80-year-old works as Lyft driver for medical bills

An 80-year-old in Arizona has been forced to work five days a week as a Lyft driver in order to cover basic living costs for himself and his wife.

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A neighbor says it’s heartbreaking to watch an 80-year-old man in Arizona still working five days a week as a Lyft driver just to cover medical bills and basic living costs.

Richard Hoppin, a retired Marine, never saw himself spending his later years sitting at home.

“If you want to die, just sit at home. I thought I’d do something very constructive and help people,” he said, as per 12 News.

So that’s exactly what he did. The American, born in the 1940s, began driving for Lyft, the second-largest ridesharing platform in the country.