Granny's gone and done it again

[h2oratt]

The trust is actually good, if you can find a trustee that you trust. It becomes a head ache if the trustee wants to retire and you wouldn't be here to help him find a new trustee. So I'd get a trustee that isn't elderly. When you are on SSI you don't have much money. So having a trust can help him get a loan(he can show he has money).

Why would you want to get loan if you don’t have much income.

 

[h2oratt]

No, the state would not make him use the trust first of it is a 'Special Needs Trust'. The state sees an SNT as being good for people with disabilities to also have some pleasure. How ever, if he were to pass, and there's money left in the trust, If he collected SSI, then the state would want that money. It's very complicated.

You are very knowledgeable on the subject. I know nothing.

 

[microchick]

Neighbor next door has been trying to sell their property off and on for the last two years. Not many in the market for an 8 bedroom house in a neighborhood where the Amish population is on a decline. We wish we had bought the property when we bought our farm 15 years ago. Hind sight is a wonderful thing.

We had two different families approach us last year and ask us 'what we planned to do with our property now that we were getting older'. It was like WTH? Happened to both DH and myself. We both said the same thing. We are planning to live here till they carry us out feet first. No kids to leave it to. No close family. The only person who checks on us is our mail lady who is a jewel. Man, times have changed and not for the better.

Definitely seek out an attorney before you make any decisions, Granny. Make sure they are experts at elder law. Trust me. It will be worth your money.

Evening Granny Folk. I'm on the warpath tonight. Three nights ago, DH saw a sow racoon and two babies nosing around the orchard. We have two apple trees that were just full of apples. He chased them off and there was no sign of them till I went out today to use the weedeater and discovered one tree stripped bare of apples and the other with about 2/3rds of the fruit gone. The one was a golden delicious and I have been watching them for the past few weeks dreaming of the day they were ready to pick.

Needless to say, the live trap came out and is set. Whoever manages to get caught in it overnight is going to be sent to Valhalla with a good dose of leadacillin to cure it of it's taste for not ripe apples.

This morning we saw a doe under another tree eating apples off the ground. Said that wasn't as bad as climbing the tree, breaking down limbs and eating every apple.

I was really looking forward to a ripe golden delicious apple.

 

[lovesfarms]

Why would you want to get loan if you don’t have much income.

A vehicle. Or a home improvement. Say your refrigerator goes bad and you want to go on a payment plan. Much easier if you can show your have a bank account.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

A vehicle. Or a home improvement. Say your refrigerator goes bad and you want to go on a payment plan. Much easier if you can show your have a bank account.

Farms, it was fortuitous, you showing up when you did. You've been a valuable part of this convo! Very much needed! And appreciated too, I'm sure.

 

[lovesfarms]

You are very knowledgeable on the subject. I know nothing.

Too much bad luck with chronic illnesses with both DH and I. Welfare is good in it's own right. But it's extremely hard to pull yourself 'out of the ditch' because of the rules and regulations. Everytime I think I'm in a good place something comes up again. I thought I was off Crohn's medication. Yayyy! But it didn't last.Now I'm on infusions and they cost a fortune. It's law that everyone has to be able to have insurance... But I found out it's NOT law that it has to be affordable

 

[ShrekDawg]

I’m gonna try to sleep now. Still squirrelly as heck.

 

[lovesfarms]

Farms, it was fortuitous, you showing up when you did. You've been a valuable part of this convo! Very much needed! And appreciated too, I'm sure.

Thank you. Ive had a good lawyer at my side. She gives me much good advice. And now she's retiring

 

[lovesfarms]

I’m gonna try to sleep now. Still squirrelly as heck.

You are loved!

 

[Nomadicus]

BBL maybe. Reba will not eat for ma. She goes on a hunger strike if I will not hold her and her food dish. Need to get her crop filled before I put her to bed.