There is a free short story download at Amazon called The Miseducation Of April Hillson (by a writing buddy Maureen McGowan). Now you know that I love fictional novels that tackle personal finance or business and this short certainly does that.
The story may sound familiar. Woman spends her entire adult life married to a wealthy man. He takes care of all the finances. Pays the bills, gives her an allowance, does the investing. Then they get a divorce. Ouch. Reality time.
I love how she handles reality. Like most of us. She ignores it. She pretends change isn’t happening. She expects everything to stay the same and when it doesn’t (for example, he wisely cancels their joint credit cards), she is unprepared (and in deep, deep trouble).
I wish I could say that this short story is based in fantasy land. It isn’t. I know women who have gone through exactly this. Maybe the man isn’t as wealthy. Maybe the husband dies instead of divorces. But the women are left alone with no financial base, no financial knowledge.
Give it a read (it is free and we do love freebies here). Let me know what you think. Oh, and if you love the story and want to read more from the author, vote for it by leaving a customer review. Show publishers that there IS a market for fiction covering personal finance issues.