Like A Mother

This is my mission statement for this platform, myself, and for single moms everywhere:     I will set big, giant scary goals for myself and family, regardless of what my family looks like, or what other people think I am capable of. I appreciate every single day that I live in a time of unprecedented wealth and opportunity for women, and it is my duty to achieve both to honor the people who fought for me to have these opportunities, as well as for those who come after me. I accept responsibility for my own financial well being. I might not have it all figured out right now, but I am taking steps to be debt free, financially independent, and with a financial plan for the future. I will never chose to under-earn in order to maximize receipt of child support, alimony or public benefits. I will never under-earn to minimize paying child support or alimony. I will take steps to minimize working mom guilt, instead deferring to extensive research that finds that after age 3, the number of hours moms spend with their