March 2009

I am worn out, emotionally that is. Over the last couple of months I have been doing a lot of extra giving, especially to my kids. I love them so much and want them to have the best of me. I want to be emotionally present and assure them of my love and interest in [...]

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Happy Friday – Thriving is Not for the Faint of Heart

by Rich Single Momma on March 27, 2009

This has been a slow week on the blog but a busy week in my life. That doesn’t mean that I don’t care about you guys. I am very concerned about how all of you are doing. I got an email from a lady who is having a really rough time with unemployment and custody [...]

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Monday Moments Mark Twain said, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” So what are your dreams? Have [...]

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85 Ways to Help a Single Mom

by Rich Single Momma on March 12, 2009

85 Ways to Help a Single Mom

A resource for churches, associations, schools, non-profit organizations, “traditional” families, counselors, and the media Two Extremes It seems that there are two extremes when it comes to how to “deal” with single moms. In society and the church this issues gets tossed around and everyone is left scratching their heads. There are the do-gooders who [...]

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Wednesday Weekly Round-up – Single Dad Blogs

by Rich Single Momma on March 11, 2009

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Occasionally I take a peek at what’s going on in single dad world. After all they are pretty much in the same boat as we are. Okay it may be a different type. They like fast things so maybe they are in a speed boat in contrast to the ladies who like a slower pace. [...]

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Single Mom Personal Finance (PF) Review Tuesday – Mvelopes

by Rich Single Momma on March 10, 2009

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Today I am starting the 30-day trial of Mvelopes, a personal finance management system. I’d heard about this online program several years ago and I investigated it but I did not make the commitment to the program. The system is based on the envelop system, a simple idea of managing your money using envelope.   [...]

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