{"id":473,"date":"2023-09-28T22:20:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T22:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=473"},"modified":"2023-09-28T22:20:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T22:20:22","slug":"she-lived-on-the-street-but-she-didnt-ask-for-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=473","title":{"rendered":"She Lived On The Street, But She Didn\u2019t Ask For Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>She lived on the streets, but she did not beg for money. She was holding a note in her hand and asking people to read it. After 16 years, someone stopped and read the note. Then everything changed. Here\u2019s what it says on paper\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A woman who is 80 years old, has a touching story to tell to the world, but not without a happy end.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div id=\"M907228ScriptRootC1509442_09a6c\">\n<div id=\"AdskeeperComposite1509442_09a6c\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div class=\"mgline teaser-17191885 type-w\" data-i=\"1C2ColUCSu-fDmOsu6y_FnISli7310POqprtna3fCGoGxk0OP-JBJhv9VX4VvTojq2lNJsQTeVTwEtBNHMwAjA**\" data-observe-time=\"0\" data-observe-start=\"0\" data-observing=\"yes\" data-load-fired=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-with-text\">\n<div class=\"text-elements\">\n<div class=\"text_on_hover\">\n<div class=\"mctitle\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s been 16 years since Wanda Ritter last slept in her own bed at home. Everyone thought she was crazy, but she kept on saying that\u00a0<strong>\u201cthe government owed her $100,000 dollars\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0and she kept saying it every day. With her she had a suitcase full of documents and unpaid checks, but no one paid attention. Everyone though she is just another lunatic\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Wanda was a locksmith and a mother to four children. On the streets of Washington, she kept saying that the Social Security System owes her a lot of cash.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11329\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/witter.webp\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/witter.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/witter-300x298.webp 300w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/witter-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/witter-768x763.webp 768w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/witter-100x100.webp 100w\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"586\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>\u201cI was crazy to get rid of the luggage,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0according to them.\u00a0<strong>\u201cI told myself that if I did something stupid, people would think I was crazy.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0She elaborated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div id=\"M907228ScriptRootC1509442_13230\">\n<div id=\"AdskeeperComposite1509442_13230\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div class=\"mgline teaser-17191910 type-w\" data-i=\"1C2ColUCSu-fDmOsu6y_FoZKwhmZJIHvAJY7jwG4GJkGxk0OP-JBJhv9VX4VvTojYRnGobHm28Gh2Trxu5THZA**\" data-observe-time=\"1018\" data-observe-start=\"1695939596948\" data-observing=\"yes\" data-load-fired=\"true\" data-shown=\"1\">\n<div class=\"image-with-text\">\n<div class=\"text-elements\">\n<div class=\"text_on_hover\">\n<div class=\"mctitle\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But everything changed when Julie Turner, a 56 years old social worker, heard her story and picked an interest on her case. When she checked the papers she shook her head in disbelief.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cShe needed money assistance, not with mental health assistance.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Turner pointed out that she\u2019s owed the government $100,000.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">However, how did the woman comprehend the issue?<\/h2>\n<p>Wanda started getting checks from $300-$900 each month. The woman didn\u2019t cash the checks because she thought something was wrong with them, so she returned them, but Ritter called Social Security Services to check the deviation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIf I had collected them and claimed that a mistake had been made, who would have believed me?\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Ritter told the the local reporters that she believes once she gets the case under control she could resolve it.<\/p>\n<p>With the assistance of the godsend worker Julie Turner, Ritter got a $500 apartment.<\/p>\n<p>A week after the news went viral, Ritter got her first $1,644 check from Social Security.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please SHARE this amazing story with your Family and Friends on Facebook!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>She lived on the streets, but she did not beg for money. She was holding a note in her hand and asking people to read it. After 16 years, someone stopped and read the note. Then everything changed. 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