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Tips and ideas for low income families, government assistance, etc.

Financial Resources for the Cash-Strapped

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In today's slow economy, many people struggle to meet their expenses on a daily basis. Fathers worry about how they will keep the utilities paid. Mothers clip coupons and cook frugally to stretch the food budget further. Kids wonder if they will be able to get new shoes, much less go to summer camp or on the yearly family vacation. What's a family to do?Read the rest...

How to Apply for Food Stamps

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Food StampsTrying to find out how to apply for food stamps?  We'll do our best to help.  While many people still call them "food stamps", the benefits are no longer handed out as paper certificates, rather, they are loaded onto a plastic "EBT Card" that works like a debit card.  EBT stands for "Electronic Balance Transfer", and the food stamp program itself is officially called "SNAP", short for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Do I qualify for Food Stamps?

 

A good first step to take before you apply for Food Stamps is to find out if you qualify. Your eligibility for food stamps will be determined based on your total household income, as well as other factorsRead the rest...

Do You Qualify for $10 a Month Internet Access?

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Comcast, the nation’s leading cable and Internet provider, is launching a plan known as “Internet Essentials,” a discounted Internet access plan for families who must meet certain income eligibility requirements. Internet Essentials will be available for families in the 39 state where Comcast currently offers their Internet services. Comcast has also started websites in both English and Spanish to help spread awareness about the program.Read the rest...

11 Answers to Your Low Income Housing Questions

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Low income apartments are becoming harder and harder to get as the numbers of people needing help are on the rise and the fund available to help them are decreasing. The number of people paying more than half their incomes towards housing is at an all time high. One third of those making between $14,500 and $30,000 per year are facing a hard time finding a place to live that they can afford. In most cases, they need to find Section 8 Apartments. The best way to secure one is to understand how they work. To help you do that, we have compiled a list of important questions and answers about low income and Section 8 housing.Read the rest...

Who Gets Unemployment?

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There are two ideas about unemployment and those who do not know the facts tend to believe. Some people tend to think unemployment is available for anyone that has been to a job and received at least one paycheck. Others believe, unless you were not fired from your job you can receive unemployment. The truth is that both of these ideas are incorrect. The economy is still in turmoil and knowing the facts about who is available to receive unemployment and who is not available, could be the difference from a family being able to keep a roof over their heads or having to move in with relatives.Read the rest...

How to Get More Money Every Month from Social Security

What would you say if someone told you to give back all the Social Security checks that you have received thus far? You might tell them to go pound sand, or you might consider what advantage you could gain from re-filing for Social Security benefits at an older age. For some retirees, this can be a way to get more money every month from their Social Security payments. 
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Free money for bills ?

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Free Money? Searching for Free money for bills or Free money to pay bills? There is a little truth behind websites and tv commercials that pitch the idea of Government Grants providing money, but it's not as great as they make it out to be, and there's no need to buy anything to find it. 

Information on government grants or other sources of money is pretty readily accessible. If you found this article by searching Google, you are probably hoping to hear the pitch from a gentleman named Matthew Lesko. He's famous for selling a book titled "Free Money to Pay Your Bills", where he claims that there are "billions in hidden dollars" to be found.Read the rest...

In a serious personal financial crisis? Assistance pointers.

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A big part of saving money is knowing how to access resources that may help you. At some point, once you’ve pinched every penny, discontinued every non-essential service, sold the second car, spent the savings and even moved into cheaper house, if you still can’t make ends meet, it’s time to ask for help. This is probably the most uncomfortable money saving topic you can address. But if you are one of the many thinking about looking for financial assistance to save money, it helps to know where to go, who to ask and what to expect.  Read the rest...

Low Income Help with your Home Phone

Everyone is looking to cut costs these days. Many people are giving up landline phones and going exclusively to a cell plan. This seems logical enough, until you lose power for a week and can't charge your cell phone, or the battery happens to go dead right when you have an emergency. 

The cost of phone service has risen in recent years with new add-on features and bundling with other services, such as Internet access and cable TV. With so many people out of work in today’s economy, there is help for people who qualify for low-income assistance.Read the rest...

How to apply for a Georgia Compass EBT Card (Food Stamps)

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georgia ebt card In Georgia, eligible families can receive the Georgia Compass Card, an  EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer), or essentially, an electronic version of food stamps. When your card is used at approved grocery stores, the amount is automatically deducted from a monthly allowance.

The Georgia Food Stamp Program provides these benefits to low-income households to help pay for the cost of food. Additionally, the program provides education and information to families that receive food stamps to promote healthy eating and healthy lifestyles as well as employment and training opportunities for single childless adults. They also provide outreach activities to promote the Food Stamp Program to communities and low-income individuals.

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