Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTMoneywiseSat, June 27, 2026 at 12:15 PM GMT+2 10 min readThe Ramsey Show Highlights/ YouTubeMoneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below.Finding yourself divorced at 51 after being a lifelong stay-at-home mom would make almost anyone feel overwhelmed. And that's before having to figure out how to take financial control of your life.That's what happened to Trisha, who called into The Ramsey Show when her husband left after 22 years in 2022 (1), taking his $130,000 annual income with him but leaving behind the new car he'd bought her the month before, which came with a $596 monthly payment.Top PicksDave Ramsey warns nearly 50% of Americans are making 1 big Social Security mistake —