I am the single, co-parenting mom to 2 teens. A 15-year-old daughter and a 17-year-old son. Here, you find stories about my experience parenting teens, navigating the college process, and being a caregiver to a child diagnosed with the autoimmune disease Myasthenia Gravis.
Schoolcations, as I define them, are a hybrid of vacation and school. Taking a trip where everyone still has fun and enjoys their new surroundings, but they also dedicate a portion of their time to get down to business and doing their school work, attending their zoom classes, etc …
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I realized I’d made a mistake not only in my choice of major but my choice of school. It didn’t end well and I never finished my degree. I did end up with several years of college debt to show for it though.
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With my daughter, she’s always been a bit more “free” with money. She definitely has that Ariana Grande, “I see it, I like it, I want it, I buy it“ mentality. Unfortunately, she doesn’t have an Ariana Grande bank account.
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I wish I’d started, responsibly, creating my credit profile when I turned 18 because age of credit history matters. Because I didn’t get my cards until I was in my 30s, my history is still very new and this has a medium impact on my credit score.
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trying to be all things to everyone had me breaking down in an empty closet, ugly crying, snot and all, from all the stress I put on myself
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Remember at Christmastime how you couldn’t wait for those toy circulars to come, so you could circle all the things you wanted? Money was no object because Santa was leaving you everything you wanted under the tree.
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Our family is huge fans of superheroes – Marvel of course with a hint of DC sprinkled in. It always seems so simple how someone swoops in to save the day or flys the person…
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With my kids being older, I’d fully started planning my life post high school. The places I could go, the things I could do, etc … Even when my daughter was first diagnosed with Ocular…
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Kids too old or too cool for summer camp? I’ve got 3 summer budget activities for teens to consider that will not only mix things up, it will get them out of the house. Two…
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I’ve always been one of those parents who signed up to take in snacks first, wanted to be room mom, and couldn’t wait to sign up as a field trip chaperone. Of course, I want…
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