Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

Hey mamas, just got offered a work from home position which I’ve been praying for a very long time and I’m super thankful. I am a little bit scared because we’ll have an 18 month old and a brand new baby that’s coming soon. Husband will be changing his work schedule to work around mine so he’ll hands-on with the ba...

Has anyone agreed any different work hours? We don’t have childcare weds PM… and I want to work as little as possible but get paid as much as poss! 🙈😂

Hey! Is anyone just on basic statutory pay ? I would be keen to understand if anything else can be claimed alongside it and how much. Thanks

I’m tied into a big car loan I can’t afford which is really affecting mine and my kids life. The gap between what I can sell it for and what I need to rise is almost 4K and I need to pay it as soon as I sell it (can’t do instalments unfortunately). I feel really stuck as I haven’t got any other expenses I can cut bu...

Hello Texas mommas, I need your help!!! So I work in Austin at a small firm (less than 15 people in the company) so by law my boss does not have to offer any type of maternity leave but she did offer me 10 weeks unpaid. As this is my first baby I do plan on taking the entire 10 weeks, with that being said I would ...

My rent 2,500 any tricks or tips on how to get approved for snaps? I want to ask my manager to cut my hours but they cant during the holiday.

hi! has anyone applied for the sure start maternity grant and receive a text from dwp to say they’ve made a decision and to wait for the letter and were accepted?

Anyone know any good wfh positions hiring!?

Looking for a bit if advice regarding working around LO. I work full time and currently finding it super hard with taking time off for sicknesses and also my own sickness. We have no one close to help us out as it's always last min sickness. Did you keep certain number of days annual leave free for sickness/ reduce ...

Yesssss mommies I did it, I’m soooo excited I start the first week of November …. And it’s a 6 weeks training period that I can’t miss not one day of …. And I didn’t tell them I was pregnant because it’s not a handicap or disability so no need to disclose. I have approximately 14 weeks left …. It’s a temp to hire ca...

My boy will be starting nursery in january on the funded hours, so i will be working the 16 hours to get the funded but what happens the weeks hes off nursery for holidays? Am i still expected to work? As he wont be in nursery so surely the funding that week wouldnt be needed? I only get paid when i work, no holiday...

Hey friend! Would love to network and connect with other moms who are crushing it in business and mom life like me! Also, open to mentoring a mama remotely in business who wants more quality family time and control of her schedule. Let’s connect over zoom and support each other!

Am not rich but I can afford fast food and toys most days but am trying to save more. How do I say no to them? I don't want them to experience scarcity like I grew up. But I don't want to raise brats either.

Hi has anyone else got their payslip? I don't know if I've got my back pay - would it say "pay arrears" on it? - think it should have been more than £130 even if I was on maternity for 6 months of it

I need another job, we're two months behind on rent, can barely afford groceries, had my credit card closed, and things aren't looking up. I'm looking for something I can do at home at night so that I can still cook, clean, and put my daughter to bed. Husband goes to school at night so it's just me. Please if anyone...

I work as a dental nurse, this is baby #2. I worked 4days a week after baby #1, and now Im on mat leave, looking to go back in January. I submitted a flex work request last month and had a meeting yesterday to discuss the outcome: I had proposed dropping down to 2 days, which just got rejected, with no opportunity...

I need to work to pay my bills, but I don’t want to leave my babies. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Hey girls! Just wondering if anyone knows roughly what the mat pay is like as an NHS worker. I’m under the impression you get NHS mat pay on top of SMP, is this correct or am I just getting confused with it all? 😂🙈 If anyone has any information that would be fantastic!

My partner & I have come to the decision that I will not be returning to work after maternity leave so I can solely look after our little one. My partner will financially cover everything which isn’t an issue for us but I’m wondering if there’s anything any other stay at home mums do as a kind of side hustle? I’m go...

I moved from out of state the first week of August, applied for Medi-Cal and got approved a few weeks ago. I had to call and get someone on the phone to choose a plan bc they insist on sending EVERYTHING via snail mail. Well I have finally been approved for Blue Shield and it goes into effect November the 1st. My pr...