Richard Smith, 81, works seven days a week: Thursday to Sunday at a campsite in New Hampshire and Monday to Wednesday delivering meals for DoorDash. For half the year he and his wife live in a 12.8-metre Monaco motorhome at a permanent campsite, spending the other half in their Florida house. Smith began his career at Eastman Kodak in Rochester in 1963 and later became technical director at a film processing laboratory in Los Angeles until around 2004. Pew Research Center data shows a growing number of Americans over 75 remain in the workforce due to financial necessity and personal motivation. Smith acknowledges he did not save enough for retirement.
