Working Online
 

I've read too many horror stories of people working under the Substantial Gainful Activity and still being cut off from SSD because of their demonstrated ability to cope in the workplace.. which leads me to ask if working online is the only refuge in being able to supplement your SSD income.. Now my focus has been on web development, online marketing etc.

It still has to be reported if you gain financially. I'm guessing you will also have to explain why you can sit at a desk and work on a computer at home, but not in an office.

I hope we won't be reading about your horror story one day.

nahh.. I'm too tricky

Guess it depends on your disability...One good thing about working from home vs. in the office is that you when things get too bad you can always take a break and lay down etc. whenever you need too. Then again, it still didn't work too good for me when my job set me up at home because I found myself laying down more than I was working because I was too weak to sit at the computer for more than an hour at a time no matter where I was on my worse days back then.

Don't know if I would try that to be honest with you. But that's just me, I've always been known to be extra cautious. :)

It is still working and since your goal is to make money, SSA needs to evaluate whether or not the work is SGA. Now if your plan is to hide the work activity and commit deliberate fraud on SSA and IRS, I think you are adding layer level of paranoia to what you may already have. Work and making money often leaves a paper trail that can be followed. But it is your life.

Nahh Janke, I would legally report it.. What I was wondering is that there are a lot of people even on this forum who would like to supplement their SSD for less than SGA.. Now understandably, a lot of people who do work in the normal world that are collecting SSD and working under SGA are still cut off because they are deemed ready to function in the workplace.. However, working at home online for just a little supplemental income I think could hardly be seen as something that would constitute someone no longer being disabled, but I might be mistaken

thats what everyone thinks until they get busted

What are you talking about busted? For the second time I'm not speaking of doing anything 'illegal'. I meant tricky as in studying and trying to toe the exact line of what is allowable and what would threaten my SSD

mea culpa.

I have no idea what your disability is but I will tell you what I have been saying since I have registered on this board. My lawyer who has been representing clients for over 30 years. The last 7 for Allsup told me that if I try to work even part time there is a great chance I would lose my benefits when the review came. He told me to make sure that when you try to get a job it is something you want to do as it will probably replace your SSDI payments. Last month someone I know that has depression issues and seizures was informed he will be getting his last 2 months of payments. All he did was work 10-15 hours a week in a library doing various jobs. I won for basically mental issues. So he told me once they see you out there in the public working it is all over with. Good Luck to you! I want to find something myself as I am tired of not being a productive member in society. But I would have to find a job that pays $15-17 an hour to replace my disability. And I dont think I could hold down a 40 hour week job yet. But hopefully some day.