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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1376432" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>boondocks : as long as I do not make any money as in paycheck, SS said that I would be able to qualify for the disability without penalty. And since my job as a milk tester requires me to be standing on my feet, in the milking parlour, ON CONCRETE, that is where the problem is and it would be different if I were to be sitting on a tractor, say raking hay. That said, Yes I would be very careful about what I did and "where" i was "helping" to do the farming. Since it would be for only about 1 1/2 years the SS guy told me that there would be little reason for them to question me, especially with the doctors letter of advising me that I am unable to continue my job due to the joint/ankle issues. But I am always open to anyones suggestions.... seems like your mom could have volunteered her time regardless....they did tell me that if I were to be paid cash .....not traceable income. It bugs me a bit that I have been paying in on the disability policy at work for the 25+ years I have been there, but cannot collect it and SS disability. Since we have short term and long term, I will be going out on short-term, then filing for SS disability. </p><p>hurlejd : yes, the SS guy did say that I would be smart to go ahead and apply for the SS disability as soon as I left work, that it would take a bit to get it but that at my age there shouldn't be any problem. He DID NOT tell me that I would qualify for medicare at that point though. So that is interesting... That would negate my worrying about any medical insurance; other than the fact that I have not yet managed to use the "deductible" up so that it ever started paying for anything; in essence I have been paying all my own medical for the past 10 years anyway....and the treatment that I am trying now is considered "experimental" and does not qualify for insurance coverage so it's on me anyhow....I have heard that cobra is expensive so it would be a definite plus if I qualified for medicare too. I don't like taking anything from the govt but figured I paid in for the past 40 years so am entitled to get some of it back....sad thing is, my son is 43 and has paid for the past 20 & will be paying in for the next 20+ more years, and yes it will be paying for me but he will probably never see any of it cuz it will be bankrupt by then I'm afraid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1376432, member: 25884"] boondocks : as long as I do not make any money as in paycheck, SS said that I would be able to qualify for the disability without penalty. And since my job as a milk tester requires me to be standing on my feet, in the milking parlour, ON CONCRETE, that is where the problem is and it would be different if I were to be sitting on a tractor, say raking hay. That said, Yes I would be very careful about what I did and "where" i was "helping" to do the farming. Since it would be for only about 1 1/2 years the SS guy told me that there would be little reason for them to question me, especially with the doctors letter of advising me that I am unable to continue my job due to the joint/ankle issues. But I am always open to anyones suggestions.... seems like your mom could have volunteered her time regardless....they did tell me that if I were to be paid cash .....not traceable income. It bugs me a bit that I have been paying in on the disability policy at work for the 25+ years I have been there, but cannot collect it and SS disability. Since we have short term and long term, I will be going out on short-term, then filing for SS disability. hurlejd : yes, the SS guy did say that I would be smart to go ahead and apply for the SS disability as soon as I left work, that it would take a bit to get it but that at my age there shouldn't be any problem. He DID NOT tell me that I would qualify for medicare at that point though. So that is interesting... That would negate my worrying about any medical insurance; other than the fact that I have not yet managed to use the "deductible" up so that it ever started paying for anything; in essence I have been paying all my own medical for the past 10 years anyway....and the treatment that I am trying now is considered "experimental" and does not qualify for insurance coverage so it's on me anyhow....I have heard that cobra is expensive so it would be a definite plus if I qualified for medicare too. I don't like taking anything from the govt but figured I paid in for the past 40 years so am entitled to get some of it back....sad thing is, my son is 43 and has paid for the past 20 & will be paying in for the next 20+ more years, and yes it will be paying for me but he will probably never see any of it cuz it will be bankrupt by then I'm afraid. [/QUOTE]
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