by Michele Cagan | Jun 12, 2025 | Getting Divorced?, Personal Finance, Retirement Planning, Saving and Investing, You Need to Know This
Along with causing emotional and financial upset, divorce can also have an enormous effect on retirement savings. That’s especially true if, within the marriage, there was a significant earnings imbalance. For example, if one spouse earned substantially more than the...
by Michele Cagan | Feb 15, 2025 | Get Help When You Need It, Getting Divorced?, Single Mom CPA
When you’re smack in the middle of a divorce, it’s hard to think objectively – but when it comes to your future finances, that’s exactly what you need to do. It can feel impossible to put your emotions aside, even for a moment, when you’re stuck in that limbo, and...
by Michele Cagan | Feb 15, 2025 | Building a Nest, Getting Divorced?, Retirement Planning, Saving and Investing, Single Mom CPA
Ladies, we are seriously behind when it comes to retirement savings – and divorce can make that picture even worse. So if your husband has built up a sizable retirement nest egg during the marriage…and you haven’t…you’re probably entitled to a good portion of that...
by Michele Cagan | Feb 15, 2025 | Get Help When You Need It, Getting Divorced?, Single Mom CPA
When you’re going through a tough divorce, information can be your best friend. Divorce attorneys, forensic accountants, and good therapists are must-haves during this emotionally draining time…but they also drain your finances at a time when you need as much money as...
by Michele Cagan | Aug 8, 2024 | Get Help When You Need It, Getting Divorced?, Making Ends Meet, Saving and Investing, Single Mom CPA
This post was originally published on August 2nd, 2017. It has recently been updated to add more information on how to create your own post-divorce money plan. Now that you’re in charge of the finances, it’s time to get things in order. Believe me, it’s actually...
by Michele Cagan | Aug 1, 2024 | Get Help When You Need It, Getting Divorced?, Single Mom CPA
This blog post was originally published on March 1st 2018. It has been updated to include new information about getting back on financial track after a divorce. You’ve barely absorbed the decision to divorce and already everything has changed. Suddenly,...
