I know a while back my mom's financial advisor told her not to get long-term care insurance because she had the expectation of an inheritance that she could earmark for that. But I don't know the details or if that was actually good advice.

That's bad advice. Unless she's inheriting more millions than she can possibly blow through in a lifetime. You can get long-term care insurance for less than $20 bucks a month (depending); why would you risk spending your inheritance on that when you could spend it on travel, or movies, or hiring cabana boys to fan you and bring you umbrella drinks on the beach?

I've never been anywhere more than four years!

This is the new normal, it seems.

I've been in the same job at the same desk for 26 years. My colleague and research partner has been in the same job and the same office for 41 years. He got a new desk a few years ago, though, so I have him beat on that.

It's almost Un-American, is what it is.

Same actual desk! I thought that was a term of art!

I've been here 8 years and I'm willing to stay here till retirement if they'll keep me.

I've been here 19 years. My boss said there'll be enough work for us for another two or three years at least, but after that he doesn't know.

Also, he'll be 65 in five years so I gotta factor in his retiring sometime around then.

I have 23 years here, though many desk and multiple job descriptions.

This month's Salt Lake City trip has been a breeze. My meetings went well, minimal list of follow-up items, and I could, technically, leave now. But now I need to tackle the stuff I've been ignoring the last two days.

I've been at the same job for 15 years. Not the same desk, though. I plan to stay to retirement if I can, presuming I ever have enough money to retire.

I have 26 years here, although I've been in several different divisions. I'm eligible to retire in about 4 years but may stay a little longer to increase my pension annuity, add to retirement savings, and so forth.

I've been in the same department for 8 years, but that covers 3 different buildings, so multiple new desks. I'm hoping to go to another department, which should have more upward mobility.

In academia the problem is convincing people to retire. At my university, if you agree to retire at 65, they will continue paying your salary (and retirement contributions) for five years, even though you are retired and have no responsibilities.

Most people don't take the deal. A few get a job at another university and collect two salaries. But hardly anyone actually retires until they get sick and unable to work sometime in their 70's.

It's making universities around the country very top-heavy.