by Michele Cagan | Sep 29, 2017 | Get Help When You Need It, Kids and Money, Single Mom CPA
UPDATED FOR 2019 If, like so many single moms, you are the custodial parent of a child (under 24 years old) who’s soon heading for college, it’s time to FAFSA. To get any cash for college – grants, work-study, scholarships, and federal loans – you have to fill...
by Michele Cagan | Jul 5, 2017 | Retirement Planning, Saving and Investing, Single Mom CPA
It can be really hard for single moms to save money – let alone saving up $30,000. But saving $1 – that you can do. And that’s really all you need to do to end up with $30,000. Because you can turn that $1 into $30,000 without breaking a sweat, without depriving your...
by Michele Cagan | Jun 28, 2017 | Making Ends Meet, Managing Debt, Single Mom CPA, You Need to Know This
I was one day late – literally one day – with my credit card payment. I’ve had the card for more than 10 years, and never been late before. But the last few weeks have been really crazy around here (sick mom and sick kid, plumbing disasters, etc.), and in all the...
by Michele Cagan | Jun 21, 2017 | Get Help When You Need It, Insurance, Single Mom CPA, You Need to Know This
Single moms, you need insurance – many kinds of insurance. Figuring out which types and how much coverage you need can be overwhelming, especially if you’ve never had to be in charge of this before. That leads so many single moms to stick just with what they get...
by Michele Cagan | Jun 12, 2017 | Making Ends Meet, Saving and Investing, Single Mom CPA
Why Single Moms NEED emergency savings You already know part of my unfortunate last week (sick kid, sick me, hot water heater snafu). But that’s not where the “oh, no” ended. It’s so crazy, it almost sounds made up…but this all really happened. My son was still...
