Jamie M. Lima and Gail Showalter discuss the financial struggles and realities faced by single parents, focusing on debt management and employment challenges. They explore how financial hardship influences children's financial habits and emphasize the importance of career-focused education for achieving financial independence. The conversation highlights programs and degrees that can aid single mothers' success. They address planning for the future, overcoming confidence issues post-divorce, and managing guilt while taking leaps of faith. Practical day-to-day financial strategies are shared, along with the importance of creating a support team.

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Gail Showalter is the founder of Single Moms EmpowerEd, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing support for single mothers pursuing degrees that lead to employment. She is also a Certified Professional Coach, and her stories have been published in several books and magazines. Her book, Living, Learning, Loving, is available on Barnes & Noble and Amazon.

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(0:00) Introduction to the episode and guest Gail Showalter (2:36) The financial struggles and realities of single parenthood, including debt management (5:32) Work ethic, employment, and financial shocks for single moms (11:31) Financial hardship's impact on children's financial habits (16:18) Career-focused education for financial independence (19:55) Programs and degrees for single mothers' success (22:01) Planning for the future and overcoming confidence issues post-divorce (26:45) Managing guilt and taking leaps of faith as a single parent (29:45) Day-to-day financial strategies and creating a support team during divorce (33:26) Closing remarks and resources for single moms