Category: Money

Domestic Violence Support

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Christmas is a wonderful time of year for a lot of people. It’s a time of family, friends, love, and laughter.

Sadly, for a lot of people, it is not. For many couples, it is a time of turbulence, fighting, and even abuse.

For single mothers and fathers it is often a period of loneliness,  feeling inadequate, reflection, and thinking about what has been lost, and dreams that have been broken. For many single parents, it will be their first Christmas as a single parent (if this is you, read this blog post for some strategies to help you get through this Christmas).Continue Reading →

Single Mother Survival Guide’s how to get ready for Christmas next year!

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How to get ready for Christmas next year!

Christmas is next week. How did that happen? The year has flown by. It seems the older I get, the faster time passes.

If you’re anything like me in past years, you’re probably feeling a little panicked and stressed with everything you still have to do, despite all intentions to be organised this year.

But this year I do feel more organised than in the past because there are a few things I did this year to ensure there wasn’t a last-minute panic about presents or stresses about finances.Continue Reading →

10 Ways to earn and save extra money before Christmas

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10 Ways to earn and save extra money before Christmas.

As a single mum, finances can be quite tight coming up to Christmas. You probably want to buy presents for the kids, buy some nice food, and you may also be forced to take some time off work whilst the usual bills continue to roll in. Here are 10 ways you can earn and save some extra money before Christmas.Continue Reading →

6 things for a single mum to do after a redundancy

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I have been a bit quiet lately as it’s been a pretty full on 2 weeks for this single mum. My daughter and I returned back to reality, after 6 days in Perth so she could see her father, and then I GOT RETRENCHED. ARGH!

I decided to check my work emails in the taxi on the way home from the airport, and read that my entire team that I work with (there are 4 of us in total) had resigned. It was a massive shock for me, and everyone else in the company. I knew it was a possibility, that as a consequence, my position may be made redundant. There were 10 days of not knowing what was going on, and then I got delivered the news I was half expecting.Continue Reading →