One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Celebrate the Seasons With Traditions

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Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ! Things have been busy. I am still a working mom of three, working full time who is trying to make a difference. I do a lot of things and try to be present so that I can learn from them. I share them on this blog so that we can learn together. Below are some thoughts, hacks, and/or lessons that I have learned from navigating my world. "Family traditions counter alienation and confusion. They help us define who we are; they provide something steady, reliable and safe in a confusing world."— Susan Lieberman   Traditions have a way of defining a family, provide stability and give hope. They are especially important for woking moms who spend so much time working to provide for their family that they may miss some of the "traditional" mom things like bake sales, volunteering at the book fair, and a host of actual and seemingly made up holidays.  They are also important for families trying to reinvent themselves in the wake of d...
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Working Mom Tip: Succeeding at Home (Tax Deductions for Working Moms)

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It's tax season and many of us are gathering our receipts and planning to prepare our tax returns because we are huge procrastinators.

Being a working mom is hard work


As working moms we work hard for our money. And while many of us are good patriots we would prefer to keep as much of that money as possible instead of giving it to Uncle Sam.  We have many things to pay for that go along with being a working mom. I'm not talking about Jimmy Choo shoes, Louis Vuitton bags and Tory Burch loafers either. (Although as a somewhat fashionable mom I'm not mad at you if that's how you role.) I am talking about the reason why most of us work. It is because the expenses associated with raising children often exceed the amount of one income.

Since you work hard. You should get all of the deductions you can!


It's funny actually. Having children is the most natural thing in the world and not one thing about them is free.  Well, making them is free and lots of fun, which is a huge reason there are so many of them!

In an effort to help you save some of that hard earned money, here's a link to some tax tips.  Happy filing!

Tax Deductions and Credits for Working Moms

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