How I Reduced My Post Divorce Monthly Expenses…Again
After my divorce, I went on a rampage to reduce my monthly living expenses… read on to see how you can play the divorce card and take back control…
It’s National Make-a-Will Month: Realize the Power of Estate Planning
Did you know August is National Make-a-Will Month? How prepared are you in protecting your family especially after a divorce…read more
How to Survive A Post-Divorce College Graduation
When you are divorced, family events, like a graduation, can be a stressful time for everyone involved. Will my parents get along or will they make a scene? Will they sit together or on opposite sides of the auditorium? Who will be in the ‘family’ photo? Will we all be able to go out for […]
Contemplating Divorce? Take an Asset Inventory Now!
Ask ten different people what’s the first thing you should do if you are contemplating a divorce and you will get ten different answers. But ask a CDFA™ (Certified Divorce Financial Analyst) what the first thing is you should do, and they should say, take an asset inventory. What is an Asset Inventory? An ‘inventory’ […]
Have You Read Your Divorce Agreement Lately?
The Most Important thing you need to do after your divorce is final – READ YOUR DIVORCE AGREEMENT! Sounds like a no-brainer right? But in my experience, I have found that many people never take the time to read their divorce agreement after the divorce. They come home from court, stick the agreement in a […]
Divorced is divorced…
A good read! All I can say is that things get better and you find new ways to do things. I’m never alone when my girls (now 22 & 24) are with me, and Christmas is fun again!
College and Divorce -Take the Right Write-Off
If you have a child in college and the child receives a Form 1098-T, you may be able to take advantage of one of three different education tax benefits. What is even better is, if someone else is paying the tuition (per a Separation Agreement) but you are claiming the child as your dependent by […]
My Divorce – How I Handled The Marital Home – Part 2
This is the second part of my previous blog post, Part 1. The suspense must be killing you…what did I do – buy, sell, rent or continue to live in the home? Our final Separation Agreement, known in Massachusetts as the Judgement Absolute, stated that we were to sell the marital home by a date […]
Options for the Marital Home – My Story
The best way to write an article about something, is to actually experience what you are writing about. I firmly believe that one cannot possibly understand what it is like to go through a divorce, unless you have experienced it yourself. This is true about all major life events that we experience throughout our lives. So, when […]
Three Ways to Make Paying For College Easier
Congratulations! Your child is going off to college in the fall. Unfortunately, that first huge tuition bill will be due in the beginning of August and for most people, it’s complete sticker shock! Since I am not a fan of having to come up with large sums of money, I found ways after my own divorce […]
