Emma Johnson is an award-winning business journalist and founder of the world’s largest platform for single mothers, WealthySingleMommy. With over one million downloads, she is also the host of the award-winning podcast, Like a Mother.

Emma’s first book is out: *The Kickass Single Mom: Be Financially Independent, Discover Your Sexiest Self, and Raise Fabulous, Happy Children.* Her website is [www.wealthysinglemommy.com](http://www.wealthysinglemommy.com/).

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Episode Breakdown:

02:30 Inspiration for the book

05:30 Stats on the “New American Family” w/ more single moms

08:45 Breaking out the single mom poverty mindset

13:45 Emma’s determination to succeed after divorce

18:00 Why we should re-examine child support

23:45 Single moms and dating

28:10 Biggest financial mistake single moms make