For 30 years I've been a writer and a bankruptcy lawyer. When my spouse and law partner left, the tables turned, and I found myself in precarious financial position like so many of my clients. Old and broke. Like -- scrounging in the couch cushions for rent money -- broke. But I'm also free and smart and I'm going to carpe the hell out of every diem I have left. You can watch this train wreck, or you can climb aboard.