Yes, that could mean the holidays, especially Christmas, but that isn't what I am referring to. I've been trying to consolidate Mom's money into one account, spend as much on repairs to the house, and get her as close to $2,000 before the deadline set by Medicaid. I just don't like giving her hard earned money to the government while the house she cherished for so many years crumbles around us and her children inheriting a dilapidated house that one would have to spend a fortune on to unload.
The hardest part is trying to hire someone to do the work. So far I hired a painting crew and Window World. I can't find an electrician to change the fuse box to a circuit breaker, someone to cut down three trees, or a paving company willing to give me an estimate on a paving job. Just try finding someone to fix a ventilation system for a stove without a range hood.
By fixing up the house I can save some of the money for Mom's heirs but I really only have until the 20th to get everything done. Can't even consolidate money or find companies willing to work in that short period of time. I thought Americans have been begging for work in our sluggish economy.
Apparently not.
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