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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The author poses on a swing suspended over water in Bora Bora.
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.

Courtesy of VaNessa Duplessie.

I left Los Angeles, closed my business, and moved to Albania. I pay under $500 a month in rent and have never been happier.

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Orlov standing on top of a hill, overlooking an Albanian city, with the sun setting in the back.
Orlov in Albania.

Courtesy of Cheryl Orlov

I'm experimenting with AI in my 70s. I've had to adapt to new technologies my entire career — those who embrace change survive.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Orrin Onken in a chair looking at his phone
The writer, Orrin Onken, realized he was checking his phone dozens of times a day for little or no reason.

Courtesy of Orrin Onken

I'm 85 and looking for work but no one will hire me. I just need to pay the bills — I'm an old girl, but I'm not a dead girl.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Pat Fagin Scott in her couch at home
Pat Fagin Scott, 85, has navigated unemployment after decades of well-paying jobs.

Alyssa Schukar for BI

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold another $3 billion of stocks as investor enters home stretch as CEO

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FILE PHOTO: Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 4, 2019.

What work looks like in your 80s for half a million Americans

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style
Photo collage of a construction worker in her older years
Nearly 550,000 Americans 80 and older are still working, and the number is rising.

Getty images; BI

Harvey Mendelson is no stranger to reinvention.

I'm 81 and work at Trader Joe's to help pay off $70,000 in debt and launch a business. I don't want to be treated like I'm an old person.

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Dianne Michels
Dianne Michels, 81, works at Trader Joe's while starting a consulting business.

Dianne Michels

I got laid off at 65 and can't find a job. I don't want to retire, but I feel invisible to potential employers.

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Woman with short grey hair and glasses takes a selfie in the street. Behind her are tall buildings, cars, and a clear blue sky.
Mary Jane Surette, 65, was laid off from her job in February and is looking at retirement if she doesn't find something else soon.

Courtesy of Mary Jane Surette

Robinhood is known for its meme-stock and crypto traders. Its CEO says users are embracing passive investing too.

Tech Insider : Business, Crypto, Style
Vlad Tenev, CEO and Co-Founder, Robinhood in his office on July 15, 2021 in Menlo Park, California.
Vlad Tenev, CEO and cofounder of Robinhood.

Kimberly White/Getty Images for Robinhood

We thought we'd planned for a successful early retirement — but we're picking up side hustles just a few years in

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Man and woman sitting on bench staring out at water
We invested in savings plans and paid off most of our debts before retiring at 55 — but we've still run into issues.

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