Welcome To The Side Hustle Fund

Hi, I’m Elle.

For most of my life, I thought things would follow a fairly predictable path.

Work hard.
Build a career.
Earn a decent salary.
Become gradually more secure over time.

Simple enough.

And even though I knew life could be unpredictable, I never imagined it would derail my income completely.

Over the years, I've experienced burnout, managed a chronic illness, questioned my career more times than I can count, and now support my ageing parents through disability and their later years.

I've discovered that having a good salary doesn't necessarily mean having enough flexibility when life decides to keep things interesting.

Somewhere along the way, I realised I wasn't really chasing wealth.

I was chasing options.

The option to reduce my hours.

The option to spend more time with family.

The option to step away from work if I needed to.

The option not to panic every time life threw another surprise my way.

That's how The Side Hustle Fund began.

Not because I wanted to become a millionaire by Tuesday (although I'm very much open to the idea).

Not because I wanted to sell the dream of passive income from a beach somewhere (also open to this idea).

But because I wanted to prove that small amounts matter, that multiple income streams create choices, and that building a different life is possible, even if it's slower and messier than the internet likes to admit.

Here you'll find practical side hustles, honest income reports, budgeting ideas, experiments, and plenty of conversations about starting over, money worries and the strange reality of being an adult.

Because I don't think we should have to choose between supporting the people we love and supporting ourselves.

And because when life gives you lemons, it's worth seeing what they're worth.

Welcome to The Side Hustle Fund.

Let's build some options.