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.

The Joy That Is This Life

Basking in the Sunshine
Raising my children has been my life's greatest joy. One reason is because I get to experience the world through their eyes. The simplicity of their love. Their joie de vivre. The way that they take pleasure in nature and people, it is astounding and I am here for the lessons.

This photo of my sun basking in the sunshine is one of my favorites because it captures the pure joy that he is experiencing in the moment. He is outside. He is at the playground and life is good! May we all experience this type of joy this week. If you do, give thanks. After all, this is the season of thanksgiving.




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