The reality for most of us after divorce is that there is always less money and often times less means not enough. This month’s guest post from money expert Suzanne Cramer tackles this tough situation: You’re responsible. You’ve always saved your money, paid your bills, held down a good job. You’ve made a budget and…
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Your options for dealing with debt after divorce
One of my universal truths about divorce is that it always changes your financial situation and most often, it means doing more with less. For many people, divorce also means debt. This month’s financial guest post from Suzanne Cramer is about ways to handle debt after divorce. Here’s Suzanne: Debt may have been the cause…
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…
Reclaiming your name after divorce
Continuing with this series on changing your name after divorce, like me, going back to her maiden name as a no brainer for Kirstie, Her reasons though were quite different than mine. *** I didn’t want to have his last name anymore. I don’t want to have anything to do with him. I have so…
