Business Insider August 23, 2026 • 15:31

I'm 70 and raising my 7-year-old grandson. I have faith everything will work out, but I may never retire. - Business Insider

By Noah Sheidlower

I'm 70 and raising my 7-year-old grandson. I have faith everything will work out, but I may never retire. - Business Insider

Ruth Olinger, 70, adopted her grandson and is raising him as her son. She pays $10,400 a year for day care and says she can't retire.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ruth Olinger, 70, who is raising her grandson on her own in Lakeland, Florida. Olinger had earlier fostered dozens of children and did mission wo… [+6449 chars]

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