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Our life category covers everything practical for the modern-day single mum. We talk money, household, travel, shopping, and all things seasonal (Christmas, Halloween etc). As well as expert articles to help you prosper through your career and property.

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Household

Cheap Winter Meals for Family: Comfort Food Dinner Ideas

Quick Takeaways: Cheap Winter Meals for Families There is nothing quite like walking into a cold house and being greeted by the rich, comforting scent of a slow cooker working its magic. When you are running a household on a...

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Life

Kid-Safe Pest Prevention for Your Home

There are plenty of household problems parents expect to deal with: fingerprints on clean windows, toys underfoot and a washing basket that never seems to stay empty. Mosquitoes, ants, cockroaches and other pests are far less welcome. For families in...

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Life

Single Mum Travel Checklist: Jobs Easy to Forget

When there are two of you, travel prep splits itself up without anyone really deciding it should. One of you sorts the boarding passes, the other remembers the kids’ medication. When it’s just you, every single one of those jobs...

Halloween

How To Plan The Easiest Ever Halloween For Your Kids

An easy Halloween sounds lovely until you realise you’re the only grown-up sorting it out. Every costume, treat and decoration lands with you, usually at 9pm with lunches still to pack. In our heads, the pumpkins are carved, the costumes...

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Money

The Super Insurance Most Parents Forget They’re Paying For

The insurance you probably forgot you had When a parent can’t work because of illness or injury, the first worry is money. A super statement is the last thing anyone thinks to open. Yet for most Australian families there’s a...

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Life

Career Pathways for Working with Children

Working with children and young people can be a mix of rewarding, unpredictable, and also sometimes a little chaotic. And unlike what most people might think, it’s also a surprisingly broad career area. While teaching might be the first profession...

Halloween

Guide To Having A Spooktacular Sustainable Halloween

Halloween has a habit of sneaking up on us. One week it’s school lunches as usual. The next, there’s a costume to find, lollies to buy and a small person asking why our door has no spiders. When you’re making...

Halloween

10 Kids Halloween Games To Play At Home

When you’re the only grown-up running Halloween, even the fun part comes with a to-do list. You’re sorting out Halloween games for kids of different ages, who’s coming and what it’ll all cost, usually at 10pm on a school night....

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Life

How to Protect Your Privacy on Dating Apps

How to Protect Your Privacy on Dating Apps: What Single Mums Can Change, and What They Can’t The distance shown next to your name on a dating app does not come from your internet connection. It comes from the location...

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Money

What benefits am I entitled to as a single mum?

For single parents, day-to-day living can be tough. In addition to the stress of separation, there may be a significant reduction in household income. Because of this, people will often stay in an unhappy relationship for financial reasons. So it’s...