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Posted on: 11-30-2012 With: 9 Comments Posted by: Emma
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 …
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Posted on: 11-27-2012 With: 6 Comments Posted by: Emma
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! …
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Posted on: 10-29-2012 With: 11 Comments Posted by: Emma
Single moms can’t afford to have a job (Or: Why self-employment is the single mom’s ticket to sanity)

This weekend I was at a family Halloween event in Brooklyn, New York’s hub of the creative professional, Yuppie parent. While watching my kids get down to some crappy children’s rock band, I distracted myself by eavesdropping on a couple of above-described moms. “Cobbling together …
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Posted on: 10-1-2012 With: 0 Comments Posted by: Emma
Why Johnny Cash reminds me to appreciate my riches

This post was originally written for Wells Fargo’s blog contest. It lost. On the 1st of each month, I wake up energized by a full night’s sleep to my 2- and 4-year olds’ sleepy requests for snuggles. Then we launch into our hectic, insane life. …
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Posted on: 08-12-2012 With: 3 Comments Posted by: Emma
Money: It’s what’s for breakfast at the single mom’s table

This week’s New York Times Motherlode post “The Family Breakfast“ got me thinking about how time, energy and money converge. The essay is by a stay-at-home mom of six (six!), who found that breakfast — opposed to dinner — is the best time for her …

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