Tag: single mom

  • 6 Life Lessons I Learned From Booker T. Washington

    6 Life Lessons I Learned From Booker T. Washington

    Have I ever told you that I love to read?  In fact, Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington is one of my favorite books.  I first read it a number of years ago. I love the book so much that I’ve read it twice (both times pre-pregnancy and pre-motherhood) at different stages of my…

  • The Biggest Investing Mistake Women Make

    The Biggest Investing Mistake Women Make

    Today’s post is Part 2 of the 2-Part series on Investing. In Part 1 of the Investing series, we talked about how you can fund your investment account. However, there is another step that has to happen. Once you identify where the money to fund your investment account will come from, you will also need…

  • How to Avoid Burnout As A Single Mom

    How to Avoid Burnout As A Single Mom

    Are you a single mom who feels exhausted and stretched thin? Are you wondering how to keep up with everything that you are doing? Are you afraid that with everything that you have going on, something is going to fall or get missed? Do feel like you need coffee just to survive and make it…

  • 6 Money Management Lessons From The Government Shutdown

    6 Money Management Lessons From The Government Shutdown

    The government shutdown lasted 35 days.  The pain of the furloughed workers was real.  I heard stories about people who were unable to go to work because they couldn’t afford childcare.  However, there were stories of beauty within the midst of that storm as everyday Americans and businesses stepped up to help their fellow citizens…

  • 7 Ways To Start Funding Your Investment Account Even If You Don’t Think You Make Enough

    7 Ways To Start Funding Your Investment Account Even If You Don’t Think You Make Enough

    Investing is a common financial goal for the New Year.  However, between paying bills and just trying to keep everything together, where is the additional money going to come from?  The good news is once you know where to get the money, then you can start investing.  But where does the money come from? Although…