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Any advice on getting off of welfare?

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At the start of this new year, my husband will be student teaching. He should be hire-able by next fall. I'll be working as a CNA part-time and going thru nursing school. So we will have some income before long. Right now he substitute teaches and works weekends at a local manufacturing plant. I work online, clean a couple houses, go to school, take care of kids. The effort is there, but there is little revenue to show for it. However, once we have steady careers and income - I think things will change.

We are in the welfare system, and it will be hard to ween off of the security that it provides. Anyone been here before and come out of it? It's not that we'll ever be wealthy. I just want more options and freedom for our family in us having more "choice" in how we live. Am I making sense?
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I believe the welfare system weans you off themselves nowadays... you have to let them know your income and any changes and from there they determine what and how much help they can give you. You'll do fine hon and congrats on the job situation - good for you both for doing something for yourselves.
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I know once we start earning more there will be a cut-off for benefits. With that being the case, our family will start out being just right above the poverty line. We won't qualify for benefits, but we won't be able to afford health insurance or groceries.

I suppose we could just keep our odd jobs to supplement until we can get some income and savings built-up. I just don't want to be in a worse position than we are currently in being on welfare if you know what I mean. I thought having our careers in order, we'd have an opportunity to at least get ahead enough to protect and maintain our current assets and get an emergency account built up, as well as a checking account.

I think I've just answered my own question.
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Lol, you sure have but so you know if you have children they at the very least will still have the health insurance.
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Ya its worth it if you can do better than it. I got a county job and my life was wonderfull than i got in a car accident and lost my ability to ever do it again .I was in between.jobs during the accident and didnt have enough taxs payed into get full disability now i live on 600 dollers a month social security insurence,so one never can see the future.
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I raised my son in government housing and on food stamps while I went to school. Once I got my degree in social work we did seem to do worse instead of better for a while. However there is a certain pride in ones ability to earn their own way and not to answer to anyone else. #1 is right the welfare system weans you off as you start making more money. It is scary at first. Good luck and congratulations on your education.
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