Suzanne and her husband split up when their son was just a toddler. Suzanne has primary custody and her son is with her about ninety percent of the time. Aside from balancing motherhood and work over the seven years since her divorce, Suzanne regards her most significant accomplishment as being able to support herself and her son, on her own, without any help. Here's … [Read more...]
Allowing Emotions To Make Financial Decisions
My current series features Buck$ome Boomer who's been divorced now for eighteen years. It's interesting to hear how someone's perspective changes over time. Although she was devastated at first when her husband wanted to end their marriage, she later came to see the divorce as a favor. Adjusting to the post-divorce financial reality was the hardest challenge for Buck$ome. … [Read more...]
A Richer Life With Less Money After Divorce
I usually post on Tuesdays through Fridays - it's a schedule that seems to work with the rest of my life. The last few weeks however I've been dealing with some blog technical issues - they've been driving me crazy and it all came to a head on Monday, hence no post Tuesday. I don't like breaking the schedule when I'm in the middle of a series - it breaks the flow so I'm sorry … [Read more...]
Working Out A Way To Leave The Marriage
Pippi knew her marriage wasn't working and she also knew that if she were to leave, she'd have to be capable of supporting herself. As a stay-at-home-mother, she wasn't able to leave right away. She needed a plan. When she told her ex she wasn't going to manage his medical practice and finances any longer, he wasn't happy but she was on her way. Here's Pippi: I stayed home … [Read more...]
Poor Mommy, Rich Daddy After Divorce
One of the reasons I love talking to women about life after divorce is each interview is different. I do have a set of questions to guide the conversation but it's quite amazing how those questions produce vastly different responses and where those responses lead. As I'm writing this post, I've realize that the topic of money rarely comes up. I'm not sure why that is - maybe … [Read more...]