WTF Friday: I’m a single mom, I shouldn’t have to continue spendy holiday traditions!
In this weekly feature I answer your personal finance questions. Dear Emma, WTF?! As if the holidays aren’t hard enough, this is the first holiday after my divorce. Now my extended family is getting on my case. Here’s the deal: For the past 11 …
Facing Christmas for the first time without the family homestead
You may have noticed that I haven’t posted in a few days. There’s a good reason: it’s the holidays, and during the holidays I procrastinate. Usually, I’m pretty together – no overdue library books for me! Bills are paid early! Punctuality is my middle name! …
11 tips for winning your financial divorce settlement (Clue: get your emotions out of it)
This guest post is by Kate Levinson, PhD, a therapist specializing in money issues, and the author of Emotional Currency: A Woman’s Guide to Building a Healthy Relationship With Money (Random House, 2011) The terrain of money and divorce is a rugged, sometimes brutal one …
Happy birthday to my SMILF BFF (and why every single mom should play pool)
This past weekend was the birthday of my SMILFBFF, Morghan. Morghan, here are 11 reasons I love you: Sure, I know lots of women who have gone through divorce. But not at the exact same moment I’m going through mine. Or with the exact same-aged …
WTF Friday: Can this single mom replace her over-financed, Sandy-destroyed luxury car?
In this weekly feature I answer your personal finance questions. Dear Emma, WTF?! I live on the Jersey Shore and my son and I are very lucky in that our home was not destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. However, my 2006 Acura TL was totaled …
I’m a media superstar. Check out Wealthy Single Mommy’s press mentions!
Wealthy Single Mommy’s star is rising! We’ve been featured in a bunch of hot media outlets lately. Check it out! New York Times “The Motherlode Blogroll: Freshly Linked but Never Final” NBC’s TODAY “How to survive traveling solo with your kids” Ryan Seacrest on 102.7 …
7 Things I don’t give a $#!T about since becoming a single mom
I recently threw out the white plastic Pampers wipe box that I’ve had for the 4 ½ years I’ve been a mother. I had my last laugh about that stupid thing. See, when I was pregnant and getting Helena’s nursery together, I searched far and …
WTF Friday: My kids think I’m crazy for investing in fake boobs to snag a rich husband
In this weekly feature I answer your personal finance questions. Dear Emma, WTF?! When I was married, we never had a lot of money. My husband and I lived frugally, paid off the house and saved a little. We are both state workers …
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NYT adds WSM to its Motherlode blogroll
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