One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Minimize Expenses

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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.
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Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

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That Beach Life...


I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. While Pittsburgh isn't the tundra, it isn't exactly tropical either. Pittsburgh gets winter for real. Indeed, today, it is snowy, and the temperature is about thirty degrees.

And even though I grew up in Rochester, New York where the winters are hard and the snow can be steep, living in North Carolina for a decade and that experience softened me. Now I understand that "winter" can mean blue skies and temperate weather as opposed to gray skies and cold weather. 

For that reason, in the winter, I often reflect on my summer vacations when the living was easy, the weather was warm, and I got to pretend like I didn't have a care in the world! Seriously, looking at beach photos like this makes the Pittsburgh winters easier to take!

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