There's not a lot more exhausting than chronic pain. I spend 6 months of the year not working because I need time for other parts of my life, otherwise all I do

There's not a lot more exhausting than chronic pain. I spend 6 months of the year not working because I need time for other parts of my life, otherwise all I do is work and rest. But after many years, I've found a good balance. The best thing I found.. - Find out how much you can work. If it's even just 1 hour a day, you can still make a living. - Make a list of people you don't want to lose contact with, you need to plan your visits and reaching out. Otherwise you'll end up alone, on your own. That makes everything harder. - Find a job or business that can support async work. There's a lot more options these days than there were even 2 years ago. Startups, dodgy greyhat tech businesses, your own SaaS are all options. Find or create a niche. This is the hard one, but there's opportunity out there - you just need to find it. Blog posts on LinkedIn, Medium articles, get your name out there - this is a good start. Write about what you know, then write about what you're interested in. You're already on the front page of HN, so you're past the majority of people. Right now you're out of money though so what you need right now is.. - To be able eat, keep shelter, and a source to support those things - in your case - internet and power. Figure out those first. Because without them, you're screwed. Thankfully you're probably eligible for credit cards and all sorts of bad debt, obviously find the "best of the worst" option and go with that if you can't sell anything or loan from family.