Should My Family Move For a Job?: The Relo Down Low
Families have a lot to consider when they might uproot their life for a job in another city or country. Here’s my checklist to help you make these decisions.
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Relo Down Low
A collection of 23 issues
Questions Families Must Ask Before Moving
The key to making any relocation run as smoothly as possible: communication. You and your spouse must talk to each other and listen to one another, even — and especially — if they are saying things you don’t want to hear.
Navigating a Rare Illness in Another Country
When my husband was six years old, a tonsillectomy almost killed him.
Travel Hacks: Get Your Passport at the Downtown Orlando Library
Getting a passport for your kids can actually be a fun and not stressful experience!
Teaching Kids About Finances
Recently the Jingkids team had a realization. Our childhood cultures directly impacted our relationships with money and the way we handle our finances. So, over the next few weeks, we will each take a few minutes to explore how our childhood culture affects our view of money both positively and
Profile of a Young Author: Amari
When young Amari decided to be a paleontologist, he didn’t see a lot of kids who looked like him in dino books. So he and his mom wrote their own!
Moving to Orlando: The Good
What’s it like to live in Orlando? Here’s part 1 of my experience as a trailing spouse in Florida with young kids.
Trailing Spouse to Working Parent: What Does it Take?
My priority was to build a portfolio so I could find a remote job as a writer/editor and fill that “Mom gap:” the six years freelancing and working from home before both our kids were in school full-time.
Too Poor for Period Products: My First Story at Vox Populi!
SNAP and WIC don't pay for tampons and pads. But a bill introduced in the state legislature, which began its 2022 session Tuesday, might put free sanitary products in all K-12 public schools.
Roll Call: My Favorite Writing From 2021
2021 was both difficult and surprising. It’s no surprise that this is reflected in the stories I wrote.