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@caughtintherye I know in my state if you qualify for Medicaid you can have a family member receive payments for caregiving if you're above the age of 60. In some states you can also qualify for a HCBS (Home & Community Based Services) Waiver below that age to have folks come in and help with...

@caughtintherye That's fantastic! Great info there. I never got the chance to wrack up loans (I was getting paid to go to school at a community college through a work scholarship and PELL grants before becoming disabled) but I hear there's also some great options for public student loan...

@caughtintherye Oh yeah my annual health costs are way above 6figures too. Definitely need a job with Healthcare or the ability to pay $500/mo for marketplace health insurance! It's important to know the limits for SGA (Substantial Gainful Activity) if you are on SSDI. Also important to know...

@caughtintherye This is great advice. And if anyone is going through DV, they can get you at the top of the HUD list in my state (NY) if you live in the shelter for 90 days (especially if you have SSDI and are diagnosed with a mental illness - it's like extra fast tracked apparently?). I...

@caughtintherye Wait for $45/yr you can get $120 to spend at CVS in a year? Am I reading that right? That's fantastic! Thank you for sharing. My folks' health plan uses a gift card rewards program so they can get CVS gift cards... wonder if we can pay with those for the annual membership 🤔🤯...

@caughtintherye How MA plans were explained to me is that the funding for them goes county-by-county. So if you have a lot of people with high incomes paying into the system and fewer people needing to utilize benefits there are better plans available than where you're somewhere with a lot of...

@caughtintherye Yes and even if you don't qualify for a Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP), lots of folks qualify for a Chronic Conditions Special Needs Plan (C-SNP) to substantially lower health care costs and improve your benefits. That's what my dad is on and it's great for him! I was...

@caughtintherye Ahh that's awesome - thanks for sharing! I miss having Medicare! My Medicare Advantage plan came with 14 free frozen meals a month (think Meals on Wheels type service) from our local ILS (Independent Living Service) org. I really relied on that but it wasn't lactose-free ahaha...

@blackdolphin What's worse is the federal government was giving me my income for the last 7.5yrs. I was on SSDI til recently. They certainly knew how much I was making. The hoop jumping is so ridiculous! Agree with you completely 💯

@joefaith Amazing info here! I'm not a parent but will definitely pass this along to any friends in poverty who do have kids. Thanks for sharing! Edit: Also on the topic of caregivers, I know in my state (NY) you can be paid to take care of family members if they meet certain eligibility...

@shanan The only way I found out for each one was by reading eligibility criteria and applying! You can't be approved if you don't apply. And yes it's fucking time-consuming to go down the list one-by-one to apply for each individually. But trust me it's worth it to get whatever you can. I have...

@sherina The program is called "PIRP" in my state (NY) - Premium Insurance Reduction Program. You take a 6hr defensive driving course that costs $25-$30 (online or in-person) and you get 10% off your car insurance for 3yrs. You can take it every 3yrs I believe. It also reduces points on your...

@jacobw Yeah the SSA took away my SSDI and decided I now owe them $40K (and rejected my overpayment waiver request). So yeah I'm finally actually seriously reliant on SNAP and these other benefits. Really grateful to live somewhere with these options 🙏 Hopefully some folks can learn from my...

@davidm I think in my state (NY) if you're on LIHEAP they will also give you a free carbon monoxide meter and clean out your furnace for free once a year! Something like that was mentioned on my SNAP papers I read today anyway.

@johnnyusa59 I remember the Bird scooters had a program like this too! [Then they left my city and now I moved somewhere where those scooters aren't allowed so yeah haha.] Great tips!!

@katie6 I remember this feeling back when I was working. It's so frustrating. I think I was over by like $50/mo. So I didn't think much when I got rejected so many times for SNAP for dumb reasons. I should have worked harder at it cuz I left a lot of money/nutrition on the table. Admittedly...

@ervin00 Little confused by PCs for People. Are they just an ACP provider? Cuz you can do the govt's ACP National Verifier Registry site to see all the ACP providers in your location and cross-reference their promotions. You can get free Internet and a discounted $100 off laptop or tablet at...

@auralmack That's a great tip! I'm not a homeowner (fortunately? unfortunately?) but I'm sure this will help others 💌

@shyhelpless Just looked this up for my local farmers' market. They do this for up to $50 in coupons back. That's not bad! So I'd have to spend $50 to get $50 in free coupons that I can use throughout the year. Sweet!! Thanks for the tip! I'll also check the other (smaller) farmers markets...

@celestialangel18 This is dope! Thank you so much for sharing. My local library has museum passes but this is a great complement for all the spots they don't have passes for! Woohoo