Sponsored post by Worthy.com You remember the day he proposed to you. And you remember your wedding day. Your rings held special significance for you throughout your marriage, but you found you no longer wanted to wear them after your divorce. On top of the emotional pain, you may be like so many other women, experiencing some financial trouble and wondering whether you ought … [Read more...]
How Do You Go From Stay-At-Home Mom To Working Single Mom?
For stay-at-home moms, divorce often means a return to work and while it may be unexpected, even undesired, it doesn't have to mean returning to the work you were doing before. So how do you go from stay-at-home-mom to working single mom? Lisa Thomson was a stay-at-home mom when she got divorced after 18 years of marriage. At the time, her two children were about 11 and 13. … [Read more...]
My Ex Is Playing Financial Games
Divorce can be an ugly business even when couples are trying to be reasonable over dividing their assets and figuring out parenting time. It gets much, much worse though when a party is intent on revenge and for example, your ex is playing financial games. My current guest, Lisa Thomson was married for 18 years. Her now ex is a very controlling person so it was never likely … [Read more...]
Being Financially Independent For The First Time In Your Life
Having compatible money styles or financial values is just as important to a marriage as other values because rules on community property and taxes mean there's only so much you can do to insulate or even isolate yourself from your spouse's financial decisions. My current guest, Candi was married for thirty-five years. Her and her husband always had vastly different … [Read more...]
Dealing With Your Husband’s Debts: The Innocent Spouse
Like most routine household chores, there's usually one spouse who takes responsibility for managing the household finances. It makes sense but it's important for the other spouse to stay informed. That doesn't always happen especially when one spouse deliberately acts to conceal reality. My current guest, Candi was married for thirty-five years and during that time her … [Read more...]