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Volunteers needed to share divorce stories…

I went through an awful divorce myself (I estimate a 7 figure net worth hit) and it obviously had a huge effect on my path to FIRE (Financial Independence/Retire Early).

There was some positive that came out of it because it was at my lowest point emotionally and financially that I made a complete turnaround regarding finance.

I am hoping to get individual stories for a divorce series that can possibly shed light on probably the worst thing that can happen to your finances.

Some salients points to put in place would be:

1. Sex
2. Age
3. A little background story of your marriage and spouse
   • How did you meet
   • How long did you date
   • How old were you when you got married
   • How many children (and how old they were at the time of divorce)
4. How many years were you married?
5. Describe your financial outlook during the marriage?
   • Were you on the same page financially as your partner?
   • Were you both on track to become financially independent?
6. Can you elaborate on what the underlying cause for divorce was?
   • What changes occurred with your spouse that made you realize that divorce was a viable option?
7. How long has it has been since you got divorced?
8. Estimated lost assets
   • If possible describe how the marital properties were divided by the court
9. Legal costs
10. Current state of financial recovery
    • How long it took you to get back to pre-divorce levels or if you still have not reached that level, estimated time to get there.
11. Do you have an idea of how your ex is doing financially post divorce?
12. Would you consider getting married again and if so what would you do different and what protections would you need to have in place?
    • If you have remarried:
      • How long is the current marriage?
      • What influences (financially or emotionally) does your previous marriage have on your current relationship?
13. Any pointers to readers to prevent a divorce from happening in the first place or any advice if someone is currently going through a divorce?
14. Any unexpected surprises during or after the divorce proceedings?
15. Knowing what you know now, would you have rather worked more to save your marriage or was the divorce the best option?
16. What impact did the marriage/divorce have on your overall financial journey?
17. Anything else you would like to share that was not touched upon?

I can back link and promote your blog if you choose to reveal your identity or you can remain anonymous.

Please review guest post submission guidelines.

Anyway I greatly appreciate it if you are willing to share.

Thanks

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