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.

Wordless Wednesday: School Bus Fashion

Waiting for the bus 

My daughter insists on picking out all of her own clothes. I used to fight her, but lost... (Click here to read about that fight.)
I'm a practical woman, so I gave in. You know what, she keeps amazing me with her stylish picks! 

Lesson: Sometimes we just need to get out of our kids' way and let them be!

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