"I am 45 years old. In my late 20s, I got my life together, went to nursing school, and got my bachelor's degree. When I was 37, I got married to "Jeremy." A couple years ago we had twins. I then took a night job, and he was planning to stay home with the kids. Then he left me. We had bought a house about a year and a half prior."
"I do not love this house. It's what was available, and he wanted it so we bought it. But it's fine, and I'd rather keep it than look for something new. Currently, I have a good interest rate. We used his VA loan and our interest rate is about 3.8 percent. In the divorce agreement, I get the house, but if I sell it, I pay him something crazy like $25,000."
A 45-year-old nurse became sole financial provider after her husband left; she has twins and took a night job. She owns a house obtained using his VA loan at 3.8% interest and retained the house in the divorce but owes him about $25,000 if she sells. She earns $6,000 post-tax monthly, pays $2,100 mortgage and $1,000 in other bills, and previously paid her ex $1,000 monthly until he received disability. She carries about $55,000 in student loan debt, resumed payments near $1,000 monthly, and has accumulated roughly $20,000 in credit-card debt.
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