Get smart with your money
Today’s top story: The biggest financial mistake women make. Also in the news: 4 business credit card mistakes you can’t afford to make, 5 divorce mistakes that can cost you, and why you might owe taxes this year.
The Biggest Financial Mistake Women Make
Investing is important.
4 Business Credit Card Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make
Don’t get in over your head.
5 Divorce Mistakes That Can Cost You
No talking on Twitter.
Why You Might Owe Taxes This Year
About that tax break…
Today’s top story: 5 divorce mistakes that can cost you. Also in the news: How to achieve financial independence without retiring early, consolidated debt and how to do it right, and where to go when you have a travel insurance problem.
5 Divorce Mistakes That Can Cost You
Curb your social media.
How to Achieve Financial Independence Without Retiring Early
A worthwhile goal.
What Is Consolidated Debt and How to Do It Right in 2019
Don’t start charging again.
Where To Go When You Have A Travel Insurance Problem
Being your own best advocate.
If you’re getting a divorce, it pays to keep quiet on social media, says New York divorce attorney Jacqueline Newman. Trashing a soon-to-be ex or boasting about your great new life can complicate divorce negotiations.
One client’s husband, for example, insisted he couldn’t afford a proposed settlement. Then, he inadvertently gave Newman leverage to get a better deal.
“He bragged (on social media) about the great vacation he just took and the big deal he just closed,” Newman says. “And I said, ‘Thank you very much.’”
Oversharing isn’t the only mistake people make when their marriages are ending. In my latest for the Associated Press, four more mistakes that can have significant financial consequences.