Annika (caller)

Hey, I just have a question for you about kind of starting my financial journey independently.

I'm a mom of two, and I separated from my husband over Christmas last year.

And I just finished school, an education degree.

And I have a contract starting in September and some money in the bank.

So I'm just kind of wondering how I should start independently.

I'm kind of scared and nervous about it.

Yeah, so I should be making net $6,000 a month, and I've budgeted.

I actually just got a rental a few weeks ago, and it's $1,650.

So I've gone through the EveryDollar app and budgeted all my expenses.

Pardon me?

Um, it's 64 a year and then I get child support at three grand a month.

I think just going from a, like being in a relationship where my spouse was making a ton of money and, um,

I haven't been in control of our finances at all for the last eight years, basically just living off of an allowance and then, you know, so taking independence, I guess, of it.

And I don't want to make a misstep.

So much.

I'm moving from, you know, like a big, beautiful five-bedroom house to a

Duplex rental, you know, and not only that, but just lifestyle changes with being able to go out and eat and all the things.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah, there's some exciting things like being, well, just frankly independent is so exciting, but I just, you know, maybe a single mom is, yeah.