“๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ง๐ตโฆ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ญ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ. ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ!โ
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These were the words Madaline* shared with me when we finished her family budget after the divorce โ and Iโm still deeply moved by her journey.
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Madaline moved to Hong Kong from Perth more than 10 years ago. Once a sharp business development strategist, she stepped away from her career to raise her two young children. Like many expat mums, she gave her full attention to her family โ while her husband managed all the finances.
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When her marriage unexpectedly ended, she faced a very stressful situation:
– No income.
– No financial independence.
– Two children she wanted to fight for.
– And an expensive city that’s far away from all her family members.
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She found me through an expat womenโs group. What started as a coffee chat turned into a 9-month journey of rebuilding confidence, clarity, and control.
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Together, we:
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โ ย Built a household budget that reflected the true cost of raising two children in Hong Kong.
โ ย Created a financial model to support her in negotiating fair contributions from her ex-husband.
โ ย Reviewed legal forms and helped her prepare for tough conversations.
โ ย Took small, steady steps until she felt strong enough to advocate for herself.
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Madaline didnโt just survive her divorce. She roseโcalmly, bravely, and with her head held high. I felt so proud of her!
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Her story is a reminder of why I moved away from a corporate job as CFO to help individuals on their finances. Supporting vulnerable women like Madaline navigating divorce gives me so much energy and a deep sense of accomplishment!
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(*๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ)
