Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

Hi all, It’s my first month of being on smp this month 😩🥲 and I just thought about things I’m doing to try keep things cheap/free. Thought maybe people could comment things that they have found which are free or cheap. So other mums could see/use it during their smp/maternity leave. 🥰 - Bounce and rhyme (check…

I’m trying to budget now for maternity leave so I can make sure I’m saving enough to top up my maternity pay - I don’t want to be too tight on maternity leave because I really want to get involved with baby classes etc. how much do you realistically spend per week on maternity leave? Not including bills, just on cof...

Hi guys I'm really confused my son has the 15 hour funding right now and is n a private nursery When I went to try apply for the 30 hour funding it says he's not eligible when I rung up the guy was like no bkth parents have to be working But I thought they actually get 30 hours or is that just a school nursery and...

Any SAHM have jobs on the weekends and in the evening? Also, how are yall doing it. Do you get enough sleep 😫

If you could pick any occupation (WITH ALL THE KNOWLEDGE FOR IT AFTER CHOOSING) in the world what would it be? Don’t think about the money just about the job in general

I don’t know what to do because I’m returning back to work at the end of April but I’ve just gone to apply for the gov funding for the code and it says I cannot apply unless I’m returning back to work within 31 days. The problem with that is my daughter is starting nursery in April and the code needs to be given to ...

I'm do in march and still not ready ik i had 9 months but haven't worked since I have health issues Anyone have newborn baby girl things or clothes that they giving away in Maryland near capital heights I would be really appreciated

If there are enough people who have also been impacted by this, I am going to start a petition to call for the process to be reviewed on how these are raised. It's incredibly unfair on women to have to suffer fines/charges they should not face while pregnant (as per their right exemption while pregnant) due to paper...

(UK ONLY) What does everyone do as a job and what’s your monthly take home? I’m currently a residential support worker in a children’s home. On average I take home £2300 and only work 10 shifts a month. However, I have to do sleep ins and work some weekends. I absolutely love my job but when my boy goes to school I ...

Hi mums, I am educated (MBA) and experienced (over 6 years). My role was eliminated from my previous employer in May 2023 and now I am looking for jobs for more than 6 months with no luck. I do not drive so I need remote jobs and I worked as Project Manager in different areas. I applied for roles such as Operation...

Would you continue making car payments for a car that is not working??? It has been sitting in the driveway over a year. I think it’s a waste of money especially when the person is really not trying to get it fixed.

Hey everyone, Sorry for the long winded post. I’m just wondering how the funding works in regards to terms ? I’ve applied for this for my little one and I was under the impression that because I was due back to work on the 1st April 2025 she would be entitled to funding from the 1st April or there after as stated on...

So, I was seeing a private obgyn for my antenatal appointments due to a high risk pregnancy. I decided to get admitted to a public hospital but did mention that I was seeing a private obgyn. I obviously wanted my obgynae to deliver my baby. I decided to eventually book in to a public hospital. Now I am told by my ob...

Hi everyone, I am looking for full-time remote work. Is anyone’s job hiring?

Does anyone ever try to scam you on here??

Hello, I'm not sure if all trust do this differently but I'm just trying to work out my annual leave For the next tax year. I work 30 hours a week when the full time hours are obviously 37.5. on the annual leave calculator it says for bank holidays for a full time member you just take them as they fall but because I...

So I don’t understand how maternity leave works at all lol! I have a policy at work where I get my 60% short term disability and then my job matches the rest. I guess I just don’t understand do I file with just my job or does the state of CA also have something I can apply for ?

How long did it take everyone to get there maternity start grant (£500) after posting the forms?

Hey, so my company is little and reasonably new. And male dominated. Which means I'm the first person to ever go on maternity leave. So there wasn't an employee handbook, let alone a maternity policy for me to refer to. I've read online pay for kit days is agreed in advance. This was never done. I worked two kit da...

I think this is wishful thinking but…. Whilst I was on mat leave my company only offered statutory maternity pay. They have now announced that they will be offering an enhanced leave…90% pay for 6months. This is great!! but I can’t help feeling annoyed about the money we lost out on. My mat leave ended in Novembe...