Single Parents Struggling To Get By

SINGLE PARENTS Struggling To Get By FACTS and STATISTICS (on Single Parents in the US) Year 2000 Year 2011 Year 2012 POVERTY RATE Children living with: (According to US Census Bureau) 40.9% = Single Mothers (5x more than) 8.8% = Married-couple Families 12.2 MILLION SINGLE PARENTS Unmarried Parents = 11% 80% are SINGLE MOTHERS Divorced Parents = 15.6% Widowed Parent 1.2% Never been married 45% 55% Divorced Separated Widowed SINGLE PARENTHOOD Single Mothers with 1 child Caused by: 36% of Births by Unmarried Women 30% Single Mothers 50% Increasing Number of Divorces Among Couples with 2 children Considered as: POOREST in the Nation and Extremely vulnerable to HOMELESSNESS Mothers working outside the home Present Statistics: 15 MILLION RRA Mothers employed full-time RAISED WITHOUT A FATHER 2 BELOW PO Mothers who are jobless SINGLE MOTHERS SPEND Mothers who THEIR INCOME received child support $300 per month Child BASED ON Care 1/3 Housing Expenses 1/2 THIS BUDGET ALLOCATION: Educational Expenses The COST of raising children According to DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH According to GLOBALISSUES.ORG AND HUMAN SERVICES 2013 $ 2.50 = per day $ 900 = per year $ 16,500 = from Birth to 17 years $ 4,020 Basic cost of raising a child per year BILLION People including children Live in Poverty $ 389,670 Birth to 18 years According to A PRUDENT MONEY MANAGER MOM $ 2,900 = each Child per year $52,000 = each Child from Birth to 18 Years Based on 30 year average inflation rate of 3% EXPENDITURE Categories Housing Clothing Food Children Transportation Education Etc. Health Listed as the 3 MAJOR CATEGORIES nearly 60% of the total cost attributed to raising a child Miscellaneous Share Splurge Smart Do Grocery Trip Right Be a Healthcare Savyv % OFF Swap and Re-use second-hand items Discounts, Sales and Freebies Make a list and use coupons Research for a suitable healthcare program Grow What Ygu Eat TOP Pay Your Bills Money Saving IDEAS Plant food in your garden Don't skip payment for each month Respeçt the Sale Do It Yourself Go Online Become A Preferred Customer SALE• Avail of early REWARDS CLUB Be a club card member Get online repair guide and mix your own cleaners Save time and gas and collect coupons to earn points birds discounts DSingleMotherFocus www.singlemotherfocus.com THE FINANCIAL GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE GUIDE Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_parent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost of_raising_a_child http://singlemotherguide.com/single-mother-statistics/ http://www.caller.com/news/2007/jul/20/cost-of-raising-children-not-as-high-as-would/ http://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/budgeting/10-money-saving-tips-for-families.htm#page=D1