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    Trapped Gramma wants out

    That's a possibility, but I really love gardening. Maybe someday when I'm reaaallly old!
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    Trapped Gramma wants out

    I do some crafts on the side to sell, but of course that's under $2000 for the year. I'm also getting Medicare and food stamps! Yes the state is aware of my living situation. So that helps a lot. I know, this wasn't really thought through, I tend to do things like that. Don't get me started...
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    Trapped Gramma wants out

    Wellll, I mean she pays for all electrical and heat and my phone, and I don't pay rent. So sure, I guess a nanny will get those benefits plus a salary, but this is my daughter after all! The whole point was to make things easier. I suspect that as my grandkids are getting older I may be able to...
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    Trapped Gramma wants out

    Kind of. Originally, I had thought that I could get a part-time job once I moved here. But the area is incredibly rural, and the only job I could find was a gig at a bank that paid almost minimum wage. I mostly lived on my 401(k) and credit cards. Yeah, that didn't go quite well. When I had the...
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    Trapped Gramma wants out

    I'm 63, and about 10 years ago walked away from an unfulfilling job in order to take care of my grandkids and help my daughter and son-in-law so they wouldn't have the stress that I had when my daughter was little and I was working full-time . We all picked up and moved to Maine, a lovely but...
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