The first week is mostly the math - and the worst money mistakes happen right there, in the panic.
When a job ends, a contract stops, or the income just disappears, the pressure is to do something big, fast: drain the retirement account, take the high-cost loan, sign the severance papers unread, let the health coverage lapse. Income Interrupted is the calm hand that says: not yet.
This is a sequenced, plain-spoken playbook for the first 90 days after the money stops - organized by time, not by topic. You'll find the one number that slows the panic (your runway - how many weeks your cash covers the must-pay bills), the few moves that are genuinely urgent (filing for unemployment, starting the health-coverage clock before the COBRA and Marketplace windows close), and - the heart of it - the irreversible moves not to make in week one.
Then it shows how to make the runway last: an emergency budget, talking to creditors before you miss a payment, comparing COBRA versus the Marketplace versus Medicaid, and steadying the household and your own head.
This is not a job-search book, and it's not a get-rich book. It's how to stay steady while the income is interrupted.
General information only - not investment, financial, legal, tax, or career advice. Rules vary by state, employer, and plan, and can change; results vary. Confirm your own situation with the appropriate professionals and official sources before acting.
