LIBERTY — She’s lived through two world wars, the Great Depression and the invention of the internet, but for Judith Kogan, now 107, the biggest lesson of all is to, “never let stress get to me,” she said, “I let it go in one ear and out the other.”

A resident at Achieve Rehab and Nursing Facility in Liberty, Kogan recently reflected on her life, offering advice with the same straightforward honesty she’s carried for over a century.

When asked how to stay positive, she says, “Just don’t let anything bother you. Overlook a lot of things. If it can’t be fixed, there’s no use in trying to fix it.”

Born in 1918, Kogan worked in a factory earning 25 cents an hour. Over the decades, she and her husband traveled extensively, visiting places like Lake George, Los Angeles, Missouri, and Las Vegas—where one stay in particular stood out.

“We stayed at the Budget Suite,” she said. “They had a pool, spa and a workout place. For $100 a week the hotel used to send buses to take us to play Bingo.”

At each stop, she picked up a refrigerator magnet. Today, they’re all displayed on her fridge—small reminders of a life full of movement and memory.

Her advice comes from experience, but also from the wisdom passed down to her by her parents.

“My father told me not to procrastinate,” Kogan said. “My mother told me never to marry a good-looking man—because he’s for other women.”

Even now, Kogan values her independence above all else. It’s what she says matters most at this stage in life.