From -$2,690 to $535,000: A Story of Starting Over After Divorce

At 41, she walks out of family court with a net worth of minus $2,690. This is the story of how she stopped the bleeding, stabilized, and rebuilt over 15 years. This is a fictional story. Names and figures are illustrative, and this video is educational content, not financial advice. Chapters: 0:00 The number below zero 2:10 Stop the bleeding 6:00 Side work 9:20 Emergency fund and promotion 13:00 The crash 15:40 Passing the old number 17:00 Enough What would your first step be if you had to rebuild from nothing? Tell me in the comments. personal finance story, divorce and money, starting over, financial recovery, debt payoff, emergency fund, 401k, Roth IRA, money story, rebuild from zero