[eyesclosed]

I started working around the age of 12 lawn mowing, fall clean up snow shoveling no snowblower I worked in fast food, pizza full service gas stations and the factory 6 yrs at one and 18 at another 15 jobs in the last 7 yrs R shoulder needs to be replaced.14 yrs of marriage raising 2 step kids divorced 10 years of marriage now ending. While doing my FDD I noticed i had accumulated almost $100,000.00 in assets. I do have my mortgage paid off very good. Well when you divide it all up $3,300.00 a year where it all go. I don't party I drive beater my ex step daughter just got a new car. Oh and I get to pay pensions and Health care of the people deciding if I'm disabled or not then I get $1,400 dollars a month whats that a year $16,800 a year thats well I think poverty level if I dont get it eventually I will be under a bridge somewhere. Was it all worth it no.

[gayleggg]

I understand your struggle. Divorced after 24 years, remarried for 19 but not happily. I'm on disability but that isn't enough to live on being single so I stay married and just get by on my disability and his SS. Life sucks.

[eyesclosed]

yes and its getting worse

[Baker#88]

I started out at 12 myself, delivering newspapers. Went on to make comfortable living until I could no longer work. June 26th 2014. I get 12,000 a year on MetLife disability because it was wrote into out UAW Union contract. Savings are gone, 401k gone, only have insurance through my wifes job but she has the bright idea that she is quitting. I guess we are both in the same boat but if there is going to be a divorce, I will start the process. I am just so sick of her blaming me almost dying twice, on me and all the meds I have to take to stay alive. I am at the point, that I just don`t care. I have no idea if 12000 is above or below the poverty level in Ohio or not. But, when I worked nothing but 12 hour days, 7 days a week, that was perfectly fine!!! Funny how that works, isn`t it??

[eyesclosed]

yeah I'm a ex UAW but UAW -IPS interior parts suppliers What a joke. U know what it is they have to go too work and u don't I bet u would gladly like me trade the emotional and physical pain with her my ex-to-be has been totally the opposite of supportive she even called me a loser. She makes $20.00 hr driving a man up picker and is out of touch with reality. I could go on and on. Poverty level income is like $22,000.00. Yeah your wife is a dandy. sorry

[Misssy2]

eyesclosed...your eyes are open now...just like mine.
I too..left a lucrative career due to mental illness, breakdown...and now I may lose the house i worked for..can't afford it on the SSDI payments.

And! I make just above the 22k on SSDI so I don't qualify for free medical..I have to not only pay Medicare..but i have to pay for office visits...lab work...etc..more than I was paying when I was making 100k a year..the last 5 years I worked.

No one wanted for anything in my household...now they are all gone..and I'm here alone losing everything..including my mind.