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chuckula wrote:I would recommend not asking for legal advice on TR's forum.
Talk to a real lawyer instead.
Vhalidictes wrote:whm1974, I'm struggling to think of an online forum help section of any site that would reply with anything other than "talk to a lawyer".
I frequent another forum where even the posters who are practicing lawyers/doctors are legally unable to give advice over the Internet. Basically, anyone who could help you, won't or more likely can't.
As far as advice from random Internet posters - you get what you pay for.
chuckula wrote:I would recommend not asking for legal advice on TR's forum.
Talk to a real lawyer instead.
whm1974 wrote:That is a good advice but I'm wondering if anyone had any experience with this even indirectly."].
LostCat wrote:Freelance work is not a sustained income so unless you suddenly start pulling in a lot more than you should be doing on disability they aren't likely to care.
They want it reported every month if it's a decent amount, but on SSI when I wasn't getting much out of it they didn't even want to know.
Glorious wrote:chuckula wrote:I would recommend not asking for legal advice on TR's forum.
Talk to a real lawyer instead.
The problem with this is that lawyers who specialize in this area typically only do applications, *not* reviews. This is because they get a substantial portion of your "back-payment", the retro-active disability payments from between the time you initially applied for disability and when you actually got disability. Since that takes months at best (and if so, it was a slam-dunk case they did minimal work on anyway) but usually years, that results in pretty big amount of money.
The review process has no such incentive, the beneficiary is paying out of a pocket. No incentive.
Other random shingle lawyers generally don't do AL, let alone SS. They'll probably tell you to contact a SS lawyer, even if they know that SS lawyer will shrug you off or demand an unrealistically large up-front consultation fee that's basically a "don't bother me, but if you are seriously going to pay me THAT much, lol, $$$$$"
Which, at that point, is retainer: If you are asking out of the blue, the risk is minimal (the rolls have skyrocketed in the last 10 years). If, like most people, you've sought them for reasons, it's not so minimal and they might end up having to represent you...
Hence, if you are only worrying for idle/theoretical reasons, yeah, you're getting gouged.whm1974 wrote:That is a good advice but I'm wondering if anyone had any experience with this even indirectly."].
Look, you don't even specify what kind of disability you are on: SSDI or SSI? That's really important.
I'm not a lawyer, but have you even been getting mailers?
How long have you been on it? Like nearly a decade, right?
If you are on SSDI, what kind of work did you do before you applied?
(I am totally not a lawyer)
whm1974 wrote:SSDI, I haven't working since late 2009 and I was awarded SSD in early 2013.
I did mostly janitorial with a good chuck of it in a factory.
Glorious wrote:Let me put it this way, if an Adult Baby on disability who builds custom furniture for himself can get denounced by a sitting senator and *still* not lose his benefits, are you seriously worried that you are going to get bounced because you wrote a 50 page document on the arch linux forums about building a specific package?
whm1974 wrote:When did that happen? I never heard about that that.
Glorious wrote:whm1974 wrote:When did that happen? I never heard about that that.
2011, Senator Tom Coburn, Beneficiary Stanley Thornton.
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Also everything bob bly said is true and good reference point.
whm1974 wrote:I would have to look that up for more details, as I'm thinking said Senator was going off half cocked and the beneficiary only made a few pieces that took a long time for him to do.
Glorious wrote:whm1974 wrote:I would have to look that up for more details, as I'm thinking said Senator was going off half cocked and the beneficiary only made a few pieces that took a long time for him to do.
There was no editorial comment implied in what I said, so you really don't need to bother.
It was simply an anecdote intended to demonstrate that the SSA clearly isn't out to get you for trying to improve yourself. On the contrary, they would applaud it.
Because if a sitting Senator is powerless to punish someone who was being widely decried as being emblematic of the system's abuse, I mean, why are *you* worried?
bob bly wrote:Heck they'll even send you to school on their dime.... if it has a chance to get you off SSDI.
I know someone who finished a masters on their dime..... and is now a public school teacher
derFunkenstein wrote:bob bly wrote:Heck they'll even send you to school on their dime.... if it has a chance to get you off SSDI.
I know someone who finished a masters on their dime..... and is now a public school teacher
This is an interesting point. If there are programs available that whm could look into, maybe teaching himself anything is not the best use of his time. A structured environment and being with other people might be beneficial.
My classes are all at night as a function of my schedule, but it's hugely beneficial to actually go to them, to be around other people, and to talk through class-related things with people who are also in the class. It's also been a lot of group projects try to help you get used to working with other people in a team. And if it can be paid for by a program and can turn you into someone who can be employable, hell, I think it's worth digging into.
whm1974 wrote:Actually I was think of going back to school even if it only a class or two at a time.
DPete27 wrote:what's your disability that's preventing you from working?
whm1974 wrote:DPete27 wrote:what's your disability that's preventing you from working?
Major Depression.
Vhalidictes wrote:whm1974 wrote:DPete27 wrote:what's your disability that's preventing you from working?
Major Depression.
I'm sorry to hear that, whm1974. I have a few family members with that, and even with treatment the symptoms are the worst.
DPete27 wrote:That's the problem with the system. By the sound of it, you don't seem to suffer much in terms of "severe lack of motivation" (WebMD). I'd hazard a guess that you may in fact be able to work, which can oftentimes instill a feeling of purpose, self - worth, and pride.... all things that would combat MDD. This should be encouraged by SSDI and they should be there if by some unfortunate turn of events that you end up losing your job as a result of your MDD and need financial support again to get you back on your feet. Instead (it sounds like) its all or nothing, which (as shown in your case) actually ends up discouraging people from overcoming their challenges. Hence promoting lifetime welfare.
Anyway, it sounds like there are others here that know more than I do. Be proud to work and make money for yourself. Think about it, that's a big accomplishment!