Which is honestly a miracle for me. No moods symptoms, just one panic attack from sensory overload, one instance of hearing whispers (during the panic attack), but that’s it! I feel great and not in a manic way. Just feeling relatively stress free for the first time in years, getting disability was such a HUGE weight off my shoulders and I dropped my hours down significantly.
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Nice. Good to hear Moon.
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So, you got disability. That is good!
Do you want to run down together some of the financial add ons?
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What do you mean?
Do you know about Federal Housing Vouchers and State Housing Vouchers? Do you know the local places in your area that do Subsidized Housing?
Did you know that many Senior Discounts are available to the disabled? For example, my bank gives free checking with a free $1,000 line of credit to elderly and disabled.
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Hm none of that housing would really benefit me to be honest. I have low rent and like my house and my landlord. The bank stuff is intriguing.
Well, it might last, it might not. Symptoms have a way of not disappearing. Enjoy it while you can. I’m not trying to rain on your parade, I’m just saying don’t expect to be cured.
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Because I have SSI, I have a documented disability. Because I have a documented disability, I get a discount from the electric company and the oil company. I had to ask for these discounts.
One of the local churches opens its hall for one week every February for free government surpluses such as butter and cheeses. Another church has free Thursday night dinner every Winter.
You might qualify for Food Stamps, but surely you qualify for the Food Banks around here.
And so forth . . .
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Yeah, I would advise looking into food banks/closets. It’s a good way to stretch your food money if you are low-income. It doesn’t hurt to look into them, you might even be able to do it by phone.
I get SSDI and work part-time but some lady from the county suggested I look into our local community center who give out free groceries. I applied for food and I qualified under their rules so now I get a box of fruit and vegetables once a month and two bags of groceries once a month.
@Jayster is right, there’s programs you might not know about that can save you money-you just have to a little digging and investigation. I live in California so it’s different here but I qualify for discounted phone service and discounted internet service. Also, there’s at least two organizations I know of who will pay one month of rent for me if I can’t pay my rent one month. I also got a discount on my first 3 or 4 utility bills when I first moved in here. You may have similar programs in your state or your county or city.You can do a lot over the phone.
Also, when I was taking the buses exclusively I was spending $30+ on bus tickets each month. A friend showed me I could go down to the transit office at the beginning of each month and since I was low income I could buy a pass for $5.00 that allowed me unlimited rides on the bus each month.
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I have a pretty sweet set up. I don’t pay for my phone, my internet is free right now because of covis but is only 20 a month, the reduced bus fare I could get with disability is 30 a month. My electric bill runs pretty low most months. My rent is dirt cheap and my landlord works with me when I need to pay late. I’ve been living off of 600 a month up until now (sort of), ad now I’m getting an extra 800 on top of that. I just switched jobs to a higher paying one so I can work less for about the same. I don’t know where I could save more tbh besides the electric bill maybe. I’ll give them a call.
This is really good information, as I just started the process of applying for SSDI – thanks for posting all of it!
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That’s really good to hear @Froge 
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That’s great news!
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