[dragontamer]

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.