Money management and income strategies for people living with chronic illness. Budgeting, side hustles, investing, and building financial resilience.
Why Budgeting with Chronic Illness Matters Budgeting with chronic illness isn’t just about numbers, it’s financial planning that supports your health. I was 24, just moved out on my own, living in a 244-square-foot apartment with a shared bathroom. Rent was cheap and I looked the part but I felt free figuring life out. My…
I didn’t set out to get rich. I just wanted to feel safe. Building a financial safety net with chronic illness wasn’t about luxury. It was about relief. When you live with chronic illness, unpredictability becomes the norm. Flare-ups don’t care about deadlines. Fatigue doesn’t respect ambition. That’s not laziness it’s logistics. What I needed…
Investing with chronic pain is messy. Nobody talks about the moment they hit rock bottom with money. But I have to. Because if I skip the part where I lost everything, this story isn’t honest and it won’t help you avoid the trap that swallowed me whole. I was 25 when I made my first…