ng story short, I lost almost all of my investment accounts in my divorce. My 2 Roth IRAs, my Vanguard and Schwab accounts, my general savings account (emergency fund), etc. Gone. I lost either all of it or most of it in the past year due to my divorce, whether I dipped into them to pay for legal fees or because my ex wife got it. I started saving and investing late too, and I only started doing all of DURING the marriage, to make matters worse. 10 years of hard work just vanished.
I’m 36 years old. Make about $60,000 a year from my job, and I’ve recently become a referee/umpire to make some extra cash. No kids, but I now owe $800 a month in spousal support on top of $1,000 a month in student loans. I’ve just began renting an apartment which is about $1,100 a month. Car is paid off and I can walk to work now so car is around $300 a month with insurance and gas. Food is about $$250 a month? Cell phone is $120 And other than that I don’t have anything else. I’ve sold a lot of my stuff during the divorce to make some extra money.
I don’t even know what to do right now. I’m so lost and I feel hopeless. I’m not totally broke of course which I’m thankful for, but I just don’t even know where to begin again. I was on track to FIRE even though I started late and now I have to start all over again.
What should I do?
He paying $800 in spousal support. Fuck that. He should look for a job elsewhere outside US and relocate
https://www.reddit.com/r/Fire/comments/k8mo92/lost_everything_in_divorce/