I'm wondering how to financial afford being a single parent how do you afford the cost of living what type of income do you need. What are the expenses how do people do it everyday going to a job you don't like you would rather be at home with the children relaxing and how do you get up and work go to college so you can get a higher paying job learn how to drive get a car get car insurance get credit how did you get credit? And find a place to rent pay the down payment and rent and pay water electricity and insurance and pay for groceries pay rent pay cell phone pay for everything it's like money is all that matters to eat you need money to live somewhere you need money for fun things, travel you need money and watching over kids and thinking about money and cleaning and wondering how everything is going to work out how do you make time for yourself make time to be happy make time to actually enjoy spending time with your children when do mother's get time for themselves and how can moms take care of themselves