after that is a symptom of trying to navigate financial hardship.l and being old enough to face age discrimination in the job market.
Which symptom cause the husband to quit his nearly $200,000/year job in 1994 and start a band without saving for retirement first?