On This Episode
Nearly half of all marriages end in divorce—and that can leave not only an emotional impact but a financial one. Host Stefanie O’Connell Rodriguez and attorney and wealth expert Tasha Cochran, who has made it through her own divorce, lay out a step-by-step plan to help those going through divorce get their financial lives in order.
Meet Our Caller
“Alicia” is a 49-year-old school psychologist and mother of two children, and she’s juggling multiple money goals following her recent divorce: furnishing her new home, paying off debt, helping her college-aged kids pay their tuition, and building up her savings.
Meet Host Stefanie O’Connell Rodriguez
Stefanie is a nationally recognized personal finance expert ready to talk work, worth, and money with unapologetically ambitious women. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and Oprah Magazine, and Stefanie has appeared on ABC World News, CBSN, Fox & Friends, Fox Business, Bloomberg, The Dr. Oz Show, The Doctors, and more to share her smart, practical solutions to any money problem.
Meet Our Expert, Tasha Cochran
Tasha Cochran is a lawyer, wealth coach, and founder of One Big Happy Life, where she helps people take control of their money and create guilt-free spending plans so that they can build wealth while enjoying life along the way.
Advice From the Episode
“Understanding the legal entanglements that happen when you get married—and what it looks like to try to disentangle those things—helps you make better financial decisions during the course of your relationship. That way, whether or not you and your partner end up staying together for life, you can both still be well-off financially.” —TashaMake sure your finances are in place before you start planning for your kids’ futures. “You’ve got to put on your own safety mask first.” —TashaGive yourself grace. “It’s okay for some balls to drop because we also need to deal with the emotions that come along with getting divorced.” —Tasha
Links and Resources
Download the transcript for this episode.
Follow Tasha on Instagram and Twitter and YouTube. Visit onebighappylife.com.
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