If you’re a mom, you’ve probably been hitting the stores every weekend for the past month in search of a bargain on back-to-school essentials like pencils, notebooks and, of course, a new fall wardrobe for your little ones. As the summer starts to wind down and the first day of school approaches, you might be wondering what you’re going to do with all your time once the house becomes quiet all day again. After you take a long bath and catch up on your soaps, why not consider getting a job to occupy your time and help with everyday expenses?

Remember all those school supplies you had to buy? And the new soccer uniform? And ballet shoes? The new school year always brings more expenses for parents, not to mention the money you’ll need to spend on gas to carpool everyone to baseball games, play practices and birthday parties.

SnagAJob.com has great part-time jobs for busy moms, and you can search for jobs in your ZIP code so you won’t be far from home if Cindy gets sick in math class or Bobby forgot to tell you you’re chaperoning the class field trip—today.

If you want to get the most out of your paycheck, retails jobs are the way to go. Many stores offer an employee discount on merchandise, which will come in handy when it comes time to fill the kids’ wish lists for Santa. They also offer flexible schedules so you can work during the day while the kids are in school or on weekends while they’re playing at a friend’s.

Need advice on how to balance your work life with family responsibilities? Or maybe you’re ready to start your job search right now. If you’re looking to learn valuable skills, meet new people and earn some extra money while the kids are in school, a part-time job might be just what you need this fall.

Everyone has a soft spot for mom. Whether she’s a gourmet cook or simply knows which  grocery aisle has the Tuna Helper. Whether she was there with a bandage when you skinned your knee or she was too busy laughing at your klutziness. Whether she took you shopping for back-to-school clothes or sewed you embarrassing pink bunny costumes. Either way, mom was always there.

Of course, given the chance, everyone would vote for their own mom as the hardest working mother. But we want to know: Who would be your second choice? Would you go with adopt-a-holic Angelina Jolie or perhaps TV mom of eight Kate Gosselin? Maybe your mom of choice once laid her head on a pillow at the White House – or soon will. And oh yeah, happy Mothers’ Day!

Vote now for the hardest working mom.

• Also, check out jobs for moms and part-time jobs.

As far as we’re concerned, working moms are the original multi-taskers. Heck, 130,000 years ago, Encino Women (like Betty & Wilma) were responsible for raising junior, cave-keeping and turning the speared mammoth into dinner. (Thankfully, Geico spared her likeness prime-time embarrassment – unlike her lesser half.) Flash forward to modern day dual roles, where mom spends days at the workplace and nights with the kids, and it’s a historical timeline of long hours and little sleep.

That’s why you deserve a little extra something this year, mom.

If you’re a working mom looking to follow your passion or move up the job ladder, then you should check out Project Working Mom, which has gathered $2 million in scholarship booty that will be distributed to moms looking to get quality online learning at a price cut.

And in order to cover the rest of your tuition bill and book costs, be sure check out the working mom jobs and part-time jobs at SnagAJob.com.

If you’re running for president, and you eat a meal out in public, you best be sure you pay and tip in front of the cameras.

Just ask Hillary Clinton. (Well, just ask her spokesperson.)

At SnagABlog.com, we don’t take sides when it comes to politics. But we do pay attention. A recent story on npr.org caught our attention because of its connection to a now suddenly famous hourly worker. We’ll let you read the drama for yourself, which is a tale about a small town single mom working as a waitress at a greasy spoon diner. One day she waited on Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton and she wasn’t tipped… Or was she? Be sure to read the whole story.

The point is this: It shouldn’t take a headline-making run-in and mix-up with a famous politician to remind people to tip and respect wait staff – and all of America’s hourly workers. Or that many people are working two and even three jobs just to get by. But it often does take stories such as these to serve as a reality check. We’re pretty sure that Hillary Clinton will never forget…even if she did tip $100.

It’s fact that moms work. A lot of moms work. (Yes, dads, we know that you work, too. Quit trying to steal the spotlight and we’ll get to you later.)

In fact, according to an ABC News “Good Morning America”/Good Housekeeping poll, 60 percent of moms with kids under 18 years of age are also out there collecting paychecks.

But that statistic only tells half the story. A recent survey by the Pew Research Center found that 60 percent of these working moms prefer part-time work to full-time employment. Just 10 years ago, that stat was only 48 percent.

If you’re a stay-at-home mom looking to get back in the game, SnagAJob.com has plenty of helpful tips, from how to sell your mommy skills to how to get over the guilt of leaving the kiddies. And if you’re one of those moms looking to downsize a full-time job into a part-time gig, you should check out our guide to finding part-time jobs. (And yes, we know that being a mom is another full-time job all together…)

Finally, if you’re a working mom and you love to write, drop us a line here. We’d love to hear about your adventures and share them with others.