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Smells on the Chinatown Bus

It’s kind of insane that after 25 years …

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Broke-Ass Mom Learns How to Make Friends

A few months ago, I wrote about how a Broke-Ass Mom could make some friends in a dog eat dog world. 

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In the Immortal Words of Liz Lemon, “Don’t Be Cry.”

It is winter. February, in fact.  And not the good, magical, snowy kind of February... this is the dreary, monotonous, get-out-of-bed-and-look-outside-and-then-want-to-punch-yourself-in-the-face-it’s-so-grey-dismal-and-useless kind.  Adding insult

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My Best (Worst) Get-Rich-Quick Ideas

You see, I’m what they call a “creative genius.”  I have a brain so out-of-control, half the time I can’t even make sense of the shit I

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The Myth of the Dream Job

  Some of you are broke because you are waiting for your dream job to come along. Or, you may be broke BECAUSE you are in your dream

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Grammar is Your Friend

If you are over the age of 12 I expect you to know the difference between "your" and "you're." And I expect you to use

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Broke-Ass Mom Flies Solo

My son and I are taking an airplane trip today to visit my parents - his grandparents - and that made me think about how a Broke-Ass

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Broke-Ass Super Bowl Party Ideas

It's that time of year again. Super Bowl time, that is. And you know what that means - it's party time. I mean, I don't even like

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Valentine’s Day for a Broke-Ass Mom

Am I the only Broke-Ass Mom out there who’s a sucker for chocolate, preferably dark, on Valentine’s Day?  Starting about a week ago, all I see is

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A Broke-Ass Guide to Doing Your Own PR

This bit of advice comes from the lovely Joanna Riedl who is a fashion and lifestyle publicist. These days, everyone is like out there - whether you