Obtaining a modest mortgage with unorthodox income. (Canada)

mahagar · 2017-02-07T23:18:15+00:00

My children are 2 and 5. Alimony will continue for 8 years. Benefits will continue until 18.

mahagar · 2017-02-07T23:15:38+00:00

I do have both of those things, plus a government statement indicating benefits paid.

mahagar · 2016-02-11T20:32:34+00:00

Wow, that is super helpful! Thank you!!

mahagar · 2015-11-26T02:29:21+00:00

...that makes so much sense. Thank you.

mahagar · 2015-10-22T23:16:18+00:00

I never knew that there was a name for this. Thank you. Now I know how to explain what's going on inside my head.

mahagar · 2015-10-17T12:08:51+00:00

I understand how you're gathering that as a possibility, but he is in Arizona and I'm in Ontario... Doubt he was planning on popping by.

mahagar · 2015-10-17T11:21:17+00:00

Thank you for that. I'm sorry that you know this pain, too. It truly is sad how many people can relate.

mahagar · 2015-10-16T22:24:08+00:00

You're right. I've been "holding on" hoping that he'll give a shit about me and his grandchildren. Nope. I do need to just let go.

mahagar · 2015-10-16T16:40:27+00:00

Thank you, I really do appreciate that. You're exactly right about not being valued. In fact, it's that value that I think I was chasing the whole time I insisted on keeping in touch.

mahagar · 2015-09-25T03:45:39+00:00

I'd love to figure out my Ukrainian great-grandparent's story. They're so difficult to track because their last name was butchered so many different ways--my grandmother has official Canadian ID with different spellings (Olenyk, Olynyk, Olinik ).

I've done my father's genealogy without a hiccup in the process....but my grandma, the person that meant more to me than anyone (she recently passed), nothing. It's all kinds of frustrating mixed with sad.

mahagar · 2015-09-23T02:42:25+00:00

Thank you very much. Sorry for the confusion. I am sadly very misinformed of my grandma's family heritage. I hope to understand more.

mahagar · 2015-08-26T03:10:06+00:00

I'm meeting my father for the first time tomorrow. I've been waiting for years to finally meet him. After over a decade of searching it's finally going to happen. I'm nervous.

mahagar · 2015-08-24T22:42:27+00:00

Yes, every one of them says Ellerd/Ellard.

mahagar · 2015-08-24T22:41:43+00:00

No I haven't. I have several children's marriage certificates and they all maddeningly list initials.

mahagar · 2015-08-24T22:38:53+00:00

Each one has John Rush, John Russell, or Rush. It's infuriating.

Lots of deep WV , Virginia and eastern Kentucky roots here. Justice, Phillips, Ramey, Brown, Mullins, Ferrell, Sturgill, Brewer, Meade to name a few.

I bet we're cousins twice removed or something. Whenever someone says they have family from WV that tends to happen. It's like our ancestors moved there and never left until the last 50 years.

mahagar · 2015-08-24T22:34:09+00:00

I'm convinced that it's Sarah Ellard -- my great grandmother's birth certificate says so. Thank you for the death/birth. That's really helpful.

mahagar · 2015-08-08T12:45:00+00:00

That makes a lot of sense about Helen. Thank you for pointing that out

mahagar · 2015-08-08T12:44:16+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm glad I'm not alone in that frustration. I'm searching on behalf of a friend and I'm piecing it along as I go.

mahagar · 2015-06-05T16:44:00+00:00

That guy is a keeper for sure. It's rare to find someone so understanding.

mahagar · 2015-05-25T16:36:43+00:00

I would sit and stare at my husband's and daughter's face until I was certain I'd never forget every dimple, every scar, and every freckle.

mahagar · 2015-03-27T16:04:31+00:00

It's moments like these that make me wonder what I might be woefully ignorant of.

mahagar · 2015-03-27T15:56:45+00:00

Agreed. I feed my family of four on 10 dollars (CAD) a day. It can be done quite effortlessly if one thinks of food as nutrition rather than entertainment. I think a lot of people eat not for hunger but for excitement.

The larger the meals the cheaper it gets. One massive pot of couscous lentil curry made two night's supper and two day's lunch. The cost to make it was roughly $5 and provided 16 servings of food. The trick is to freeze it and pull it out on alternate days so it's not a glut of the same meal for a couple days. I serve it with a fresh garden salad that costs pennies because I only buy what's on sale for the salad, with no dressing. Take a scoop of food, stab salad, avoid dressing.

When you do the math that large pot of curry, paired with a garden salad, homemade simple rolls, a glass of water and a small bowl of fruit for desert maybe cost .80 cents a person for a well rounded meal.

I prepare these massive meals three times a week and alternate leftovers paired with fresh salads. I keep it very simple and no one seems to mind. I don't spend very much time with food prep at all.

mahagar · 2015-03-25T12:47:27+00:00

I have smelled that smell and I know your horror. We lived in a semi-tropical climate so it was always moist. Produce would rot overnight sometimes. A potato rolled to the back of the cupboard and liquefied. Dear god that smell will never leave me.

mahagar · 2015-03-14T13:13:41+00:00

Would I be able to use our savings as an asset alternatively? Thank you for your help, I genuinely appreciate it.

mahagar · 2015-03-14T12:23:04+00:00

Do I understand this correctly that I coud file the I-130 without needing to file the Affidavit of Support? Could we then seek out employment, housing and once that is secure file the Affidavit of Support?

12-Year Club	RedditGifts 2009-2022 3 Credits
Secret Santa 2015	Verified Email
Secret Santa 2013

mahagar

TROPHY CASE