The childcare conundrum.
Did you know that the average cost for full-time daycare in the United States is $1,100 per month? And that’s IF you can manage to snag an open spot! We’ve built a system that only rich people can opt into, leaving low-income Americans without any options. In other countries around the world, like Denmark and France, childcare is heavily subsidized by the government and surpasses ours in quality.
On turning 30.
Maybe you wouldn’t even be able to tell from the outside looking in that I am a complete wreck ninety percent of the time. After all, I’ve got the cute husband and the starter house in the ‘burbs and the work-from-home job that I love. I’ve got the family I’ve always imagined, enough money to live comfortably, and even a bit of travel occasionally thrown in the mix. As my best friend recently reminded me, I’m living the life I once prayed desperately for. So why does it seem like I’m stuck in survival mode?
