Pinned Finances 101 for women leaving long marriages

A space to ask the "I should already know this" money questions without judgement. Pensions, splitting RRSPs, getting your own credit history, budgeting for one income for the first time in decades. No question is too basic here.

Team note: we watch this thread closely because money questions attract bad actors elsewhere on the internet. Questions that feel too basic are exactly the ones to ask here.

Pension splitting in BC — I had no idea this was a thing. Talk to a financial planner once you have the divorce decree, not before.

Getting my own credit card in my name after 22 years was harder than I expected. Start that process early, even before the formal separation if you can.