(#113) Prenup or Postnup? Why Financial Security Matters Before Marriage and Kids

About this episode

Diana DeBolt discusses the importance of financial security through prenups and postnups in marriage, particularly for women.

In this episode of the EmpowerHER Podcast, Diana shares how watching women especially in her mom’s generation give up careers for marriage and motherhood only to face divorce with little financial security shaped her views on money, marriage, and protection. Now married, she explains that discussing prenups or postnups isn’t about distrust, but about planning for how relationships can change under stress, resentment, or financial pressure, especially when women’s earning potential often drops after having children. She outlines what prenups/postnups can cover, including assets, businesses, compensation for career pauses, and other responsibilities, emphasizing that marriage is also a legal contract and that the system often assumes women’s financial dependence. 00:00 Why Women Lose Out 01:29 Marriage Fears and Reality 03:27 Kids and Career Sacrifice 05:03 Trust Under Pressure 05:56 Our Postnup Plan 10:07 Marriage Is a Contract 11:14 Prenup Postnup Basics 14:10 Systemic Money Imbalance 16:46 How to Start the Talk 18:11 Future You and Closing Follow Diana: Work with me: ⁠ https://www.coachdianadebolt.com/1-1-coaching Email- coachdianadebolt@gmail.com Website…

People in this episode

Host: Diana DeBolt

Topics covered

• financial security
• prenup
• postnup
• marriage
• women's rights
• career sacrifice
• legal contracts

Keywords

• financial security
• prenup
• postnup
• marriage
• women's earning potential
• career pause
• legal contract

More episodes of EmpowerHER

• (#119) Getting Your Spark Back: When Freedom Turns Into a Self-Made Cage · May 31, 2026 · 27 min
• (#118) Strangers by Belle Burden: Lessons in Love, Trust, and Financial Security · May 17, 2026 · 32 min
• (#117) EmpowerHER Q&A: Raises, Promotions, Burnout, Prenups, Boundaries, & Trusting Yourself · April 27, 2026 · 24 min
• (#116) Why AI Might Be the Tool Women Need: Efficiency, Mental Load, and Closing the Gap · April 19, 2026 · 14 min
• (#115) Decenter to Empower: Building Healthier, Happier Relationships · April 12, 2026 · 17 min
• (#114) 10 Brutal Truths I Learned at 33 (That Would’ve Changed My 20s) · April 5, 2026 · 23 min