Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

For those of you that don’t have holidays days etc to use up for maternity leave. How many weeks did/will you work up until? I’m 36 weeks and am starting to feel really fed up, I have initially put next Friday as my final date but am feeling very exhausted.

Hey, I'm Bristol based, does anyone know of any WFH jobs going please? My current role is in care & they've hardly been giving me shifts since returning from maternity leave.

Hey Mumma’s, I’m starting to get a bit bored at home with my baby and need some mental stimulation I’d like to start making an income again but would only be able to work from home, do any of you have any company recommendations for low maintenance and flexible working from home jobs? Thank you 🤍

STrESSED - trying to work out my return to work. How are you supposed to live, pay everything then nursery on top !! Not to mention afterschool and holiday club for my eldest boys. My mum helped me out with my other 2 boys but unfortunately her health has deteriorated so can’t help now :( and my husbands family are...

For those that have the 30 hours free funding, do you have to pay a £60 reservation fee to secure the place and also have to now pay for meals?

Please tell me how did you do it?

I am looking for a remote job. I have 2 years of outpatient medical coding experience. If anybody has any contacts/info I would greatly appreciate it.

My baby just turned 13 months today. I had a hard time with insurance after birth with my husband’s insurance claiming the baby is insured under mother and my insurance claiming baby is insured under father.( I added baby to my insurance but according to the birthday rule it is my husband?-makes no sense) anyway aft...

Do you still get your maternity holiday accrued paid for, along with normal leave and notice? Boss is really fucking me over, he agreed to do a settlement but I don't know what I'm entitled to regarding mat leave holiday. (Going to call pregnant than screwed tomorrow/ACAS)

First time flying. Hoping I won't need a form. Shall I call triage to ask a midwife?

Hi! How are you all coping with the thought of going back to work? I should be off until the beginning of May but just thinking about returning to work stresses me out. She will stay at home with me until September, that’s when she will go to nursery 3 days a week but it just upsets me to think that we won’t have...

Is there any work from home jobs? I want to be home more with my son

What are we investigating in for our kids? Like what 529s are we looking at or have the best recommendations. Im looking at Florida Prepaid the 4 year university plan with a dorm. I also would like help with recommendations on a IRA Roth account and a savings account.

Living with my family isn't working out. Working on my exit. I'm in nursing school my schedule is a bit crazy. Monday I'll be gone from 9a to 9p and Thursday 4p 6 or 9p I've tried signing up for delivery jobs but they're waitlisted.. Tryingnto get into a hotel..

Is anyone else here working in the criminal justice field?? It will be nice to know other moms in the same field.

Right so I want to start working from home but all I can see on sites in the UK is sales. I would be absolutely awful at sales I couldn't sell ice to an Eskimo! Has anyone got any advice on a route to go down before I have to start selling feet pics 🤣🤣 haha!x

Has anyone set up a savings account for their LO? If so what kind of account and why?

Insurance won’t cover two initial pregnancy appointments and I have to decide beforehand. My Scripps appointment is 1/28 and UCSD isn’t until 2/18, I’m 6w4d right now. Worth waiting for UCSD? Opinions on each practice are appreciated!

Hey ladies, Centrelink have recently changed the maternity leave and have to meet the work test. I have would have been with my current employer for 10 months when it’s my due date. I plan on working up until my due date. I currently work 20 hours a week casually. Sometimes more hours but never under 20 hours. I ...

Hi! Im nearing my end of maternity leave and don’t want to go back to work, I am thinking of quitting my job and being a stay at home mum (claiming uc) until my child is 2. Will I have to pay back any maternity pay to my job? Thanks