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.

Inspiring Stories About Working Moms

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Working moms come in all shapes, sizes and professions. The last Olympic games had working moms even competing in the beach volleyball competition! Most of us find caring for our kids and going to work every day to be challenging. When you throw in business trips and networking events, the ability to balance becomes more challenging still. However, what about moms who travel the world as part of their jobs? What do they do with their children and how do they accomplish balance?


Here's a link to a story about two scientists who study climate change who manage to raise children while literally going to the end of the world to do their jobs.




If they can make it work, maybe the rest of us can too!

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