I'm a single mom, living in the Hamptons. It's a struggle to pay my $4,000 rent and to keep up with the glamorous lifestyle.

The author is raising her two children in the Hamptons. Courtesy of Vanessa Gordon I'm raising my kids in the Hamptons as a single mom, and it isn't easy. I have to grocery shop out of town, and I've cut my kids' expensive activities. I'm not going out as much anymore to save money, but I'm making it work. I live in the Hamptons year-round, and I understand why people think summer here looks glamorous from the outside. There is the much-anticipated season for those who come to visit: the ru...