Planing for the future

I see. Maybe I misread. You mentioned not getting good social services in your state. Social services don’t even call you back. And government not helping. And section 8 housing is infested with rats. Maybe I misunderstood.

I don’t suggest LCL area. Maybe medium. I am in Midwest. Section 8 housing isn’t infested with rats. Life is more affordable. And the region I am at is mostly liberal.

Listen I, and likely others, would love to be proven wrong and see you living in expensive houses, qualifying for high mortgages and live in pricey areas and work high income jobs. I’d be happy to be wrong. But we also don’t want to not warn you of danger out there. We’ve been around the block and then some. We want you to be prepared

I'm not getting the services I need, they won't call me back, this apartment is almost as bad as the one we lived in in Ohio but the services are better than any other place we've lived. Seriously. I can even get a house or condo on section 8 it just takes time. 275k is not an expensive home here, it's in a low income area with lots of homeless programs around it. Resale will be **** but that's not the point. I'm not planning for a high income I'm planning for
20% less than what one person makes. Yes the potential to earn a quarter million a year is there but it's not what we are talking about.

Oh and if the high poverty area scares you currently we live a block away from a very large encampment. To the point our McDonald's doesn't allow anyone in side to eat.

I live in Wisconsin. I don't know what state you live in, but the services I receive here through the county are fantastic. They're almost annoying with making sure I have what I need. I mean, my therapist is through the county and she picks me up every Friday and we go out for coffee for our appointment! She's also my case manager and if I ever need anything (ride, food, clothes, health insurance, stuff for my kid, housing etc.) all I have to do is call her and they'll help me.

Of course, I'm also under a court ordered commitment, so I don't know if that makes my situation different. Also, we have medicaid in my state if you make below a certain income bracket (our daughter has been on it ever since I lost my job when she was four). Right now my husband is on it too since as a family, with me on disability, we don't make that much (I have Medicare too though).

I don't know how section 8 housing works though. Never needed to use it.

So my point is that I live in a great area if you're disabled.

I don't know where you live but services sound like they suck. I refuse to believe it's one of the best areas.

I mean, rat infested apartments? Case managers that don't call you back? What the hell.

I have no mental health case manager. I had no therapist until about 2 months ago and my psychiatrist was going to leave me to emergency care until they found a replacement, while psychotic but yes this is the best state so far. NY, WV, OH and FL in several spots in each state left us without housing, food, medical or a combination of them.

I'm not saying I'm not grateful for what I do have. I am saying the level of support I need can not be accessed at our income level and we need to do everything in our power to change that.