One of my very good friends encouraged me to do an “Ask Alexa” section where you can ask me any type of question you want and I’ll answer in a short blog post. (I will not publish your name or anything that reveals your identity, so no worries.) And since I get about an email per week from a single mom I'm going to go back over the questions I get asked the most. I figure if one person asks ...
Life Insurance for Single Parents: One BIG Reason You Need It
Life insurance is something I know that I’ve needed since my daughters were born. Yet I’ve put if off over the past couple years. When I was working in insurance I had intended to get life insurance but I never went through with it. Why, you might ask? Let me tell you. A typical life insurance application was a total pain. Having worked in an insurance office I had to deal with angry customers ...
The Most Important Rule for Mastering Your Money (And Your Life)
Mastering your money and using it as a tool to maximize your happiness is completely possible. In fact, there’s one technique that I’ve been trying to ingrain in my life for the past five years. It all started the first day I took Kailyn to the babysitter. The thought of leaving her at all, let alone with a woman I barely knew, was enough to kill me. I walked up to the babysitter’s house ...
August Income and September Goals (Plus Life in Pictures)
Good morning. I hope you had a great weekend! Mine was kid free. I worked on some of my projects and revamped my budget. It’s crazy how much my budget has changed in the past year. I am now paying less in babysitting and housing costs but other things like food (due to Kailyn wanting to pack her lunch everyday) and other school related costs have gone up. I’ll have a post on budget revamping ...
The Top 7 Single Mom Problems
If you’re going through a divorce or nasty break up with the father of your kids, things are about to get rough. Getting divorced is a hard thing to do. But sometimes it’s necessary. After all, you’re meant to have a good life and be happy. At times parting ways is the only solution - especially if you’ve been in an abusive relationship. I’m now in a place where I’m the happiest I’ve ever been. ...
Should You Manage An In-Home Childcare Service with a Mobile POS System?
You've seen them plenty of times on the Internet - online advertisements and videos promoting mobile point-of-sale systems for in-home businesses. With an industry expected to generate over $3 billion in revenue in 2014 alone, according to Report Linker, it's only a matter of time before you may need one yourself. You might think that these business solutions are not really necessary for your ...