livelihood

when one's income is reliant on a particular thing or activity

the origin of the money needed to live

a way of earning the money needed to live

to be a source of danger to someone's ability to earn a living

to supply the means for someone to support themselves

to have a negative impact on someone's ability to earn a living

to receive money as payment for work that you do to support yourself

to no longer have a way to earn money

to make one's way of earning money safe and dependable

to defend one's way of earning money from harm or loss

to ruin someone's source of income completely

to remove someone's source of income

to obtain or secure the means to support oneself