Read the comics. Stay away from credit cards.
Glenn Jablonski
Each day, Glenn Jablonski makes it a point to read the comics.
"It is where the real truth is," said Jablonski, 90.
Comic writers tell things the way they are, Jablonski said of why he's a fan.
His favorite comic, hands down, is Walt Kelly's "Pogo."
The most popular quote of Pogo, a possum, is: "We have met the enemy and he is us."
Jablonski said his advice to people of any age is to read the comics.
Another one of his favorites is the often-political comic, "Doonesbury," by G.B. Trudeau.
A close second nugget of wisdom, Jablonski says, is to stay away from credit cards.
Though the retired City High choral director, who still sings with the Voices of Experience at the Senior Center, does have a card, he pays it off each month.
He's seen too many people get caught in the credit card trap and not be able to dig themselves out.
"It is so easy to spend more than you make," said Jablonski, who lives in Iowa City. "If you do that, it is disaster."
He urges people to drop the "keeping up with the Joneses" mentality.
— Deanna Truman
