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.

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.

Ardith Weber

This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Jack and Ardith Weber, a married couple of 65 years who both still work for financial reasons. Jack, 88, works at his county's library in Kentucky, while Ardith, 83, works as a senior medical patrol worker and an assistant for an anti-poverty organization.

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