After not having credit card debt for my entire life, I went through a messy divorce that caused me to max out cards and ruin my credit for a few years. Just got the last of it paid off today and I...

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Wow senior analyst 1. You are an asshole. Op is sharing some personal thoughts and you ram in with some of your agenda in sentence 2.
Have some Shame.

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Feel such a weight off my shoulders!!!

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EY1 - I will tell you why. Massive legal fees. Lots of hearings, mediation’s, etc. To the tune of close to 100k. Most legal firms take credit cards as a form of payment. That being said, I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. I have never been happier and I have a new supportive wife. 😊

Lesson learned from last time: we have a prenup and that will make things much easier and cheaper than last time should things not work out

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Congrats!!

SA1- 🤦‍♀️

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Awesome, OP!

SA1- seriously tactless. 👎🏼

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I'm not the OP but see no reason why not. We aren't fixed to the new-hire --> Partner or exit treadmill.

Industry hires, non-traditional/functional etc.

PS. OP you rock.

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D1 - Sorry just had the same goal of paying off debt and made me think of it / sorry OP - happy for you.

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@SC1, ask same Q in general/Slalom bowl 😊😊

Congrats OP 🎉🎉🎉

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If you have a credit monitoring service, enjoy watching your credit score increase. When it gets over 800, call a different credit card holder every month to request a Cc limit increase. Raising your debt to credit ratio via cc limit increases will be beneficial in the long run.

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So prenup or bust is the morale of the story?

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OP - That’s 👏 awesome - hey question for you - if I were to take a sales role at a major CRM company - do you think I could still have a chance of coming back into a consulting capacity or some other capacity at Slalom in the future? Considering a move to sales for the experience with the platform and to take advantage of possibly double to triple to what I’m making now (to pay off all of my debt and for the experience). Just wasn’t sure if I went that route if that would close the door with Slalom from a “consulting” standpoint or maybe there would be room at HQ for me in some capacity... Thoughts?

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Sorry SA1, ya made boo boo. Going through a mountain of credit card debt myself due to stupid decisions from the past and I cannot wait to get through this once and for all. Congratulations, OP!

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Holy crap.. 100k in legal fees? Wowwwzaaa.. I'm s sorry OP. Definitely worth spending on healing as well. Prenup it is..! I'm just stunned.. Wow..

Definitely good vibes to you OP. HAPPY FOR YOU!

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^precisely ey2

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Congrats!!! That is quite an accomplishment!

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Congrats! 😇

OP - been there too. While there was financial pain to be endured it’s over, hooray for you!! 🎉

Awesome!

You are a hero OP. Dont let anyone say otherwise. And I'm sorry for your divorce.

Never married. So, asking this dumb question. Why does a messy divorce cost a credit card debt? It's not like you pay your alimony via credit card right?

Yep. Me too. Right now at 120,000 and ex says he is going to lower child support now too. 🙄

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