Single South Carolina mom's tax return message goes viral

Saturday, February 25, 2017
Single SC mom's tax return message goes viral
Christina Knaack holds her receipt for rent she paid from her IRS refund.

GAFFNEY -- A single mother's Facebook post about how she plans to use her tax return to provide for her kids has gone viral.

Christina Knaack, a single mom making minimum wage to support her two young children, posted a picture of a $5,400 tax return receipt, along with some inspiring words about her plans for the money.

"Instead of buying my kids the latest Jordans or fancy electronics I paid my rent for the YEAR. I'm a single mom and I do it all buy myself on a minimum wage job. I know that a roof over my kids head is what's important." Knacck wrote.

The post has more than 25,000 comments, most of them positive.

Knaack told FOX Carolina she is a single mother raising a 4-month-old and 2-year-old.

"It's pretty crazy," she told FOX Carolina. "I was just sharing a milestone with my friends and family."