Mag,
My husband installs custom electronics for a living and I can assure
you that that big screen tv, being 5 years old, is not going to add
to your worth...Heck, it would cost more to dispose of that to keep
it! Enjoy it, I say!
Linda
On Apr 18, 2008, at 8:09 PM, Tamar Raine wrote:
> yay! thsnk you, deri, i was gonna check tht this weekend! ok,
> great! so the huge recliner also won't count.
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> From: Deri James <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 1:07:53 PM
> Subject: Re: big tv?
>
> On Friday 18 April 2008 18:15:47 Tamar Raine wrote:
>> on ssi, you're not to have any one item valued over some amount of
>> money.
>> the only things you can have are a car (to take yrself to docs) a
>> house,
>> and an engagement ring. weird eh?
>>
>
> Hi Mag,
>
> According to this site:-
>
> <http://www.nls.org/ssassi/new_ssi_rule.htm>
>
> There was a change in SSI rules in 2004:-
>
> "SSI no longer limits value of household goods and personal effects."
>
> In fact this page:-
>
> <http://www.socialsecurity.gov/ssi/spotlights/spot-resources.htm>
>
> Confirms that "household goods and personal effects" do NOT count
> towards your
> $2000 resource limit.
>
> I would be pretty sure a TV counts as "household goods" so I think
> you are
> fine. Kickback that "Lazee-Boy", fire up the plasma, and neck a
> couple of
> Buds". ;-)
>
> Cheers
>
> Deri
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