For years I have run this blog -drama free mama.com. I am a single mom, working full time for the same company for 23 years and suddenly I found myself having to take on a second job on the weekends. This meant I was working 7 days a week, 8 hours a day and besides having no life with...
Are you in the boat with me renting for a number of reasons? Maybe low credit or maybe you just don't know where you want to live. My lease is up and I may be moving again so I wanted to mention a few ideas that may help you in a moving situation. You may hate this advice, but...
A chauffeur is a person who is employed to drive and
transport people around. If you have a tween that is going through a stage or moment where they do not want to confide in you what is going on in their lives then, be a chauffeur. This means acting like one- keeping your thoughts to yourself and your mouth...
Every day one of my coworkers, who happens to be a very close friend as well, tells me I am wasting my money on lunches. This particular coworker brings her lunch every day and only on special occasions might take the chance to go out. We have worked together for over 20 years and she is still bringing her...
We’ve all wanted to work from home at one point or another, but how many times have we heard about a scam or two? I have researched and come up with some ways that you can earn legitimate cash even if you don’t have time for the second job that requires specific hours such as 9-5pm. Here are some ideas...
If you are one of the lucky ones that receives a regular child support check and has a great relationship with your ex or let's say your parenting partner, then I applaud you, but forgive me if the thought of a regular check makes me laugh as I have been fighting the fight for several years now. I have...
I was surprised when I googled chore charts and found that I was letting my daughter off a little too easy. Out of guilt I was doing all the major cleaning on the weekend when she goes to her fathers house, so regularly when she is home, only light cleaning was being done. Then it occured to me, one day she...
I contemplated going gluten free for quite a while because of health reasons, but I held off simply because I had heard of the cost associated with specialty foods. I don’t have celiac disease, but I have been found to have sensitivity to gluten making me I feel like I have the flu 24/7 with the addition of terrible...
If you are like me, you are counting every penny that needs to be spent for back to school items for your children. Well good news a little relief begins today. Today begins the Tax Free Back to School Savings Holiday for residents in Florida. The holiday runs from today, Friday August 7th to Sunday, August 16th. 17 States actually observe this holiday...
Every child needs to learn the value of money. An allowance is the best way for them to learn as they earn. You know what your child is capable of but I am from the old school age where we did all of our chores first thing Saturday morning before we were allowed to watch cartoons that waited for...
