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.

Working Mom Tips for Surviving a Cookout with a Toddler

Probably even more than other parents working moms value peaceful times with their children. Since our jobs pull us away from our kids and sometimes exhaust us making us more impatient than we'd like to admit, we need helpful tips to maximizing our fun and minimizing our headaches.

Once our kids become mobile they become more curious about the world and harder to control. That creates challenges for their already maxed out parents. Below is a link to an old post that provides working moms with tips on surviving a cookout with a toddler. The tips will serve you well throughout the cookout season.

Enjoy!

Chaton's World: A Working Mom's Quest for Balance in Stilettos: Surviving a Cookout with a Toddler in the Country: Memorial Day mean 'tis the season for cookouts. That brings up an interesting problem. What do you do with a toddler...
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