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August 1, 2014 | Blog |  No comments

Literary Mama Rewind: Money

By Amanda Jaros

Welcome to Literary Mama Rewind! Every few weeks we’ll round up some of our favorite essays, stories, poems, columns, and reviews from the Literary Mama archives relating to a particular theme. The economics of motherhood are not always clear. This week we have work that explores questions of money, economic stability, and the finances of life.

  • Love and Money by Jeannie Marshall in Creative Nonfiction

In my dreams I was a well-paid journalist, happy and well-rounded with a busy life and a family. I never for a moment imagined that it was the family that would take over my life.

  • Spent by Sarah Cedeño in Creative Nonfiction

“We don’t have money for that or we don’t have any money? Like, seriously, are there zero dollars left in our bank account?” I wonder if it’s possible for this to happen.

  • Book Note: The Money $aving Mom’s Budget by Karna Converse on the Blog

At first glance, the tagline for Crystal Paine’s newly-released guidebook seems to promise the stars: Slash Your Spending, Pay Down Your Debt, Streamline Your Life, and Save Thousands a Year. But after the first few pages, it’s clear that The Money $aving Mom’s Budget is filled with practical suggestions that make sense.

  • Motherhood, Money, and Growing Up by Rebecca Kaminsky from the Column Down Will Come Baby

The money isn’t in a trust. My mom and grandfather have always been clear that it is in our names, but that Grandpa knows best how to take care of it. Now I want to do something different.

  • Money Matters by Vicki Forman from the Column Special Needs Mama

The bills from Evan’s hospital stay used to shock me with their astronomical amounts: during that time, the kid cost thousands and thousands of dollars a day, and as those days added up to months, the amounts became absurd.

  • Rich Mom, Poor Mom by Marjorie Osterhout from the Column Dear Marjo

So when my daughter was born I did what we had planned and happily quit my job. What we didn’t plan for was my husband losing his job.

  • When Income Envy Comes Home by Valerie Weaver-Zercher in Essays

Raising three boys on one salary (his), with a trickle of freelance writing and editing checks (mine), in an economy that depresses even those of us who still think Freddy Mac and Fannie Mae might have been Grandma’s neighbors — well, it’s not easy.

  • The Cost of Living by J. Anderson Coats in Fiction

I stab a finger at the menu in the window. “Look at those prices. It’s too expensive. Can’t you wait till we get home?” “C’mon, one lunch isn’t going to break us.”

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