Solo Mother

I think I’ve got two weeks of after work time to pack up our whole house and move to mid-town. The packing would go much more quickly if the King of Everything would stop stealing my boxes. Currently, he is doing cartwheels through the house inside the box.
Doubt me, do you?

He begged me for days for a box to play in… since I don’t have a car, it’s difficult to get boxes to the house, and these were delivered by the coolest mom in the universe, my own mama. But in the end, I sacrificed one box to the …read more

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I’ve been perusing Single Ma’s Fabulous Financials this evening, and I think it’s a keeper. Please go browse her posts, including this one on Flexible Spending Accounts. I’ve got to get all my receipts together and get back the money I set aside this year for child care and medical expenses. I was pretty spot on for fees and such, and I’ll probably up my child care set-aside next year, as it’s so expensive… summer camp and after-school care can add up.
I hope the blog can help you make some sense of your finances!

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Hello, there, single mom. How you doing? Staring at your empty pocket where the holidays burned a big hole?

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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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