I’m in the middle of a divorce from my wife of 26 years. Over the last two years of our marriage, shes been in the throes of a serious mental health crisis. Long story short, she acquired $150,000 of debt in 18 months.

I’ve been working a lot of overtime in the last couple months to build up a nest egg that I can use to start over when the divorce is final. I have a couple thousand saved up in a new checking account. The thought of having to give 1/2 of that money to her, just to watch her piss it away, is unbearable.

I was discussing this with my mother who suggested I use that money to pay off the credit card that I used to pay my attorney’s retainer fee. It’s so simple, yet so brilliant. I was racking my brain trying to figure out a legal and ethical solution. I don’t think any lawyer or judge could say I am spending recklessly or that I’m trying to hide money. I’m just paying off something now that I will have to pay off in a couple months anyways. And I won’t have to use the equity from the home to pay it.

I hope this helps someone. It sure helped me!