Reply #55: My hairdresser (and friend) mentioned this to me....

[Zookeeper]

when he was in his late-forties. He was looking at making investments and socking away money because, according to him, stylists lose business when they are older because younger people don't think they will be up-to-date with styles and skills.

And then there is that "little" thing about what that kind of work does to one's feet and back after a couple of decades. :(