The fat lady is warming up.... 2

[alamogirl]

Hey OldFool,

I think I would also be crying over losing the 4.25% interest rate .

Here's an update: WAH wants me to buy him out of the house (not sure I worded that correctly). The amount (after deductions) comes to $23,845. He also wants some kind of compensation for using his 401K to pay for bills and other stuff while we were still married. He requested $10K. My STBXH took out way more than just $10K, so I guess I should be happy WAH isn't going after my retirement or 401K. If I don't agree and it goes to court, the judge may rule in H's favor and award him 1/2 of my retirement and 401K. It just seems so unfair because he's the one who walked.

My lawyer is going to ask that I pay $20,000 upfront and $13,845 by Jan 08. This is the part I'm not sure I understand, so I need to ask him again, but he said that he was going to word the $13,845 as spousal support so that I could get a break on my income tax. I'm not sure how that works.

I'm going to have to borrow all this money from my 401K. I'll pay it off in 5 years. I can't get a regular loan because of my bankruptcy in 2005. I may be able to get one but at a much higher interest rate.

It's almost over, and I'm looking forward to it. I stumped my WAH this past weekend. We were arguing about whose fault it was, blah blah blah. I said something like, "You didn't want to make it work." He then said, "I know, and I still don't." OUCH! But here's the good part, I replied, "Neither do I...not anymore. I want this over just as bad as you do." I had never said that to him, and he went quiet for a few seconds. Then he abruptly cut the phone call short. BTW, he's the one who called.

Any comments about the monetary portion? Anyone, feel free to jump in :).

All my best,
alamogirl