Financial abuse can be a subtle manipulative, ‘wooing” process that wears us down slowly so that we start to normalize the behaviors. Or it can be overt, demanding, intimating or a combination of all the above. It begins in the dating phase, and it un-hooks us from our “gut brain” or intuition.
This brief conversation with my nephew. was actually so timely, as I have spent quite a bit of time in the last few weeks thinking about what I do and WHY. Little did I know 10 years ago when I went back to school that I’d be planting the seeds to help families going through a divorce
We work hard and sometimes we save. Some folks save well and others do not. Either way, divorce can really impact your taxes, monthly spending plan (cash flow) and the certainty of a secure financial future in retirement.
Your divorce is over, or maybe it will be soon. Your mind is reeling and you are confronted by yet another decision: Save or pay-off debt. What do I do now?
Regardless of whether you believe divorce rate are rising or falling, these rates can be even higher among deployed service members defending our country.