How to Financially Transition from Married to Single Life (and Not Run Out of Money) with Laurie Itkin

This week I sat down with Financial Advisor and Certified Divorce
Financial Analyst, Laurie Itkin.


Laurie Itkin is a financial advisor and certified divorce
financial analyst who specializes in helping women transition
financially from married to single life. She is passionate about
increasing the financial literacy of under-served populations and
provides pro-bono financial planning through the San Diego
Financial Literacy Center. Her book, "Every Woman Should Know Her
Options: Invest Your Way to Financial Empowerment," became an
Amazon best seller in three categories. Laurie also offers an
affordable online course specifically for recently-divorced women
called, "How Not to Run Out of Money: The Recently-Divorced
Woman's Guide to Financial Independence." She received her B.S.
in economics with a concentration in finance from the Wharton
School of the University of Pennsylvania.


HERE'S WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:


What a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst is

Considerations when planning to keep the home as a part of a
divorce settlement

The biggest financial mistakes people are making when it
comes to dividing assets and the growth potential you’re giving
up

How you may unknowingly turn yourself into a martyr

The changes that you’re going to face in downshifting your
lifestyle

Why knowing your priorities is important and debt is not an
option

Where to begin in getting financially organized if you’re
preparing for a divorce

How to find your assets and debts and educate yourself up
front

What a settlement agreement is and why it’s important to take
action on it ASAP

What a Qualified Domestic Relationship Order is  and how
it benefits you

Where to begin with securing and protecting what is yours
(and what you're probably overlooking)

How to start with getting track of what is coming in versus
what is going out

Why it’s important to live below your means now



LINKS WE MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:


The Options Lady

Every Women Should Know Her Options

How Not to Run Out of Money: The Recently Divorced Woman’s
Guide to Financial Independence

Laurie’s website