Guys, take it easy. I’ve been on the receiving end of a divorce and while the judge didn’t grant alimony the child support I paid was deserved – by the kids. Men get emotionally attached to the $$$ in a divorce because we often derive our self worth through the size of our….salary (get your heads out of the gutter), but the truth of the matter is most men just start a whole new life while the women carry the baggage (kids) for a long time. Not saying it’s fair financially, but let’s be completely honest here…we are far better off after the divorce than the women are. This is coming from a guy who shelled out over $60K in child support (I got off easy as my income was low at the time). She never went in for a readjustment when I started making more, but my ex also worked.
Marion, what skillset do you have? What degree(s)? How are you marketing yourself and how open are you to working outside of your area of expertise?
