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Maulleigh
09/25/09

In reply to Woman Still Working At 100
She's like Miss Trixie at Levy Pants: they won't let her retire!!
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Leucadia
09/25/09

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That is so sweet! What an amazing lady.
Her grandson made kind of an idiot comment, though -- that 1909-2009 was an amazing time to live through (which is true), but if she'd lived from 1780-1880 nothing important would have changed. Excuse me? The steam engine, railroads, mechanization of almost every industry, the discovery of sepsis, and the emergence of independent democracies, including the US and around the world? Don't diss the long nineteenth century, man!
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NellMood
09/25/09

@Leucadia: Yeah, that was definitely the comment of someone who hasn't studied history.
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morninggloria
09/25/09

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I hope that she's working because she wants to and not because she has to.

Financial planning is boring, but important.
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GirlFailer
09/25/09

@morninggloria: Preach. My gramma is in her 70's and still working retail because she doesn't have enough money to retire and recieve adequate medical care (she has a myriad of health problems). She fell off a ladder last year at work and broke her hip. Sigh.
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Plum-Pie
09/25/09

@morninggloria: So true. Something like 20% of UK women have no savings at all. Compound interest, people, even tiny amounts will snowball over time.

I've heard good things about the Wife site and the book 'A Man is not a Financial Plan' [www.wife.org]
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
09/25/09

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I'm feeling ya, Astrid. My retirement plants involve staying at work into my 70s to pad my account and since women in my family tend to live well into their 90s, I'm not so worried about it.
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rednrowdy
09/25/09

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i don't feel like i will have a choice in this lifetime BUT to work. on the flipside, i don't really mind it. i like having somewhere to go, somewhere to be needed and something to do on a regular basis.
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Red-headed bookworm
09/25/09

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She is awesome and it shows how keeping your mind and body active can help you stay young. Go Astrid!
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angryblackgurl
09/25/09

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From the balance of my savings account, I will be working just as long! Publishing was not a smart career move......ohh well!!
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EdnasEdibles
09/25/09

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If I am still healthy enough to work at 100, that will be awesome. However, if I am still hauling my ass to a desk job at 100, I will kill myself. I plan to spend my golden years in Miami living with three other gals. I'll do volunteer work and attend fancy parties in sequined outfits.
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BabyJane
09/25/09

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In related news: This week at work has felt like 100 years.
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SarahMC
09/25/09

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Dear god I can't imagine working for 73 more years.
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EdnasEdibles
09/25/09

@SarahMC: You'll probably need the health coverage from your job. Medicare will be exhausted by then.
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xgurl3eb
09/25/09

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i hope i can look that good and be that healthy at 70, much less 100, awesome job Astrid! (love the name, old timey names are fun!)
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NoelleBlue
09/25/09

@xgurl3eb: I know! It's astounding, she looks *decades* younger. Excellent!

Astrid needs to make a comeback, methinks.
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Skellatrix
09/25/09

@xgurl3eb: Apparently Astrid is Norse and means "beautiful like a God." What a fitting name for this lovely lady.
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xgurl3eb
09/25/09

@Skellatrix: that's fantastic! double points for the name Astrid!
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tinytm11
04/16/09

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The mental picture of him sitting on a stool waiting for the cops to come, like she put him on a time-out, is just SO so awesome!

This really reminds me of my Grandma who passed away a year ago. She was totally badass and crazy funny. Thanks Jezebel for promoting awesome women of ALL ages!
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MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治
04/16/09

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Oh man. So, so, so very wonderful. Made him sit on a stool. He cried. Such a beautiful comeuppance for that guy. I'm happy.
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Slovenly Muse
04/16/09

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I hope she offered him a Werthers to suck on in prison.
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NewsBunny
04/16/09

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This is who I want to be in fifty years.

Fuck, this is who I want to be NOW.
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