Money Keeps Women in Unhappy Marriages

If you are staying in a bad marriage because you think you can't survive financially on your own.... you are not alone. Money creates tons of stress, especially for women. And women, disproportionately, find themselves in unhappy marriages that they are afraid to leave... due to money. 

Stay-at-home moms are even more likely to feel financially trapped in a marriage, because they can't imagine how they will raise their kids on their own. They will need to re-establish their careers, and they know how hard it will be to work and handle the bulk of child-rearing responsibilities, as most divorced women do.

The Impact of Leaving The Workforce

Typically the parent who becomes either a part-time or full-time caregiver (leaving their career behind or taking a large step back) is the mom. Faced with re-entering the workforce, women often have to enter at a reduced compensation rate and have the added burden of finding and paying for child care.

If one spouse has become reliant on another for food, shelter, savings, and all other financially related issues, they often feel powerless. It is not a mystery why with those odds, many women decide to stay far longer than they should in unhappy and dysfunctional marriages. 

Why Divorce May Still Be Your Next Right Step

A study by online legal marketplace Avvo showed a whopping 73% of women don't regret the decision to choose divorce. Even with the financial costs, legal fees, change in life circumstance, and other considerations, women still are happier on the other side of divorce. 

Start Planning Today

If you have finally made the huge, and difficult, decision to leave your marriage. Congrats! Next up? You need to start planning. If you are squarely in the dark about your family's finances, know that you are not alone. I have walked this road with hundreds of women just like you and today is a great day to turn the page and set a new course for yourself. 

Let me help you begin planning your divorce with this FREE guide.

Planning For Your Divorce will walk you through the first steps you can start taking to prepare for your divorce. If you don't know what to do and feel scared to even follow through on a choice that you have spent months agonizing over, this guide will give you clear, easy to follow steps to start protecting your money.