single parent's budget

With Thanksgiving and Black Friday looming large, it’s time to figure out how to manage your Holiday spending so you can enjoy the Holidays without guilt over what you did or did not buy, and without going into debt.

That’s not easy – our household incomes don’t magically increase and we have increased expenses from gift-giving, entertainment and travel. But no wants to be a scrooge. So what’s the answer?

Join Mandy Walker and blogger, author and single-mom budgeting queen, April McCaffrey as they discuss:
Why it’s not too late to budget for your Holiday spendingWhere you can find extra $$$Ways you can be creative about gift-givingWhy not incurring debt is more important than Christmas morning oohs and aahsWhy you might want to team up with your ex
April McCaffery is the single parent of two teenage daughters, a paralegal, blogger at It’s All About Balance, and author of Balancing the Single Mom Budget, available on Amazon.

It’s that time of year – back-to-school is always a time of transition for families with shifting schedules, changing routines and a faster pace. It also comes with a flood of expenses creating stress on the budget and emotional stress when you have to say no to some of the requests from your child.

While managing back-to-school expenses needs to be part of an overall strategy for living on a limited budget, there’s much you can do to avoid this being a crisis and even turn it into a money management lesson for your child.

Listen to this episode as Mandy discusses this with blogger and author April McCaffrey. You’ll learn:
The first place you should always go to shopWhy involving your child is smartWhy balancing frugality with fun is importantHow to handle back-to-school expenses with your ex
April McCaffery is the single parent of two teenage daughters, a paralegal, blogger at It’s All About Balance, and author of Balancing the Single Mom Budget, available on Amazon.