Skip to main content
Donna Kendrick

Donna Kendrick

Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA®) specializing in financial planning for families in transition; founder of Sephton Financial, LLC and author of the Life Stages Financial Guides book series.

Jul 6, 2026

7:22
And he encouraged me to bring trusted contacts with
7:25
me.
7:25
That one person that when I was crying would be taking notes because I might be like, what did he say about the funeral benefit? Oh, because I wouldn't remember it.
7:35
I'd be too emotional.
7:37
But he did a great thing.
7:38
He actually told me how long I could survive what I was making and the pension for my late husband and social security manager, the kids, and how much I'm going to have to make this year.
7:49
Put an X on the line.

18 MINS LATER

26:11
like, I want to make a workbook.
4:53
But did you ever think he would do that? Were there signs?
4:58
Yeah.
4:59
So.
5:01
How do I say it kindly? He struggled with a little lack of confidence and some depression issues back even before we were married.
5:10
And he went into counseling with it.
5:13
And I was part of that.
5:14
And I say, that's where he built his toolkits, right? And he never had to go on medicine and he built his toolkit and we were young and these were brand new life experiences for us.

29 MINS LATER

34:27
And he had to change schools during that?

We value your privacy

We use cookies to understand how you use our platform and to improve your experience. Click “Accept All” to consent, or “Decline non-essential” to opt out of non-essential cookies. Read our Privacy Policy.