Adulting is Hard: A Hype Survival Guide

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that totally sucks @Cap2024 but i think that advice can also be great for anyone

cyber crimes, hacking etc are my soap box issues. they really grind my gears haha

 

[ComicChick]

started this thread 5 years ago. how is everyone faring?

been a homeowner for 5 years now. been almost 2 years since i broke my back. 40 is creeping up on me lol

sold dad's house last February. had to kick my brother out. he wasn't helping, stopped paying bills etc and while i was recovering from my back surgery, learning to walk normally again et al, i had to pay my bills, dad's bills and the house bills over there. needless to say, bye bye savings!

about a month and a half ago, i received a letter from the VA (Veteran's Affairs), that they re-reviewed my father's case and determined they made a "fatal flaw" in his diagnosis. Included was about a 20-30 page document with all his diagnosis and updates. long-story short, they are going to pay for his nursing home from now on, his rating is permanent and he'll never have to be re-tested for it. in the letter they also mentioned that we may be re-imbursed all the money we paid out of pocket for the nursing home care for the time-frame they are back-dating his rating to, which is a very shocking pleasant surprise.

had he been properly rated, we may not have needed to sell the house, which only bothers me as our family owned it over 50 years, but who knows what i'd be dealing with, with my brother. so i've gotten over it lol

side note: happy 78th bday to Dad today

if/when we are reimbursed, i'd like to take my money that's being returned and put part back into savings, and use the rest for some renovations. i'd like a fence around the yard, something taller and not see-through like my short chain-link is right now. a new dishwasher and see where we go from there.