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Single Mom Money Savers
Making Ends Meet Without Feeling Deprived
By Shannon McKelden
Fast food is a huge money waster. Ferlazzo even went so far as to research and learn how to cook for her family less expensively and then started her own Web site, CheapCooking.com, to help others do the same. "Eating out is way too expensive (and not usually as healthy)," says Ferlazzo. "I also think that eating together as a family is important for single parents and everyone else."
Sara Thompson of Endicott, Wash., used programs like WIC (Women, Infants and Children) to save money and provide for the nutritional needs of her young son. Single moms may also qualify for food stamps or other government programs. "If you have a need, there will be a resource, but sometimes you just have to keep asking everyone you know before you find it," says Thompson.
Sember admits that women may have a hard time asking for help because they are so used to being strong and relying only on themselves. "I would suggest that moms remind themselves that help like this will benefit their children, so they should do it for their kids," she says.
Michelle Ferry from Brooklawn, N.J., knows how to find needed items without wasting money by shopping at thrift stores to find nice clothes for her two daughters. She also uses freecycle.org, an online community where people give away items for free. "This is wonderful because people are free-cycling what they no longer use, and in return someone who can really use it can receive it," says Ferry.
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