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Broke-Ass Mom Birthday Wish

My birthday is coming up (no, it’s not …

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How to Celebrate a “Friend-a-Versary” (You Know, Like an Anniversary, Except with People You Don’t Smooch)

I’m a big ol’ fan of celebrations: parties, holidays, the “happy dance” that I perform in my room after I do my laundry and realize

Yes, that bill DOES say $881.00. Top o' the mornin', credit card application!

Healthcare Tips for the Broke-Ass Masses

Being a New Yorker is a little tough, all the time. Whether it’s the train that just left or coming up with the perfect save to that horrible

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Changing Careers as a Broke-Ass Mom

Can a Broke-Ass Mom change careers and be a SAHM?  That’s what I’m trying to find out.  As I stated in my intro to the Broke-Ass world,

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Doing What You Have To Do

Don't you wish that you could meet the person(s) responsible for the existence of money... so you could strangle them?  Wouldn't life be much more

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Broke-Ass Mom Takes a Time-Out

Today I had to give myself a time out.  With only one nap this week, my husband working late every night, and constant “Why?” questions from my

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Broke-Ass Mom Must Haves

I’m smelling a slight stench coming from the direction of my armpits, and I suddenly realize that it’s not my son’s dirty diaper, or some food gone

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Broke-Ass Birthday

This is probably the most egotistical post I've ever written - but since today is my birthday, I don't really care. My Jesus year is officially over

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How Not to Become a Gay Icon

Shortly after graduating college, I found myself in an “identity crisis.”  I realized that I had spent the last four years of my life writing

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Broke-Ass Mom Chicken Broth

Nothing says Broke-Ass Mom more than homemade straight from the earth (or your compost in this case) chicken stock.  This has got to be one of the