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So well... Because hopefully my husband is going to get help in the home, he told me that I could apply for like a seasonal job or something and he would stay here in our apartment. So yesterday I put in a few job applications... And as of today I already got one confirmed interview and a second place that I have a feeling might set up one cause they asked me to fill out more of an application... What they both have in common is they are seasonal jobs working at kids camps but I would have to make it clear about my physical activity limitations... The one place that already wants to talk to me is out of state. The other camp is less than 20 miles from my apartment but you are only employed 3 days a week for two months for 65 dollars a day (lousy)... I mean I didn't expect such a fast reaction...

If you get an offer, take it!

The low pay will probably keep you on your disability income, but at the same time build your resume and get some recent references.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you...

Sounds like you would be some sort of "counselor" at the camp.

Yep. Those are low-paying jobs. But better than nothing.

Some counselor jobs don't have much physical exertion---like maybe you will be in the "nature" department of the camp.

I also got a response (but no interview yet) from a volunteer training position. No cash salary but they provide a place to stay. This is scientific instead of teaching. Basically they teach you to band (catch birds in nets, take scientific measurements, put a numbered band on leg, release bird) so many bird jobs require this skill but I never see a training job for it that pays... I've helped set up the nets, and once even took a bird out of a net and tried to put a band on it but bird got away from me lol...

You would be uprooting yourself again.

I would take the camp job, if I were you.

The other issue is I talked to the program about care for my husband but they said he doesn't qualify because basically he's not a total involid (he can feed himself, walk with assistance of a walker, dress himself, bath himself, etc....)

Now the girl scout camp wants to interview me... (The one close to my home) but that is the one that doesn't pay well... The state job is interested but might pay too much... The other job pays about the right amount but would require relocating... Ugh

With the Girl Scout Camp job, you'll get some extra bucks without having it affecting (your husband's) benefits too much.

Is one of the jobs a "civil service" job? If it is, I'd go for it. You get great benefits. You usually have a six-month probation period. Once you pass that, and you become permanent civil service, your job security is excellent. And you get a pension when you retire, too.

I have a civil service job. I'm going to retire with a pension.

Interview for them all*, you don't have to make a decision until you're offered something.

*The one that would require relocating, either do a Skype interview or they have to pay for your transportation, or else don't do it.

There’s nothing wrong with being “after benefits.”

We know the exhorbitant cost of healthcare in the US.

For a married couple, the Medicaid limit is an income of $1,409 a month in Michigan.

For a single person, it's $1,041.

Two hours drive is really not that much. I commute, sometimes, two hours one way to my job.

I'm thinking you're more concerned about the cost of gas.

This really sounds like a potentially good situation for you.

The falcon job I called someone about... May-Oct, no benefits, mainly in Detroit area. (The lady thought I was maybe too far being more Southeast of Detroit) job requires you to be on-call for "falcon emergencies"...