@startoverstrategy: One of the biggest lessons I learned after divorce is this: A woman having her own money benefits her in almost every scenario. Even if she chooses to be a stay-at-home mom. Even if she has a wonderful husband. Even if she never plans to leave. Having your own money, skills, earning capacity, investments, retirement accounts, and financial knowledge gives you options. And options create freedom. If you’re married to a good man, your financial strength benefits the entire family. It creates resilience. It creates security. It creates flexibility. If you’re married to a bad man, he may not like your financial independence because it increases your ability to leave. But for you? There is very little downside. This isn’t about expecting divorce. It’s about recognizing that life is unpredictable. People get sick. People die. People lose jobs. People change. Marriages end. And when those things happen, women shouldn’t have to start from zero. That’s one reason I create content for women rebuilding after divorce, especially former tradwives and women coming out of high-control religious environments. So many of us were taught how to support everyone else. Very few of us were taught how to build financial security for ourselves. If you’re a divorced former tradwife, I’d love to know: What are you doing now to build income, retirement, and long-term financial stability? #FinancialIndependenceForWomen #StartingOverAfterDivorce #Tradwife #WomenRebuilding #MakeALivingAfterDivorce
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Monday 22 June 2026 10:29:37 GMT
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Leigh :
I keep trying to get my daughter to set up something, but he continues to be her plan. 😭😭
2026-06-24 15:35:36
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Mandaleegh :
Hi! I was a trad wife for 17 years. That ended four years ago. So I had gotten an associate degree which I was able to sue to get enrolled in a teacher certification program a year after I left and was offered a teaching position which gave me income, insurance, and a schedule I could use to minimize childcare cost. I had to take out student loans and entered a workforce where I should be a 20 year veteran but I’m the newbie but it’s working. I have income. The first year I worked part time as a classroom aid which gave me a door into the school. The first two years were exhausting working and online classes and single mom life meant very little sleep but now I have a masters degree and I’m a certified teacher with a job at that can support me.
2026-06-24 16:47:07
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Mandaleegh :
And warning i always believed that if my husband left me I’d get half the 401k we had build but that hasn’t happened. The court ordered mediation awarded him all of the 401k despite a state law that says I should be entitled to half. I’m in the middle of appealing that recommendation but it’s costing me time and legal fees which I have neither of. I really wish that id had a retirement in my name from the beginning. I don’t even know if there’s a way to legally get your name on the 401k as a married woman but you should know just because he has it, just because there’s a state law saying you get half, if he can out lawyer you (and he can if he has access to all the assets and you don’t) it means nothing. You might not get any of the retirement. Protect yourself
2026-06-24 16:58:26
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Talia 🧶🐉 :
It's difficult. I work 2 jobs, rely on friends and family a lot, and I'm trying to figure out what direction I want my life to go, and how I can work from home so I can be around my kids as much as I can. As far as retirement, I'm working on learning about the stock market so I can build that, but it's only built from spare change which isn't a lot.
2026-06-23 00:19:05
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bethtytastic :
I have always worked and have my own money and will be ready to retire.
2026-06-25 12:33:06
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