Money Worries

Maya's kitchen table, late evening, bank statements spread out

Lena's chest pain had only been a scare, not her heart — but the trip to the clinic left Maya with a bill she couldn't really afford. By the third week of the month, she had almost run out of money.

Lena: You need to make a decision about money, love — sit down and sort out a proper budget.

So Maya started to spend time every evening planning her meals and going through her bills.

The same table, Sunday afternoon, a notebook of numbers

Slowly the numbers started to add up. It wasn't much, but it was a start, and for the first time in weeks the panic faded.