Nov

30

Single Mothers Homeschooling Part 5: Saving Money on Materials and Supplies

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November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

As a single mother, you may be wondering whether or not you can afford to homeschool. This is a very important consideration. All I can say is that, as a very-very low-income family, I have homeschooled both of my daughters for almost 10 years. It can be done affordably.
Here are my best tips for saving […]

Nov

30

Single Mothers Homeschooling Part 3: Setting up a Portfolio

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November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I am not a very well organized person by nature, so I end up putting together our portfolios at the end of the year. I do, however, take the time to set up an assignment book and fill it in for the year before school starts. This makes my life a lot easier.
For my high […]

Nov

29

Family Gift Making for the Holidays

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November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Most of last week was spent planning the craft projects that we would do in order to have gifts for everyone that we love and hold dear. This planning was done by myself, my daughter (16), and my nephew (11).
We had done some pre-planning as well, collecting candle and holder cast-offs, as well as flowers […]

Nov

28

A Single Mothers Thanksgiving Celebration

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November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

On Wednesday, I made two cheesecakes and three loaves of bread: Cinnamon streusel, apple and lemon poppy-seed. My daughter baked two pies from scratch: Apple and pumpkin. We already had a good start on our Thanksgiving meal by this point.
Wednesday evening we cleaned up the living-room and kitchen, and Zowie took out the trash and […]

Nov

25

Single Mothers Homeschooling Part 1: Before You Begin

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November 25, 2008 | 3 Comments

We are in our tenth year of homeschooling. Being a single mother and trying to homeschool does have its challenges, but not so many that it can’t be done.
First, let me dispel with some myths:
Yes, a single mother can homeschool.
Yes, a single mother ona  limited income can homeschool.
Yes, a single mother working part or full […]

Nov

25

Single Mothers Homesteading

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November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Are you tired of:

City Life?
Chemical laden foods?
Utility bills that are to high?
Wastefulness?
Your neighbors partying late at night, even when you have to get up early the next morning for work or school?

I am tired of all of these things and more. Right now, however, I cannot afford to move my daughter and I to a […]

Nov

21

More Thanksgiving Leftover Meals

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November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I think these are the last of the turkey leftover recipes that I will be posting. I hope that they are helpful to all of you.
Leftovers are as easy for teenagers to prepare as they are for adults, and even younger children can prepare at least one on these recipes pretty much on their own. […]

Nov

20

A Review: The Family Homestead - A Wonderful and Free Resource

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November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I am on a saving money kick today, and am checking out frugal type web sites. You are benefiting from this in two ways: 1. You do not have to do the searches yourself, and 2. You and I can learn more ways to live frugally in these leaner times.
Thefamilyhomestead.com is another great resource, though […]

Nov

19

A Review: HillBilly Housewife is Useful to the Single Mom

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November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

So, why do I believe a housewives’ web site would be of great use to a single mother? Money savings, of course!
Hillbillyhousewife.com is a great place for any mother to go to learn how to save money on the kitchen. Susanne offers up a multitude of recipes that will help us to stretch our budgets […]

Nov

13

Helpful Information for the Single Parent

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November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here are some articles from Living the Low-Income Life that may be useful to you. They are originally from my Low-Income site, so they may seem dated. However, the concepts themselves still apply. I am closing the site. The blog above gets a lot more traffic than the site does, and I will save money if […]

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