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Financial and College Assistance

Gigio started this conversation

Hello, I am a 42 year old African American married female of two teen girls. I, from the age of 15 took care of my mother who was diagnosed with Lupas and Bipolar disorder, so going to college was not in my plans. My mother died in my home some years back and now as an adult with grown children, I can now concentrate on my own education. Unfortunatly though, my body does not agree. I have been unemployed for over a year now. I know that I can qualify for disability, but I do not want to. I want to be educated and to work. My youngest daughter as well as my husband both have medical problems. My husband does his best, but suffers from depression because of his illness. We are very much behind on bills our medication costs are ridiculous, even with insurance and our little house is falling apart. We pay out of pocket for my daughter meds. We do not have the money for repairs or even for additional food. I feel guilty asking for assistance to go to college, but I want to be an example for our daughter. I too have Chronic depression, Osteo Arthritis, Type 2 Diabetes and just recently diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. Money would really be a blessing. College is second on my wish list. If there is anyone who can help, It would really be a blessing. Thank you.

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Schmidty
 in response to Gigio...   My pleasure, hope you put them to good use.
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Gigio
 in response to Schmidty...   

Hello Schmidty,

Thank you for all of those suggestions. I will look into them as soon as I can. Take care.

Sincerely,

Gigio

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Starshine
 in response to Gigio...   Hello and you are welcome , God Bless and good luck
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Gigio
 in response to Starshine...   

Hello Starshine,

Thank you for your quick reply. I will look into all of them. Keep your fingers crossed. God Bless.

Gigio

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Starshine
 in response to Schmidty...   

Hey I just listened to a call by the lady who thought the other two were good and she HAS made money doing this but she has many contacts. For a while she stopped doing any of them for about a year. I am not going for it again unless someone wants to foot the bill. I spent hours on webinars, team calls , advertising and according to this tax man for home base biz we should have been able to write it all off. Nope one lady had her's done by a local home biz tax person and since she didn't make zip on one of the programs no write off. I have seen plenty on surf sites and haven't had the need to visit a surf site for a while and  , thank goodness as I have seen the same ones over and over. I think in this economy people are wiser and too money conscious to let what they do or don't have slip away...No they don't tell you the truth any two by two matrix's last a few weeks or two months and then drop off. So why bother??? Don't worry it is a wrong button with me too.

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Schmidty
 in response to Starshine...   

Yeah and the problem is that it sounds so good and sensable.

They use to advertise that the program cost 97.00. Now they say they aren't charging a thing, but, notice the but)due to tire thumpers and people who quit they need to charge for  blah blah blah.They will give you a break and they will let it go for 49.00. Oh, and they have 1000's of members and you check they have 476 members.

What ever happened to the truth in advertising that we always heard about and it was enforced, now it's lie all you want but be convincing, don't tell the full truth, and get out while you can UNLESS you can get the government to give you several millions because you might, again, might go bankrupt.Yeah, but they don't say when again half truths.

Sorry, you just hit the wrong button. I'll shut up now.

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Starshine
 in response to Gigio...   

This is Starshine as there are some legit work from home jobs here and a source to get email notifications of jobs outside the home delivered to your email box not to here but off the site. I know people who got and have done work from all three sources. It might make you a millionaire but it is money...Here is the link to them.

 http://job-ideas.starshine1.aidpage.com/

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Starshine
 in response to Schmidty...   I have been there too Schmidty with jobs that want a lot of money more than few bucks even a cheap one. I filed with BBB of both states but nothing happen and should have taken the money spent to get in but kept getting we will send you what you earned. Unless someone wants to give me the money, I would try it again but not going to waste mine.
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Schmidty
 in response to Gigio...   

I don't know of any home jobs that are legit, 97% of them are scams, I have experience of this. Gave all the information to the Attorney General of this state it got sent to California , they held on to it a while and then toldme there was nothing they could do because there home address was out of the states. Nice, huh?

One golden rule: If they require money for anything, anything, no matter how much sense(cents) it makes don't do it. But enough about my stupid mistakes, yes, I make them contary to everyones belief. I can hear everyone groan. Anyway to your problem.

I'm not real sure about this one but I'll throw it in http://www.doleta.gov/usworkforce/onestop/

http://www.doleta.gov/usworkforce/wia/

http://dva.jobsearch.org/

http://www.advoacycenter.org/

http://www.rehabworks.org/

Have you thought about being a daycare? 

oooops,I just came across:

Alfa Metalcraft Corp.of America 6593 Powers Ave.Ste.17,Jacksonville,Fl.,32217 ph-1-800-766-8262 (party Plan. Cookware.

Art finds International,Inc. 5371 HiatusRd.,Sunrise Fl.33351ph-1-305-572-1666 (party plan Art)

GoldenPride/Rawliegh,Inc. 1501 Northpoint Pkwy.,Ste 100, West Palm Beach, Fl.33407 ph 1-407-640-5700 ( Party Plan and person to person. Food/beverageproducts.health/fitness products,nutrional products weight)

This is all I can come up with now, in my blog I have a few more because someone else had me look  but I can't find them right now.

The reason I asked those question is because you could collect SSDI,could get your house fixed, and improve your living condition.

 

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Gigio
 in response to Schmidty...   

Hello Schmidty,

Just a question in response to something you asked earlier. You wanted to know if I owned my home, and was it built before 1978. Also, whether or not anyone in our home is disabled. Yes, I do own my home, it was built sometime in the 1960's, and even though my doctor recommends that I file for disability for me and my daughter, I really want to work and go to school. My dream job though, would be to work at home even if I couldn't go to school right away. I have tried many areas and spent lots and lots of money, just to get nowhere. If anyone knows of real ways to make money from home, other than paid surveys, please let us know. God Bless.

Gigio

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Schmidty
 in response to Gigio...   

Are you buying your home and was it built before 1978? Is anyone in your family disabled?

For  help with your medications:

http://www.phrma.org/ who has several programs and call your congress people, ask them of any programs that will help

http://www.health.org/ might have information that will help

contact your Department of aging and ask what programs are available

Check out http://www.naco.org/ and http://naco.advancerx.com/  and for Florida - www.floridahealthstat.com/silversaver.shtml

I have more but I will need the name of the manufactures of what is being taken, then I can give you the address for their programs, if they have them and most do.

Hope this helps.

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Gigio
 in response to Schmidty...   

Hello Schmidty,

Thank you for your reply. By the way, because of this site, I found some really great  scholarship and or grant information. Thank you so very much and thank you for having this site. You are truly a blessing. By the way, if you know of any services that help people remove black mold in their home for health reasons, but can not afford it, please let me know. Also, I would love info on how to save on medications. Thank you again and God Bless you always.

Gigio

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Schmidty

You will find information that will help you with your journey at http://Schmidty.Aidpage.com .

If you need information on medication let me know.

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