“Imagine having to ask for permission just to buy yourself a cup of coffee. Or being questioned every time money moves in your account. For many women, financial control is a silent struggle, but it doesn’t have to be.”

It all started with a late-night scroll through Reddit. Post after post, I read the heartbreaking yet resourceful ways women were secretly saving money to escape abusive relationships. One woman sewed five-dollar bills into her curtains. Another hid cash in a picture frame. A mother left behind $6,000 in rolled pennies under her bed, her “escape money.” These women weren’t just saving; they were surviving.