The cost of divorce and its impact on families
The cost of divorce and its impact on families. We know that divorce – the unsettling reality for one in three marriages – usually has an immense but largely immeasurable emotional impact on couples and their children. But the financial costs can be quantified. A detailed report by the National Centre for Social and Economic […]
Find stability with Financial Mindfulness
Find stability with Financial Mindfulness. With a horrible year in 2020, routines have returned back to normal but 2021 hasn’t started well. David, 51 and Lisa, 46 are parents to Joshua (8), Jake (13) and Bella (11). Josh misses his dad while Bella is angry at her dad and hasn’t seen him for 4 months. […]
Financial stress a perennial reason couples split
Financial stress a perennial reason couples split. It’s February already and in a lot of relationships that means money worries will be to the fore. It’s well known amongst lawyers that returning to work after the holidays brings up dissatisfaction amongst couples. The pressure of being forced together more often, especially with the added burden […]
Financial stress is widespread
Financial stress is widespread Money worries are common. They existed before COVID-19 and now with changes in our employment and society, financial stress has become more widespread. The Australian Psychological Society reports that financial stress is one of the major causes of stress in adults, and recently published research on the Financial Stress Index (FSI) […]
The cost of divorce: unhealthy spending, retirement ‘bleak’, huge benefit and court costs
The cost of divorce: unhealthy spending, retirement ‘bleak’, huge benefit and court costs.
Single Women Leading Men in US Home Ownership
Single Women Leading Men in US Home Ownership. The latest research into women’s struggles with money, Mary Pilon of Bloomberg notes, can make for dreary news. “Women earn less than their male counterparts, pay harsher workplace penalties for pursuing parenthood, struggle more with debt, and save less for retirement,” Pilon wrote of the situation in […]
In a sea of couple conflict, find stability
In a sea of couple conflict, find stability with Financial Mindfulness. David and Lisa were filled with love and optimism when they wed amid colour and song in Hawaii in 1994 but like many couples, they recently separated. With the holiday season over and the New Year sending them back to work and to their […]