Motherhood Moments

JUNE 26, 2023

Only 4% of workers thought being in an office full-time was best for their mental health. A hybrid workplace was reported as the ideal for 49% of workers, slightly outpacing a preference for a fully remote arrangement (47%). Decreased stress levels was the top reported health benefit of remote work. 11% said no and 10% weren’t sure.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 23, 2016

“ Did you know that in 2014, women working full time in the United States typically were paid just 79 percent of what men were paid, a gap of 21 percent?” the American Association of University Women asked in article The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Stanley’s book, Millionaire Women Next Door: The Many Journeys of Successful American Businesswomen, and I had an aha moment. Instead, he shared the story about Susan, a wife, and mother who handled all of the financial tasks in her home, from budgeting to making investment decisions. Many years ago, I read Thomas J.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Stanley’s Millionaire Women Next Door: The Many Journeys of Successful American Businesswomen , and I had an aha moment. ” Stanley wrote about Susan, a wife and mother who handled all of the financial tasks in her home, from budgeting to making investment decisions. Does your home have a Family Office Manager?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 21, 2012

After a long day filled with projects, meetings, and deadlines at the office, you race home in time to put dinner on the table, help your children with their homework, and squeeze in a few loads of laundry. in an effort to overcome the perception that a full-time mother has ample amounts of free time. The caveat?

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

Clark, our cat, the day after we brought him home from the shelter. For 20 or so years I’ve been homeschooling my kids, and am now down to about 1 1/2 (one full-time homeschooler, and one doing College Credit Plus with some support). This only happened after we stopped owning homes and became renters.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

One of the moves we made, out to Seattle, the only way we could make our budget work AND have me be home with our young kids, was to not own a vehicle at all. The summer after 5th grade, we were living in Grand Forks, ND, population 50,000 at the time. They had me, and then my mom decided to go back to school full-time and get a PhD.

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