Well My Company Just Decided To Liqudate My Department (All Of It)

Sorry to hear that

I believe disability or SSDI pays the same as Full Retirement Age: SSDI payments are calculated as if you reached full retirement age when you became disabled, making the amounts equal.

I know someone who used to work at SSA.

Something to call them about considering your disability.

For extra work consider substitute teaching if you live in a city or area with many schools. The key is to take jobs such as test proctoring or upper level high schools classes. Usually you are paid the day simply to monitor students as they take an exam or complete online classwork. Also the high-rated academic and arts high schools will usually have kids without too much behavioural or home problems (of course this is NOT a guarantee but even if they do the kids have stronger support systems than a school that is underfunded in an area with many people struggling financially) and subbing won't be hard and rather enjoyable. I have been doing it for several years but taking on a harder group special ed kids as well as some from general education but again it is a nice gig and you control completely you schedule with there being a minimum number of days of work to meet (it is very low in NYC, 20 days). In addition you may need to do a few easy online trainings to do. Plus you could introduce some kids to coin collecting - the K- 6 kids especially love seeing a Kennedy halves, older dime and nickel designs, large dollars and the golden dollars as they rarely see these in everyday commerce. Also if you have foreign paper currency kids like seeing that too. Just realize that their attention span for it will not be long but they will appreciate it and you may get one or two students really interested in numismatics.

Thank you MrWhiskers - you should see all the recipes I have gathered over the last 40 years.

BUT! I'm always looking for more

Hoping this all works out for you Dearborn.

Just saw this. Sorry to hear about your department and job. Seems like you made a good decision about SSDI. At least now you have a year to decide whether you want to do something different before finally retiring. I know you'll land on your feet.

Yeah, I took 2 weeks off in December - after 4 days I wished I had long hair to pullout (I can grow it long but choose to trim it to ¼ inch or less.
I got used to having a job - one I had ever since I was 18 - now I'll have nobody to tell me what I need to do - HEY!! wait a minute!! that might be a good thing!
Thanks Smat!


yeah, I will, not too big of a fall - just a huge upset in my daily routine
thanks Zurie


Yeah, I was hoping that I was the one to pull that rug. I'm a heck of a lot better off than the others in my department - they didn't plan for something like this (I did thankfully) and they are all much younger than me, so for them the job search is a must. I at least have choices.
I have over 13 grand in my checking account, over 16 K in my savings account, and 50K in a CD that will mature in 12 months, on top of that, I have my VE Disability pension of 4.1K (tax free) every month for the rest of my life
AND my Mother (God bless her) is sending me another 10K to have (for emergencies)
I also have Free Medical (for EVERYTHING) and free medication for life too.
Which makes me wonder if I need to sign up for Medicaid in 2 years or not

So for now, I'm good, and good with my decision to file for SSDI (which will be the amount that I would have gotten if I went to full retirement in 5 years.)

So obvious you'll be ok!
Good to hear!
I love your Mom...mine would do the same for me
You'll just have to be a little more concentrated on coins you need then coins you want...
It might even narrow down to what you "really" want to collect?
smat

But, But, but, I want them all


Yes it will, but with my 100% VA rating, I get expedited filing and my take only 5 months vs years...
and I'll be taking UI but that is only $360 a week and only lasts 24 weeks It is just a hold over I guess until a job is found (for job seekers, that is)