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Special Challenges for the Single Work at Home Mom

February 1, 2008

I received a new question from single mom Sheila:

I just want to say that I enjoy WAHM Talk Radio and the Mom’s Morning Show. My question is about starting a business when you are a single mom. I am a single mom with not enough income to make the bills. I have come
to realize with the help from my dad that the only way that I’m going to get ahead of the money game is to build up my business. I just can’t seem to find the resources for a single mom starting the business. I know that there are single WAHMs but how did you start and is there a site with other single WAHM for resources?

I have a bacholers in graphic design, I just don’t know were to start. Thank you for your time.

- Sheila

From one Single Mom to another – I agree that starting your own business is a great way to develop extra income and build the future you hope for. (I don’t know about you… I’d love to find a great man someday – but I’m not holding my breath so that means I’m working out my future financial security on my own!)

We do face special challenges when compared to other moms who want to build a full time home based income.

  • We have to have an income NOW and there’s no hubby in the household to cover the mortgage while we get things rolling so that means working full time while starting a business.
  • Unless there is an equal custody arrangement, we are also providing the lion’s share of child care.

Beyond these two hurdles, the challenges we face are pretty much common to the wider WAHM experience.  Married or Single, budgets are tight, start up money is scarce, skills vary and learning curves loom large.

With that in mind, while I do think it’s a blessing to find other Single WAHMs to share stories and encouragement with – I think that for the most part, you’ll do best to simply dive into the WAHM community and learn everything you can from successful moms, married or single.

I’ll specifically invite you to join us for a 7 Day Preview over at Mom Masterminds. 

Let me encourage you straight away and tell you about a few fab single moms who are making it as full time work at home moms:

Add your name and link to the comment area if you’re a full time Single Work at Home Mom…

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