Yeah, given her age and the time period she lived in, it certainly was a workable strategy. She was clearly retired at this point and was proud of her nest-egg and was willing to talk to me about it ("impart her wisdom"), which I definitely appreciated.
It really wasn't until the end of the discussion when I appreciated how different our income levels were. A lesson I'll remember later: its easy to forget income levels, as well as assume other people's income levels based off of conversation topics. Something I'll work on in the future.
It really wasn't until the end of the discussion when I appreciated how different our income levels were. A lesson I'll remember later: its easy to forget income levels, as well as assume other people's income levels based off of conversation topics. Something I'll work on in the future.