Member Articles

By Single Ma

My 5 Secrets to Fabulous Financials
Hello Work It, Mom! members. I’m very excited to have found such a resourceful community that I can identify with. Everyone has been…
Get the Most From a Job Interview
Are you on the market for a new 9-to-5?Do you dread the idea of updating your resume?Do you hesitate to leave a comfortable (but unfulfilling) work environment…
The Economic Stimulus Payment Explained
Want to know how much your Economic Stimulus (ES) payment will be? The IRS has prepared this handy dandy Economic Stimulus Payment Calculator…
Recession Obsession
I don’t know why, but I saw this image and it made me laugh. Check it out. I'll wait...*twiddling my thumbs*Did you see it? Crazy huh? LOLA…
Expensive Addiction
Imagine This: You pull a 12-hour workday with no lunch break, but you manage to accomplish nothing. At 6:30 p.m., you finally decide to peel yourself…
Save Money on Prescription Medication
For the past three years, May has become doctor visit month for my entire family. Needless to say, medical expenses in May exceed any other month of the…
Rising Gas Prices Make Me Consider Crazy Things
I just spent several hours recreating a corrupted spreadsheet. As I was gathering the data, I noticed a recurring theme. Gas is getting friggin expensive!…
Life on MY terms
“Do what I have to do, so I can do what I want to do.” -- The Great DebatersI know I’m late, but I finally got around to watching The…
Savings bonds: Gifts for the kids or a grown-up investment?
When you were a kid, did all the older people in your family give you savings bonds for every occasion? As an only child who wanted toys, toys, and more…
Back-to-school shopping: 8 tips to stay within budget
Back-to-school shopping isn’t a big deal for me. Why not? Because I don’t do it. Yes, I have a child. And yes, she’s in school. In fact,…
Saving for emergencies
Many people save for various reasons, and I'm a firm believer in doing what works for YOU. Despite what Dave or Suze says everyone should have, savings…
Small raise, big difference
More than 40 ways to reduce your grocery bill
Around this time last year, I struggled with managing a reasonable grocery budget. I was spending over $400 per month for a family of two. Eeek! Something…
Don't let the economy get you down
Over the past few years, the housing bubble in the US has slowly deflated and now our economy has gone from boom to bust. If you've checked your…
Confusing stock market lingo
You’ve probably read in a Personal Finance book: “It is better to invest in an index fund than individual stocks.” Or as of late, you…
Good Deals & Smart Steals
I received a book, titled Good Deals &
A lesson about debt
My daughter and I were riding in the car, returning home from a fun-filled weekend. The entire trip is several hours long and we had approximately one…