In an on-going series about learning to manage money after divorce, guest blogger Suzanne Cramer guides us through creating a budget: Now more that ever it is important to have a budget in place. As a single person your household relies solely on you to develop a budget and stick to it. Don’t keep yourself…
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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…
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…
Making do with less money after divorce
Hi everyone! Happy Monday morning! Hope you’ve all had a wonderful weekend. I’ve had kind of a lazy but social one – been out for spur of the moment coffee three different times, saw Alice in Wonderland with my son (loved it!) and enjoyed a blissfully quiet Sunday morning while my kids snoozed late. One…
Learning to live alone after divorce
In my last post, I introduced you to Carolyn, who stayed in her marriage for almost a year knowing her husband was having an affair. Losing your husband to your best friend is devastating and apart from trying to sort out whether a ploy-amorous arrangement was right for her, Carolyn faced another huge hurdle –…
