By Jackie Pilossoph, Founder, Divorced Girl Smiling

It’s a phrase you’ve probably been hearing your whole life: “Surround yourself with good people.”

Oprah said it: “Surround yourself with people who are going to lift you higher.” Jack Canfield said it:...

Tax returns are scary. The forms are ugly and complicated, and the rules are intimidating. If you have never filed your family's taxes or had a reason to take a good look at your tax returns, you may be reviewing them for the very first time during your divorce.

This probably feels challenging...

Cultural and racial stereotypes can impact divorces in ways you never thought about. Attorney Kimberly Cook and I sat down for an interesting conversation about this for this week's episode of my Find Me The Money podcast.

Kimberly is the founder of Grown Girl Divorce, a company that...

The financial impacts of being a stay-at-home mom (SAHM) are many.

When planning for the birth of a child, some couples take a long, hard look at their finances to budget for a reduced income. For years, it’s been the societal norm that the man will be the “breadwinner,” and the...

The winter holiday season is officially upon us, and it can be hard to feel thankful when you're going through something as difficult as a divorce.

You never wanted this. You didn't get married and have a family with a plan to one day go through this heart-wrenching experience. Passing the kids...

Going back to work after divorce is not easy. You might be like many stay-at-home moms who gave up their careers to raise children. While you found the work of running the family and nurturing the kids very rewarding, you also found that it was lots of hard work!

When you're getting divorced, the...

It is common to have concerns about money in your marriage. I'm not just talking about "how are the bills going to get paid".... I'm also talking about "where the heck is our money?"

When women are in the process of divorce (or even thinking about divorce), one of the most common concerns is "what...

If you're getting married, you've probably had people ask if you're getting a prenup, more formally known as a prenuptial agreement. Prenups used to be only for wealthy people, but now ordinary people are signing them, and I want to talk about why!

I've been a forensic accountant for more than 25...

Military wives have special considerations when it comes to divorce. There are military benefits that you may be entitled to (even if your spouse is the active service member), but you have to know about them to be able to ask for them.

There is lots to know about divorcing a military husband, so...

Around 700,000 divorces are filed every year in the United States. That's a lot of people divorcing, and it proves that you're not as alone as you may feel. It might even seem like a shocking number, but divorce rates have actually been declining over the last couple of decades.

Nonetheless, lots...