I was talking to a friend about two weeks away from giving birth. She was crying over something. (At her stage of my pregnancy, I remember crying over a grocery store commercial.) After she could tell me what was bothering her, she said that she felt like an unfit parent. Continue reading “What A New Baby Really Needs”
A few months ago, my son asked me an interesting question, “What financial advice would I give my twenty year old self?” After pondering the answer for a while, since I think he was asking for advice in a very creative but roundabout way (I answered him here.) As I am making plans to take time off in May to help out my step–daughter care for my three year old granddaughter when the new baby is born, I thought of the same thing. What advice would I give my twenty eight year old self when I was in her shoes as a new parent? Here is what I came up with: Continue reading “If I Could Turn Back Time – Financial Advice I Would Give Myself When I Was a New Mom”
