Solo Mother

December 13th, 2006

You don’t need a man to fix it… but an extra pair of hands would be nice.

 
 
  
I’ve got a coat rack to mount on the wall. A big, solid, heavy piece of Ikea furniture that weighs about as much as the King of Everything. Honestly, I fully expect it to fall off the wall, masonry anchors notwithstanding. Hang a coat on it? Hah. But it’s free, and it’s better than throwing […]

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December 11th, 2006

Day six of underemployment. Thrifty ideas for single mothers

I’m not going to panic. I’m not going to get obsessed by the fact that I haven’t got an assignment for this week, and the magic 8 ball is saying ‘outlook not so good’. If you’re like me, you’re looking for ways to make your budget stretch this holiday season. Let me count the ways…
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December 9th, 2006

Making ends meet: are you making enough money, single mom?

I’m unemployed again. I’m sure something new will turn up — I just don’t know when. I’m faced with a staggering bill for shipping my belongings back to the US from Dubai. Believe me, I wanted to just leave it all there, but much of what was there was irreplaceable. It’s still less expensive to […]

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December 4th, 2006

How much does it cost to raise a child?

Basically, that’s the question my ex wanted me to answer when he called this morning. Only, he didn’t ask, “How much do you need?” 
He asked, “How much do you make?”
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November 4th, 2006

How to save time at dinnertime.

I haven’t cooked a meal from scratch since we got here. Me, who used to cook for a living, used to own a catering company, used to spend sixteen hours on her feet chopping and stirring and concocting…
oh, well, there was that one day at my friend Kat’s where i made meatloaf and butternut squash […]

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