Protect Your Financial Future Archives – Page 2 of 6

How to Set SMART Money Goals and Get Everything You Want

07/01/2019
Protect Your Financial Future, Saving and Investing, Single Mom CPA

Note: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, I may receive a commission. You want to save money, but how? When you’re a single mom on a tight budget, saving for anything can feel impossible. The key to successful saving plans is setting SMART goals: SpecificMeasurableAchievableRealisticTime-oriented Framing your goals this way gives you a much better shot at reaching them and continuing forward financially. When you come up with your SMART savings goal, make sure to write it down. According to research, writing down your goal makes you 42% more likely to achieve it.…

Earn $50 – or More – Tonight While Sitting on Your Couch

08/10/2018
Building a Nest, Making Ends Meet, Protect Your Financial Future, Single Mom CPA

The situation feels impossible: You need more money to take care of your family than your day job supplies, but can’t afford any more childcare costs (and your kids are too young or immature to be home alone). So many of us single moms find ourselves in exactly this position, desperately needing a way to bring in some cash and not seeing a realistic way to make it happen. But thanks to the Internet, there are lots of ways to make extra cash – and not just pennies – without leaving your couch. The hours are flexible, so you can…

8 Ways Selling Your Rings Can Help You Move Forward After Divorce

06/25/2018
Get Help When You Need It, Getting Divorced?, Protect Your Financial Future, Single Mom CPA

Some of the links on this page are affiliate links. That means if you click on those links, I may receive compensation. I felt sad every time I saw my engagement ring in the jewelry box. It wasn’t your standard engagement ring– I’ve never been a big fan of diamonds. Instead, I had a small emerald in a simple setting, and I loved it. For a long time after my divorce, I held on to that ring, thinking that someday I might wear it again when seeing it stopped making me feel bad. That never happened. So I finally sold…

How to Take Control of Your Financial Divorce

03/01/2018
Getting Divorced?, Protect Your Financial Future, Single Mom CPA

When you’re going through a divorce, a lot can slip through the cracks. Emotions and financial issues get intertwined, and that can lead to some very unfortunate outcomes – especially when kids are involved. The best thing you can do for yourself is be prepared for the settlement talks. That means collecting a lot of financial information. Whoever is handling your divorce will be asking for a lot of paperwork – but some of that will be based on what you’ve revealed about your financial situation. And when you’re upset…angry…depressed…stressed…and freaking out, it’s hard to remember everything and easy for…

7 Things You NEED to Know about Debt and Divorce

03/01/2018
Getting Divorced?, Managing Debt, Protect Your Financial Future, Single Mom CPA

Divorce and debt are hard enough to deal with separately, and when they come together, it can be like navigating a minefield. The most important thing you can do about this is to protect yourself in every way you can. And the first step toward that is knowing exactly what you're up against when it comes to debt and your divorce. Specific rules about divorce and debt may vary by state, especially between community property and common law states, so ask your lawyer about which debts you could be responsible for. You're responsible for all joint debts taken on while…