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Climbing the career ladder, The big picture »

[14 Jul 2008 | 2 Comments | ]

Children are expensive. And unless you are Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie or some other celebrity, no one is just dying to give you money just to look at them.
So you must have a job.
Sometimes I can’t believe I workfor the organization I do. When I first interviewed for a position for my current workplace, I was so nervous about my prospective boss finding out I had a three-month-old baby at home. How would I be able to compete with the fresh-out-of-college, eager-to-please, no-baby-to-run-home-to-at-the-end-of-the-day college graduates?
Luckily, my now boss has four children of her own …

Keeping money in your pocket, The big picture »

[29 Jun 2008 | One Comment | ]

One of the issues young moms face is lack of cash flow. We’re typically not as advanced in our careers as our older counterparts, so our salaries are usually lower, yet we still need to pay for the same things moms in their 30s do: food, doctor visits, diapers, daycare, etc. Adding a baby to a budget can be a tricky thing, but adding a side hustle to your life might help stretch things out a bit.
This blog is my side hustle. In addition to starting a dialogue among all the young …