hey this is really important I need you to steal your mom’s phone and then type in the letter i into every search bar you find and then filter for Italian brainrot animals

wtf are you talking about

Valid response!

im curious . only count weddings that you like, remember. i went to one when i was 1 year old and that doesnt count

reblog for sample size etc etc etc

So I had a funny dream the other night.

It involved a very gay witch.

Named for the 2014 law that created them, the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, ABLE accounts have been available since 2016 to individuals identified by a doctor as having a disability before the age of 26. Next year, they’ll become available to those identified before the age of 46, which will increase access to an additional 6 million people, including 1 million veterans, according to Indiana State Treasurer Daniel Elliott, who administers the accounts in his state. An estimated 8 million people nationwide already qualify.

“The fact that it used to be that individuals could only save up to $2,000 or they could lose benefits — that was really restricting a lot of families,” Elliot said. “People were forced into a position where they couldn’t save for their futures. Now we’re seeing average account balances of (ABLE accounts) between $11,000 and $12,000.”

Generally, ABLE accounts may reach totals of $100,000 without affecting Supplemental Security Income. Lifetime balance limits for the various state ABLE accounts can range from around $300,000 to over $500,000. They’re administered by state treasurers, and the vast majority can be set up online via their websites. Some ABLE plans accept paper applications as well.

Anyone can contribute to an ABLE account — including the account owner, friends, family, organizations, nonprofits, and employers — up to $19,000 per year in 2025. If the account owner is able to work and not already contributing to a workplace retirement plan, they can contribute an additional amount equal to their yearly gross income. For 2025, that amount is up to an additional $15,560 to $18,810, depending on the state administering the account.

There are also tax advantages. Investment earnings from ABLE accounts remain untaxed as long as money taken from the account is used for “qualified disability expenses,” such as medical treatment, education, tutoring and job training. Account holders may choose from a number of investment options for the funds in their accounts or hold and save the money without investing it further.

Elliot said raising awareness of the accounts is the biggest challenge for the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST), for which he’s also the secretary treasurer.

“Many people are used to the idea that, ‘If I have a disability or my child has one, it could endanger their benefits to save money,’” he said. “We as a state and as a country need to start reaching out to people and saying, ‘Look, you actually can save money now. You could save towards the purchase of a home.’ The hardest thing right now is getting that message out. We need more people to be aware things have changed.”

According to NAST’s data, just 186,641 ABLE accounts existed at the end of 2024, despite an estimated 8 million people qualifying. When the age limit is raised, the accounts will also become available to people whose disabilities may have been the result of an accident in adulthood or developed later in life, such as after a COVID infection.

Andrew Warren, senior associate for policy and research at the Financial Health Network, who studies the financial circumstances of Americans with disabilities, said that the vast majority of people surveyed for a 2023 report by the organization did not know these accounts existed.

“Less than 1% of eligible individuals have these accounts,” Warren said. “Our research show that one of the major barriers to becoming financially healthy for this vulnerable group is asset limits. But there’s an information disconnect between caseworkers and direct services providers on the ground and (administrators of ABLE accounts).”

Two online resources — ABLE Today and the ABLE National Resource Center — can guide you through questions to determine if you or a friend or family member qualifies.

I honestly cannot articulate how HUGE this is.

It is not enough. Not NEARLY enough. But this is still HUGE.

This could mean the difference for becoming homeless and not becoming homeless, or having to stay in an abusive situation.

YOU COULD FUNDRAISE FOR HEALTH CARE AND NOT BE BREAKING THE MOTHERFUCKING LAW.

this is making me lose it

Everyone thinks of Austen as victorian and Stalin as russian but they were actually both georgian... one of many shared traits

Commission!! Chiaki with baby Seikrets from Monster Hunter Wilds :3

sometimes the moral of the story really is just "you cannot go back and what happened to you is going to be with you for the rest of your life. but it's still going to be okay" huh

🍷Steak n Shake went full mask off nazi we see

Here's the post on blusky where we got these images, but basically Steak N Shake's social media has gone full Pro-MAGA and used Fraktur esque font for their "throwback fries"

Like the post on Blusky said. Steak N Shake is a Nazi bar now.

She's looking out for you. Don't kill yourself for a company that defines you as an asset

this is such a looney tuney solution. love it

"The program, called Nepenthes after the genus of carnivorous pitcher plants which trap and consume their prey, can be deployed by webpage owners to protect their own content from being scraped or can be deployed "offensively" as a honeypot trap to waste AI companies' resources."

I'd have called the program "Lady of Pain"

Facebook is not a good site, but where else would I see gems like the ugliest Christmas shirt of all time

Double judgement

that picture of the guy holding his cat under one arm and a sword in the other but it’s me protecting chikorita from the haters

updated it for Legends Z-A

update on personal life stuff

got hit by 12 cars and died. sory. all at once. no traces left behind. I think one of the cars was carnivorous

welcome to paris. we have ceded parts of our city to the feral dogs, and people will try to physically attack you specifically in real time combat. this is what a redevelopment plan looks like

paris is already like that