He was laid off in March. No warning, no severance. Just two people, one income, and a mortgage. I panicked — for 24 hours. Then I made a list. Paused all non-essential subscriptions Called our credit card to negotiate a lower APR Listed 12 items on Facebook Marketplace (sold 9 in 3 days) Took on freelance projects I’d been too scared to try Built a grocery plan around $60/week We didn’t just survive those six months. We paid off one credit card. We learned how little we really needed. I even built a $3K emergency fund from side gigs. Losing his job forced me to start making money my way. And I’m not giving that power back. #Finance #MakeMoney #Marriage