First of all, your single mother friend is a lucky woman. She has a friend who’s taking the time to read this post and wants to support her. Lucky her. Being a single mother can be a lonely place. And while it has its upsides, it can also be stressful, exhausting, relentless and unforgiving. Put…
Are you dating? As a single mother, it’s a question you get asked a lot. By family, by friends, by random strangers even. My answer? My dating days are over. I’m done. Not just because as a single mum there’s very little time or opportunity to be ‘out there’. But because frankly, I can’t be…
Better late than never eh? Yep, my blog income report for May is rather late. Ahem. But I do have an excuse. I had to put some thought into rejigging it slightly because I now have a part-time job. If you read the last report (April) you’ll know that my main freelance client offered me…
Dear precious girl, When I look at your little face, here’s what I see. Your round cheeks, your hazel eyes, that tiny nose that turns up perfectly at the end. The mess of wild hair around it. I see the essence of who you are, the spirit of you, as well as the physical you….
This week I’ve got a guest post about uncovering your money personality from none other than my money mentor, Denise Duffield-Thomas. I’m a member of Denise’s Lucky Bitch Money Bootcamp and went to see her speak in London last month. Denise Duffield-Thomas believes that rich women can change the world – and I’m 100 per cent behind…
Hello #ThriftyThursday! Today I’ve written a round-up of my favourite personal finance apps and tools. I’m a bit of a geek when it comes to personal finance so I use a few digital apps and These tools will help you get in control of your spending, saving and help you have good money habits. 1…
I know it’s been done to death but I’ve decided to publish monthly income reports on this blog. Why? Because I want to be totally honest about the realities of self-employment as a single mother. It can be a financial roller-coaster. Total transparency means getting down to brass tacks about what I’m bringing in and…
Do you have any favourite single mother quotes? I’ve always loved quotes. I’ve got notebooks from when I was a teenager full of quotes I loved and learned by heart. I think it’s where my love of words came from. It’s how I noticed the magic that’s created when the right words are put together…
Welcome to the new monthly (or thereabouts) Successful Single Mum series! Every month I’ll be profiling a single mum who is successfully making a better life for herself and her kids through self-employment. As a single mama weighed down with responsibility it’s easy to think self-employment isn’t for you. There are very few role models!…
When it comes to planning and promoting my blog I’m convinced I’ve got a screw loose. That I’m certifiable. Why? Because I’ve been blogging on and off for 10 years and I only invested in Coschedule last month. It’s nuts because I’m all about saving time and trying to be productive, yet when it came…