Money & Work
Dealing with Judgmental (or Just Plain Mental) Co-Workers
An expectant mom needs advice on how to handle the inappropriate and judgmental conversations by her co-workers about pregnancy and parenting. We have LOTS of advice here.
Money & Work
A Rocket Building Mother’s Feminist Dilemma
A mom’s dream career opportunity will take her away from her family for the summer. She is concerned and is getting some guilt trips from family and colleagues. What should she do?
Money & Work
Doable Money-Saving Tips for Back-To-School from a BTDT Mom
We have some practical tips to help reduce back-to-school spending and get the most out of your back-to-school budgets.
Money & Work
Use Back-to-School Budgets to Teach Kids Money Management
We list some ways that parents can use back-to-school shopping as a lesson in money management by putting the kids in charge of their own budgets!
Money & Work
5 Financial To-Dos for Every Parent (and parent-to-be)
Five Financial To-Dos for every parent from life insurance to estate planning; these are must-dos for parents and parents-to-be.
Pregnancy
New Job, Surprise Pregnancy
When a new job (with a demanding travel schedule) coincides with a surprise pregnancy and throws a mom’s work-life balance plan out of whack. Assessing the situation.
Money & Work
What to Wear to Your Job Interview
No-nonsense wardrobe advice for your professional job interview. Dress codes may have relaxed in the workplace, but first impressions still matter.
Your Life
When Unexpected Expenses Prompt an Existential Crisis
One of the “joys” of home ownership is all of the unplanned ways in which you get to spend extra money! And it’s making me question my life choices.
Big Kid
When “I’m an Adult!” is Still a Kid in Your House
How do we switch gears from “child we provide for” to “young adult who must provide for herself” in a way that makes sense? In our case, slowly.
Money & Work
A Parent Work-Life Balance Smackdown
A mom needs help making a career decision that will impact how she spends time with her kids and outsources some caregiving duties. She turns to Amalah for advice.
Parenting
How to Best Crack the Career/Parenting Balance Code
Should you work full time? Part time? Stay home with baby? One parent wants to know how you make the right choice for you and your kid(s).
Money & Work
The New-Mom’s Guide to Finding Part-Time Work
Amalah answers one of her most frequently asked questions… how do you find meaningful part-time work that allows you to have that elusive work-life balance? Where do you start?
Money & Work
To Budget Or Not To Budget
A mom needs help talking to her husband about her wish to get at budgeting and financial planning. How can she start this conversation with him given that it’s a charged topic for both of them?
Your Life
I Went Away For A Few Days And The Weirdest Thing Happened
As an infrequent work traveler, even though my kids are teens, I worry when I need to be away. Oddly enough, I left home for a few days for a work conference and everyone lived.
Parenting
To Commute or Not to Commute
A work-out-of-the-home-mom’s long commute is making her rethink her excellent caregiving option. She is contemplating a radical move, but is she missing other options available to her?
Relationships
On Love & Liabilities
A new mom-to-be is not only growing her family but contemplating growing her financial responsibilities by helping her aging parents. Her husband is not on board with the latter. She needs our objective opinions and advice.
Parenting
The Accidental SAHM
I lost my job a few months ago and am trying to enjoy staying home with my kids full time…but I’m miserable and I hate this. Am I a bad person?
Your Life
How To Make a Decision When You’re Too Afraid To Make a Decision
I have two job offers and a million people I’ll be letting down if I choose either option. How can I stop trying to please everyone else long enough to figure out what I want?
Young Child
Ugg Envy: When Your Child Wants a Name Brand and It’s Just Not in the Budget
Solutions for when your child wants a name brand item that you simply can’t afford.
Pregnancy
Lesson Learned: Should You Come Clean About Your Pregnancy When Interviewing for A Job?
How to deal with the interviewing process when you are expecting.