Woman Saves Pop Tabs For 26 Years, Earns A Fortune

Go Ahead And Laugh

She has always been the subject of their jokes. “You’re too old,” they would say, then add, “And probably insane.”

But everyone’s smirks dropped as a large bus pulled up in front of a magnificent building, and her true actions were exposed. Embarrassment colored their faces a bright red. They finally knew the truth.

Hard Beginnings

91-year-old Ruth Hana didn’t have the kind of childhood that most people would imagine.

It was hard, lonely, and often heartbreaking. But those very years had shaped her into the woman she was now – someone that was currently sifting through millions of pieces of metal with a single goal in mind.

Locally Known

It wasn’t the first time she had done something like this.

Not that many years ago, she could be found rummaging through garbage and crawling into dumpsters. People would either be disgusted or recognize her and not give her actions a second thought. But Ruth didn’t care. Lately, however, there has been a new problem.

“Too Old”

It wasn’t the fact that more eyes were on her but rather that unwelcomed words accompanied the looks.

She could feel her blood pressure rise any time they said, “You’re too old to be doing anything like this.” What did they expect? For her to just sit in her room and stare out the window until it was time to crawl into her coffin?

Keep Going

It had already been a hard adjustment moving into a retirement home.

But thankfully, it was a nice place with friendly residents and staff that didn’t treat them like children or invalids. And, in Ruth’s case, they let her get away with a lot – which was vital for her current pop tab goal. She was getting so close.