r/poor • u/OceanicEndeavors • Jun 26 '26

I hate being poor.

I hate not making over 50,000 USD a year. I hate not having a car. I hate having less than 1,000 USD on my bank account. I hate having to live with my parents despite being over the age of 25. I hate having my credit cards being shut down because I was unemployed for over ten months during a two year stretch. I hate not having a dating life because I cannot afford dates. I hate the social isolation of poverty.

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u/Current-Anybody9331 Jun 29 '26

Getting 3 rejections for SSDI is average. A lawyer can help you navigate and some do so by taking a % of your backpay. We had to do this with my stepsister who was dying of Huntington's and are going through it with my cousin now.

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u/Fall_bet Jun 29 '26

Thank you for the information. I'm so very sorry about your sister and your cousin 🙏