I did recently up the prices of many planets and ships which may have resulted in this. I think currently the easy difficulty is currently a bit difficult and I do understand the money issue. Getting the difficulties and game balance right is a hard thing for me to gauge so Ireally appreciate this feedback.
In future updates I do plan to add a lot more decision making around navigating the map and also more choose to help shape the run and the enemies you verse.
Thanks for taking the time to try out the game and leave feedback!