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.

Upcoming Television Appearance: Why America Needs to Support Flex Time (#NightTalk)

I was fortunate enough to be asked to appear on "Night Talk" again to discuss flex time and "National Flex Day", which is on October 15th.

I'll be posting an article about why I believe that flex time is one way for working moms to "have it all" soon. This post is designed to inform you about the upcoming show. It will air live tonight. If you're in Pittsburgh, please tune in!

National Flex Day


In partnership with the Alliance for Work-Life Progress and FlexJobs, Working Mother Magazine asks companies to issue statements of support for the day and make arrangements for their employees to use flex that day Working Mother Magazine asks employees to post pictures of themselves using flex on our Working Mother Facebook page. Working Mother Magazine asks the government to support the day (assuming the federal government is back to work…). Find out more at workingmother.com/flex, pass it on, and flex!


Show Details:
Tune in to NIGHTTALKon Pittsburgh Cable News Channel (PCNC) on Tuesday (tonight) to hear me discuss these issues with Ellis Cannon. NIGHTTALK is live weeknights at 8 p.m. on PCNC, the cable arm of Pittsburgh’s NBC affiliate, WPXI-TV.


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