We built GlideGuard because we lived the problem.
Millions of SSI and SSDI recipients are blocked from building wealth — not because they can't earn, but because they don't know where the $2,000 line is until they've already crossed it. We changed that.
Sunshine Starr
Sunshine Starr is a disabled entrepreneur and SSI/SSDI recipient based in Arizona. She built GlideGuard because she lives the problem — the $2,000 countable asset limit, the risk of overpayment, the constant uncertainty about where you stand.
GlideGuard is the tool she wished existed: real-time visibility into countable assets, ABLE account thresholds, and trial work period progress — so you never find out you've crossed a line when it's already too late.
Solo founder, bootstrapped. Every feature in GlideGuard is built from lived experience, not assumptions.
Most people find out they're over the limit when it's already too late.
No real-time visibility
Most people have no idea their balance is creeping toward $2,000 until SSA sends a notice — by which point an overpayment has already begun.
Paper-based tracking fails
Spreadsheets and notebook math can't keep up with multiple accounts, exempt thresholds, ABLE account rules, and income averaging. The rules are complicated — the tools shouldn't be.
One overpayment = months of recovery
An overpayment of $500 can take 6-12 months to resolve, with benefits suspended until repaid. The damage to credit, trust, and stability is disproportionate to the error.
ABLE account potential is unknown
ABLE accounts can hold far more than $2,000 without affecting SSI eligibility — but almost no one knows this, or knows how to calculate the optimal transfer amount.
From people who needed this the most.
GlideGuard caught my balance at 91% before I even noticed. I moved $800 to my ABLE account and never missed a payment. I had no idea I was that close to the line.
As a WIPA counselor with 60 clients, I used to rely on paper spreadsheets. GlideGuard automates what I used to do manually every month — and my clients actually understand their own numbers now.
I've been on SSDI for three years and finally started working again. I was terrified of exceeding the SGA and losing benefits. GlideGuard showed me exactly where I stand month by month — now I can focus on my job, not the math.
The Safety Gauge is the first tool that actually explains why I'm in the green. The breakdown of countable vs. exempt resources is something I've wanted for years — finally someone built it.
Feedback from beta users. Full testimonials coming soon.
Financial visibility should be a right, not a privilege.
Radical transparency
We never hide the math. Every number in GlideGuard traces back to an official SSA rule. We show our work, cite the sources, and explain the logic.
Built with, not for
We talk to SSI and SSDI recipients directly — through case managers, disability advocates, and WIPA counselors. Every feature starts with a real person's problem, not a market opportunity.
Real-time accuracy
SSI rules change with income, assets, and household composition. GlideGuard recalculates daily and alerts you before you cross a line — not after.
Privacy by design
Your financial data is yours. We don't sell it, don't share it, and don't use it for anything except calculating your Safety Score. Ever.
Ready to see where you stand?
The Safety Gauge is free to try. No account required to start calculating.
Individual: $14.99/mo · WIPA Practices: $299–599/mo