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Criminal Justice Field

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

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WFM advice

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

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Saving account!!!

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

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Scripps Hillcrest or UCSD Hillcrest?

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!

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Centrelink work test

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 ...

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Back to work

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

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UK jobs: which are school hours?

Not working in schools / nurseries / working with children in general. Or a cleaner....

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Making money as a sahm

I just feel like I’m doing something wrong, the amount of posts I see from friends family influencers you name it someone has a hustle. I don’t even get time to brush my hair let alone start a whole business how do you do it ? 😭 I want to be able to get my children fun things do fun things treat myself to a…

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Anybody here who’s on Mat leave and not wanting anymore to go back work ?

Hi there February 2024 mummas. How have you been ? Our LOs are now almost 1year old and with all those precious months we are with them for sure it has been quite fun or mix of challenges but still happy times. Anyone of you here who’s thinking of not coming back to work ? And If so ,what’s your other means of ear...

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Maternity leave letter

How is everyone putting in their date for maternity leave? I have texted my boss my dates and when I wanna take annual leave but my co worker said she doesn’t think they will accept my annual leave 😅 so I’ve just put down I’m taking 3rd March till 5th January. I’m so confused on what I’m meant to be doing 🤣🤦🏼‍♀️

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30 hours childcare confusion!

Need to choose Nursery hours due to waiting lists already! I'm so confused! My son's Nursery said Mat leave still counts as working. So I'm planning to return to work in November, after the half term, but my Son's Nursery told me to put the baby in from Sept as I will get the 30 hours funded hours from then as she...

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Remote jobs no experience

Hey mama's I'm in a tough spot i need a remote job i don't know if anyone has any recommendations but please please let me know thank you mamas.

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Income tax .

Hey ladies !!! So I just want to know can my bf claim me , his stepdaughter and his daughter ? I have food stamps and I’m just worried they will take it away . I never done any of this stuff . Last year was my first time claiming me and my daughter , but since I haven’t worked at all last year idk how that’s works ...

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Does anyone use apps to make money?

Such as gaming apps, cash back apps , survey ect. What are we using and thoughts on it

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Monzo

Can I make it so my password isn’t my bank pin?

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Good saving accounts

Can people give me recommendations of saving accounts, we’re looking for one that has good interest rate, can be deposited into but no money be taken out till a certain age x

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Mental Load

Hi!! I'm doing my masters (while being a Mom of 2!) in women's psychology and I'm running a study on how many hours a week a Mom spends on managing her home and ways to optimize it. I'm looking for volunteers to talk about a the biggest tasks weekly that take up their time and solutions to fix it. Would anyone b...

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Help! Salary decrease & childcare?

I’m looking for advice from anyone that has asked for a salary decrease to help qualify for certain government help? 😬 I am returning to work full time but my partner is a mature student so we don’t qualify for the 15 free childcare hours but we do get money through student finance to subsidise this instead (which…

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Bank Shifts

I’m now on annual leave after my maternity leave, can I pick up bank shifts in this time??

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Looking job

Why is so hard to find job from home , because we are mom and have a child , now my baby is so small and I am getting divorce there is noone can help me because all my family friends are in different countries , ı need to work right but looking job apply all remote but even there is scam , nobody cares about you wha...

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