I got a divorce a couple years ago after having been married for 12 years. During our mediation, I agreed on 50/50 visitation only because both of us live near our childrens' schools. I thought this was a good idea at the time. However, since I earned more money from my job than my husband earned from his job (almost double), I have to pay him both child support and spousal support.
I've been accepting fewer clients this year with the hope of lowering the amount of support I have to pay him by reducing my income. This is going to go on for years, until our youngest has graduated from high school, so I feel like I have to establish a new baseline income and then figure out where I stand financially. I probably shouldn't be asking this, but does anyone have any ideas on how I might be able to earn some decent "under-the-table" income--just for now anyway.
The fact that I have to pay support is not what I'm upset about. During our marriage, my husband was the spender and I was the saver (I'm an accountant and he's a high school teacher--he had better benefits!). Anyway, because of him, my credit is still in really bad shape. We owe thousands of dollars in back taxes and the new vehicle he bought while we were married was repossessed from him last year. Now my wages might be garnished becuase my signature is also on the papers.
Sometimes I feel like I'm just spinning my wheels trying to make heads or tales of this mess I'm in. One of my colleagues told me that the dust took eight years to finally settle after his divorce. Oh, I hope it doesn't take that long for me. I really am looking forward to getting some kind of a life back.
I've been accepting fewer clients this year with the hope of lowering the amount of support I have to pay him by reducing my income. This is going to go on for years, until our youngest has graduated from high school, so I feel like I have to establish a new baseline income and then figure out where I stand financially. I probably shouldn't be asking this, but does anyone have any ideas on how I might be able to earn some decent "under-the-table" income--just for now anyway.
The fact that I have to pay support is not what I'm upset about. During our marriage, my husband was the spender and I was the saver (I'm an accountant and he's a high school teacher--he had better benefits!). Anyway, because of him, my credit is still in really bad shape. We owe thousands of dollars in back taxes and the new vehicle he bought while we were married was repossessed from him last year. Now my wages might be garnished becuase my signature is also on the papers.
Sometimes I feel like I'm just spinning my wheels trying to make heads or tales of this mess I'm in. One of my colleagues told me that the dust took eight years to finally settle after his divorce. Oh, I hope it doesn't take that long for me. I really am looking forward to getting some kind of a life back.