“Sometimes life changes the plan. That doesn’t mean you have to give up on the life you’re trying to build.”

A weekly newsletter from The Side Hustle Fund.

Life doesn't always stick to the plan.

Sometimes it's burnout.

Sometimes it's redundancy.

Sometimes it's illness.

Sometimes you become a carer.

Sometimes you simply realise the life you've built no longer fits the person you've become.

A couple of months ago, I stepped away from my £43,000 career to care for my parents.

I knew something had to change. The problem wasn't recognising it. The problem was finding enough time, energy and headspace to actually do anything about it.

So instead of waiting until I had everything figured out, I left my job, took a deep breath and started rebuilding.

One experiment at a time.

Every Sunday, I share the things I genuinely wish I'd known a little sooner.

💷 Honest income experiments (the successes and the spectacular failures)

💡 Practical ideas for earning online and building financial resilience

🤖 AI tools and systems that make life a little easier

📊 The spreadsheets, trackers and frameworks I'm creating along the way

🌱 Thoughts on work, identity and rebuilding after life takes an unexpected turn

📖 The lessons I'm learning as I build a career and financial life that fit the life I want to live now -not the one I thought I'd have.

I don't know where the finish line is or honestly, even how to get there.

Instead, I share what I'm learning while I'm still learning it.

If you're rebuilding too, I'd love you to join me.

Sometimes life changes the plan. That doesn't mean you have to give up on the life you're trying to build.