One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Minimize Expenses

Following Instagram posts can make you feel like other moms are either made of money or have sugar daddies funding their lifestyles. I can assure you. I have neither. There is nobody funneling money into my household except for me. And because I was an economics major and my dad was a banker, I am keenly aware of cash flow, assets and liabilities, and expenditures. Still, sometimes, I forget how expensive life can be. It's not because I lied about having a sugar daddy or have a trust fund.  It is because I am frugal. Indeed, being conscious of expenditures is integrated into my lifestyle.  I know that it is gauche to discuss money and yet, I feel compelled to share some thoughts.

Reading on the Run: Articles of Interest to Working Women


“There is no such thing as work/life balance. If working is a part of your life, you have to figure out how to make the situation work for you.” –Chatón T. Turner

I am passionate about mothers who work and mother their children. There’s an art to it, but little science. I write about my own quest for balance in stilettos, but realize the value in the stories shared by other working moms.
Below are a series of articles. One entitled, “Prioritizing: Mess Takes a Back Seat to Being a Mother” has that have been great for my self esteem. It’s nice to know that other moms struggle to keep their homes clean too!

Prioritizing: Mess takes a back seat to being a mother
Orlando Sentinel
My towels were hung up, clothes were put away, my bed was made (well, maybe I am imagining that it was), and I knew where to find everything. But all that changed when I became a busy working mom living with two messy males, who bring out my inner ...


Common Ground: Challenge of working from home is rewarding
The Advocate
Another lesson I've learned while working at home is to separate mom duties from business duties. Once I close my office door and post my “do not disturb” sign, I can ignore dishes, laundry and other duties that ordinarily call my attention. When the ...

 Kate Hudson understands the modern-day mother
SheKnows.com
Kate Hudson has decided to launch a sportswear collection that has been modeled around her own life, for the fashionable, but busy mother. "As a working mom, I know what it's like to be on the go and running around from one activity to the next," she said.

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