Money Management Stories

Secret Santa Claus

Posted by on January 5, 2011 at 1:26 am

Bill works in our Money Management Program and one of the people he helps is a frail, elderly lady.  He has been helping her for several years.  She lives alone.  Her income is tiny, but he makes it work for her.  She doesn’t have many bills except for the ambulances.  Each time her health failed, [...]

A Park for Charlie

Posted by on July 10, 2010 at 6:40 pm

Every once in a while, Charlie calls to say how grateful he is to Friends for Life for the help we have given him.  We have been working with Charlie for about 8 years now.  He is a vet and he had so many problems, but in the past few years he has come to [...]

We Can’t Understand Anything She Says

Posted by on July 5, 2010 at 5:08 am

I never heard of Huntington’s Disease until I met an tiny, elderly lady who had this horrible disease. It is a degenerative brain disorder that affects a person’s ability to walk, talk and think. Victims shake uncontrollably.

Cooking on a Space Heater

Posted by on July 5, 2010 at 4:28 am

She was given a turkey for the holidays, but she didn’t have a stove. She really wanted to have a Christmas dinner, so she wrapped the turkey in foil and cooked it for twenty two hours on her space heater.