{"id":742575,"date":"2024-11-28T13:05:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T18:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/?p=742575"},"modified":"2024-11-27T21:22:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T02:22:12","slug":"work-it-mama-lacy-garcia-willow-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/parenting\/work-it-mama-lacy-garcia-willow-divorce","title":{"rendered":"Single Mom Lacy Garcia, CEO of Willow, Finds Financial Independence After\u00a0Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Most of us probably don\u2019t know exactly what\u2019s coming in and out of our <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/lifestyle\/152303-having_separate_bank_accounts_when\">bank accounts<\/a>. We don\u2019t want to think about how much we have saved for <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/news\/florida-therapy-dog-comes-out-of-retirement-to-help-hurricane-milton-recovery-efforts\">retirement<\/a> or if we can retire at all. 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It took a while before finding the right advisor who gave her the support she needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of that experience, Lacy started <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustwillow.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Willow<\/a> (Trust Willow), a groundbreaking financial technology and education platform that connects women and underrepresented investors with trusted financial advisors who truly understand and support their unique life stages and financial journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CafeMom spoke with Lacy about her inspiring journey after divorce, motherhood, and words of advice for other moms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More from CafeMom:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/lifestyle\/15-healthy-financial-habits-to-help-build-wealth\">15 Healthy Financial Habits To Help Build Wealth<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of us probably don\u2019t know exactly what\u2019s coming in and out of our bank accounts. 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