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Women's Day Giveaways
Hey Single Mothers, each month, Woman's Day Magazine features numerous different contests and sweepstakes. Be sure to check back regularly!
See what contests are happening this month!
Grants, Scholarships and Finance Update
We've had a high request for more information on grants, scholarships, and general financial assistance so we've got answers!
If you are a single mother struggling to make ends meet you are not alone.
Read more about financial assistance...
Ways to Come Home with Cash Leftover After your Vacation
Kids dream about going to Walt Disney World/Land sometime during their childhood. If you are at the point in life where you’re thinking of taking your children to the most magical place on earth, but are afraid you may wash out your savings, here are some tips to ensure you come home with cash in your pockets.
Read more about saving cash while on vacation...
Single Mother Resources
Each week look forward to a new featured book that we feel benefit single moms. Share your feedback in the Book Club section of our community.
A Million Little Pieces
Written by James Frey, A Million Little Pieces has brought in a lot of controversy but remained a top seller. Learn about drug and alcohol addiction. As well as detox and what the body and soul face through this process.
Gift Giving Program
Single Mother Resources would like to thank all the single moms that shared their "day in the life" stories as a single mom. We wish we had more gift certificates to give out because all the stories were very touching. Please keep sharing your stories, advice, and opinions on our forums so we can all benefit from each other. We hope to do another program in the future.
Helping Hurricane Victims
There
are many frugal single mothers that don’t have a lot to donate to those
affected by the recent hurricanes, however most feel terrible and wish
they could. Here are some frugal single mother ideas that may
allow one to if donating cash is not an option.
Read more about helping hurricane victims...
Household
Budgeting
Shaping up your finances is particularly important
if you are experiencing a life altering experience such as a marriage,
divorce, new baby or any other event that changes your finances dramatically.
Whatever the state of your financial life, developing a sensible budget
will allow you to be in charge of your money.
Read more about household budgeting...
Credit & Debt Management
When used properly, credit is an ideal financial
tool. When used improperly, credit can cost an excessive amount of money
in interest and fees leading a single mother into debt.
Read more about credit and debt management...
Grants for Single Mother
If you are a single mom and struggling to get
by, you are not alone. Whether you are going through a divorce or the
father is absent, most single mother face the burden of supporting themselves
and their children an a single income.
Read more about single mother grants...
Do you know your credit score?
Credit Report Counseling can increase your credit score.
Click here to get started.
Simply Ways to Stay Healthy and Stress Free
Today, people seem to always be on the go. Find out a few simple tips to keep you healthy and on your toes.
Protecting Your Child- Online
The Internet is a world of its own, you can act as anyone and talk to anyone who will talk back. Online predators are one example of who’s online. Your child may be using an instant messenger service, or a social networking group to communicate with friends or find friends, however what they may not know is that someone can be acting as their best friend when in reality they have different intentions. Here are some precautions to take if you have a child that is spending hours online per week social networking.
Read more about online predators...
Single Parenting- Learning to Cope
It's tough being a single parent! You have to provide your child with the day-to-day love and care that he would normally receive from two parents. You also have to do all of the mundane things like the housework, school activities, and everything else that your child requires. And on top of all that, being a single parent often means struggling to keep your head above water financially.
Read more about single parenting...
Setting New Goals to Become a New You
Usually
towards the New Year, people start to set goals that they would like to
achieve for that year. The feelings we have in relation to our
goals are not aligned with how we think. So what's been found is
that people put forth too much action before aligning them properly
with their feelings and actual beliefs.
Read more about goal setting...
Alone
for the Holidays?
Being alone is a challenge for many people.
This challenge may loom especially large during the holidays if you are
single or newly divorced and without family around you. If you are in
this situation, what can you do to make the holidays joyous rather than
depressing?
Surviving As A Single Parent: Seven Simple
Suggestions
1 - Forgive even if you will never be able to
forget
2 - Make the most of everything you have
3 - Be the best parent you can possibly be
Read more about surviving as a single parent...
The Best and Worst of Motherhood
Until the moment I became a mother, I couldn't quite understand or comprehend the depth when people say “Mothers are the strongest, most noble and loving people in this whole wide world”
Frugal Lessons at Home. Raising Happy Children
The kids are back in school. While there is
an eerie peace about the house, I will truly enjoy the quiet days ahead.
While the kids are off to learn their abc's and 123's at school, don't
forget the lessons they learn at home are often the most important.
Read more about frugal lifestyles...