Motherless Daughters Community Group
For any daughter who has lost their mother, whether through Death (if it's been one day ago or 40 years ago) or Abandonment, (i.e.-drug abuse, mental illness, physical or emotional abuse, etc.) and is working through the grief process. This group provides unconditional support and understanding from women who have also lost their Moms and who truly care.
This is very awkward to talk about. My mother's social security and pension checks stopped coming now that she's gone. Because I'm over 18 yrs old and not a spouse, I can't get benefits. I have money in a joint checking account but I realized that I'm now going to be $1,000 short every month. Business has been bad at work, and they have cut my hrs down to 24 a wk. I think they were planning on laying me off and then reconsidered when I told my boss that my mom had died. On top of everything, I'm now worried about money. My health is not good and if I had to get another job, I would have a very difficult time. I thought about working from home but every ad I see seems like a scam to make them money. Does anyone know of a good way to earn money at home without having a degree of some kind?
I'm very much in the same position. During corporate layoffs years ago, I decided to stay home and be Mom's caregiver. I took a course in Medical Transcription, and have worked as an at-home MT and Court Stenog. However, the pay is low. It's like being outsourced - unless you work long, hard hours and/or overnight shifts, don't expect big bucks. Some are scams but some are good companies. If you need advice contact me.
Right now, things are bad - even with Mom gone, jobs are just not there. And, like yourself, while I paid for our groceries and my own expenses while Mom's caregiver, her social security kept us afloat on taxes and house expenses. Now, I'm draining down and near to having to touch my retirement savings, which wasn't much anyway. I feel your pain FIRST HAND!