My dad died before he could retire. It shifted the way I approach life.

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The author (far right) with her family.

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My mom retired then realized she wasn't done working. Watching her start a job in a new field at 64 inspired me.

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The author's mom retired at 64, then decided to start a new career.

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I'm 82 and just cofounded a tech startup. I have $57 saved and $15,000 in debt, but opportunities have always shown up in my life.

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Luis Bautista, 82, is learning AI to help with a book he's writing while advising a startup he co-founded.

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I attended an AI class for older Americans. The students couldn't have been more excited.

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Nearly two dozen people 60 and older attended an introductory AI class in August.

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We're a married couple in our 80s, and both still have to work. We can't stand just sitting at home with nothing to do.

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Jack and Ardith Weber both work into their 80s.

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Warren Buffett's decision to retire 'shocked' this analyst. He predicts these changes once the investor steps down.

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Warren Buffett speaks onstage during Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on October 13, 2015 in Washington, DC.

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'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary's next project is movie acting. He says he loves it when 'people say I can't do something.'

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Kevin O'Leary is a "Shark Tank" investor.

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Warren Buffett is preparing to step down. He just revealed some of his final stock picks.

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Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett seen at the annual Berkshire shareholder shopping day in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 3, 2019.
Warren Buffett

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Boomer homeowners aren't as well off as you may think

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Many older households are having a harder time affording housing.

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My aging father moved in with my family 14 years ago. I've learned a lot about how I want to prepare for my own retirement.

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Caring for my dad for 14 years has taught me a lot about what I want for my own retirement, including having a healthy body that allows me to do the things I want to do.

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