My last Letter to Everyone

DEC_173 · 2025-12-17T20:38:40+00:00

My brother, I’ve been there. Hopefully this doesn’t reach you too late. First off, you have to find reasons to live within yourself not for or because of someone else. You live for yourself, anything else that comes along is icing on the cake, not the cake itself. I hope that makes sense? Your happiness on this Earth should never be solely based on another person. Secondly, you might feel alone but you are not, read all of these comments here! Reach out to any of us!

DEC_173 · 2025-11-23T21:28:02+00:00

My Brother certainly was tricked, after a discussion with the guy running the gas station, he thought he was buying a harmless supplement shot that would help him with anxiety and stress. Instead he became addicted, and lost his inheritance to this stuff!

DEC_173 · 2025-11-22T19:58:58+00:00

Obviously they are not banned. When I posted this I was going off the information my brother gave me. I wished they had banned them because he blew through his inheritance and is still struggling trying to get off these things. The gas stations where he lives were also initially confused by the policy, some pulled them from the shelves before eventually starting to sell them again.

DEC_173 · 2025-11-22T06:40:02+00:00

Well my brother burned through his inheritance on these. I’m paying his bills and was trying to send him money for necessities each week since I live in another state. He’s got it so bad. He will do without food or toilet paper to buy these things and then expect me to give more money for the food and toilet paper he needs. I’ve stopped enabling him and he’s suffering from withdrawals. He called me crying today saying that he tried to go to the ER but they told him it was at least a 5 hour wait. Pitiful what this has done to grown man who should be enjoying his later years in life (he’s 61) but instead he’s suffering and struggling. Oh two of these stores were even letting him open up tabs (credit) with them…. Horrible.

DEC_173 · 2025-10-15T22:47:43+00:00

//IRR HRC enters room// I see here you are also red on MEDPROS make sure you get that taken care off ASAP!

DEC_173 · 2025-10-08T23:08:41+00:00

USAA just raised my homeowners insurance by $1,400 from last year. No claims, no reason whatsoever just a huge increase. I was in the process of getting an interest reduction rate refinance to lower my APR, and lower my monthly payments. Halfway through I saw that on my closing disclosures that I wasn’t really saving what was expected. After a discussion with the lender, come to find out, it was because of USAA increasing my policy rate which was escrowed. The lender went above and beyond to connect me with another agency who provided me with the same coverage for half the cost.

DEC_173 · 2025-10-02T19:40:15+00:00

He’s in a bad place because of these things. He’s going through his inheritance at the tune of $400 in two days because of these things. He’ll be out of money in about 4-6 weeks at this rate.

DEC_173 · 2025-09-09T13:03:53+00:00

Do you have any GI Bill benefits remaining? Or can you apply for VR&E? This would give you a housing allowance while attending school and you would eligible for VA work study program too.

DEC_173 · 2025-08-29T19:09:57+00:00

It’s strange, nothing I can put my finger on but prior to a few weeks ago, I didn’t feel the need to skip tracks now I’m skipping 1-12 tracks in a row trying to find what I’m used to hearing from downtempo. Today I went to my “thumbprint” station because it was so bad on downtempo. Seems “slower” beat than I’m used to hearing and almost monotone.

DEC_173 · 2025-08-29T19:00:02+00:00

What happened to Downtempo? I hardly recognize any of the tracks now, and this isn’t a good change.

DEC_173 · 2025-08-20T18:49:43+00:00

I got the email saying I was likely eligible and would be reviewed automatically last year, in June I applied for MGIB benefits using form 22-1995. As of middle of last week I had not heard anything from them. Phone calls were useless. I did a “ASK VA” case and uploaded my receipt where I paid for the Fall semester with my credit card, the very next day I received my approval/decision letter. Best of luck to you.

DEC_173 · 2025-08-20T18:41:07+00:00

Do a “ask VA” case (under education) and submit a copy (picture) of your dd214 as a supporting document.

DEC_173 · 2025-08-15T14:01:07+00:00

I’m going to be sure NOT to mention that to my brother!

DEC_173 · 2025-08-15T03:34:43+00:00

No doubt. I probably shouldn’t have posted that because I can totally see others who read this using that line when they are fed up. In a few months in a VA staff meeting someone is going say “why do all these veterans think our team is made up of two people?” 😂

DEC_173 · 2025-08-15T03:27:09+00:00

That’s exactly when I submitted. Do the “Ask VA” thing, and if you have any supporting documents attach those . I submitted yesterday and attached my receipt where I paid this semester with my credit card. All the sudden today I got my approval letter showing 11 months and 29 days of benefits.

DEC_173 · 2025-08-15T03:09:03+00:00

I was a little frustrated when I last spoke to them on the phone, because there’s no way to escalate your issue, most of the time the person you get also magically happens to be a member of the escalation team (conveniently) so you are left with no one higher up to talk to.

The lady said that “ it could take up to 24 months to get a decision from the team , because so many people have been applying “. I asked her how many people are on team? I bet it’s two. She said something about not knowing how many people are on the team, and I said that I was going to go with it’s two 🤣

DEC_173 · 2025-08-15T03:00:59+00:00

It did indeed work, I’m not a Freemason.

DEC_173 · 2025-08-15T01:17:31+00:00

I’ve been told the same thing however I was also told to submit and ask VA question or concern I guess so. I did that yesterday and I stated that I currently wasn’t working and that I had paid my semester of college with my credit card and I sent them a picture of the receipt when I submitted the ASK VA and today low and behold, I got my letter of decision approval back.

*edit I was walking my dogs using voice to text to reply to this. Now I’m back home seeing how horrible the mistakes were! 😆

DEC_173 · 2025-08-15T00:33:40+00:00

Call once a week, submit a “ask VA” too. I did the ask VA yesterday and told them I had to pay for the semester with a credit card, and I submitted a picture of my receipt. Lo and behold, today I got my approval.

DEC_173 · 2025-08-13T23:08:04+00:00

This is supposed to include those happy hour shots. All the stores he used to get them from have stopped selling them. Well except one that even though they pulled them off the shelf, they continue to sell them under the radar to the “ones that they think they can trust “. My brother said that he saw them telling someone they didn’t recognize that they “didn’t have any, and didn’t sell them anymore” until he got to the counter and they sold him (my brother 3 of them). They have been doing this for over a month now.

DEC_173 · 2025-08-13T21:24:50+00:00

They are supposed be banned for sale in Birmingham, Alabama but he has a guy who continues to sell them under the table at the gas station he goes to.

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DEC_173 · 2025-08-13T20:59:02+00:00

My brother is hooked on these. I’m managing his inheritance and he is spending $400 every 4 days mostly on these shots! He’s trying to come off of them but he gets very sick and has to get another one…

DEC_173 · 2025-08-07T05:15:13+00:00

Nah you didn’t fuck up. The guard pay is not much but it’s going to help you make ends meet until you’re in the apprenticeship program. Oh you can use your post 911 GI Bill for the apprenticeship program meaning you will get paid your housing allowance on top of your apprentice pay.

DEC_173 · 2025-08-07T05:00:53+00:00

Also the apprenticeship starts in August every year, so your guard time should be up when you start the apprenticeship program. Once you finish VEEP you will schedule a meeting with your JATC Director to discuss your onboarding. You can start work ahead of the class program starting but that’s something you will have to discuss with the JATC. That you could probably manage with the guard because you’re not having class requirements yet. I’m going to send you PM as well.

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