One of the hardest parts about being a stay at home parent is that it often means becoming a single income family. Even when there is the intent for the at home parent to earn money through a work at home job or a home business, there may be...
Most parents have to be careful with their money. Raising a family isn’t cheap. Even when you have a good income, it pays to know where your money is going? Are you teaching your kids the same thing? Even when money is tight it’s easy to want to give...
Talking about money, even with your spouse can be difficult. Unless you have plenty of extra it’s not exactly a fun talk. But sometimes it’s certainly necessary. My husband and I aren’t as good about this as we should be. Because of my business I do keep separate accounts,...
Having one parent be home with the kids often means living on a pretty tight budget. Even when the at home parent works, it’s often not enough to really ease the budget crunch. But being frugal all the time isn’t much fun. Some of the problem can come from...
I earn some pretty decent money from home most months (well, except last month, which was pathetic, ouch!). A fair bit of it comes from Google AdSense, which can be a pretty good program or a really lousy earner, depending on a lot of factors. That’s why all these...