I have 4 kids and multiple part-time jobs. My husband's salary pays our bills, but I wanted money for the little extras in life.

The author has four part-time jobs and says it works better for her than a full-time job.

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• Working four part-time jobs allows me to make my own schedule.
• I'm always busy and have to hustle, but I prefer it to working a full-time job.
• I can work around my kids' appointments and extracurriculars, which is important to me.

On a typical morning, I roll out of bed at 5:45 a.m. to have a quiet coffee and do Wordle before I wake up my four kids, ages 18, 17, 14, and 11.