Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

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...

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.

Hello! I want to start taking courses in something that will without a doubt let me work in a field that lets me work from home. Does anyone have any suggestions/ideas.? Anything will help! I am located in Kentucky.

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 ...

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

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

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...

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…

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

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...

There are some days I think how great it would be if I quit my job and was a mom full time. However, I also feel like I might be unhappy to not be making my own money and not having my own identity. It’s so conflicting. Anyone else feel this way? My kids are still young (2 and 5 months) and I’ve heard that if one w...

Due to family reasons, I am no longer able to return to my job when my maternity leave ends. My contract states that I have to return for 3 months after maternity leave or else I have to repay maternity pay. Has anyone any experience of not returning to the NHS after maternity leave and not repaying maternity pay?

So I’m hoping to have a bit of advice from anyone regarding returning to work. I’m solely on SMP and not being paid any extra from my work. Does that mean that I wouldn’t have to return to work and owe them anything if I didn’t want to? I’ve looked it up and think the above is correct from what I can see. My mater...

I want to open a savings account for my daughter . I mentioned it before but my husband thinks it’s not right to have one for our daughter but not his oldest . Problem is bm is not very financially responsible but step daughter is very much taken care of . Her mom’s side is more financially stable . I understand w...

Will it keep going down after 6 months? I’ve been on maternity pay just over 6 months now and my wage has gone down is this normal. I’m on universal credit will they top me up?

I went back to work on Monday full time. My little girl is 9 months and in nursery 3 days a week and with her grandparents the other 2. I am having an awful awful time!! I’ve had PPD and PPA and was hospitalised for it when she was 5 months old. I’ve rung my mum 28 times today to check in with her as I’m convinced ...

Any horsey ladies out there? I am currently 36 weeks pregnant and I have two horses, I’ve had help caring for them throughout the pregnancy and I cannot wait to get back up the yard doing my jobs and riding again when ready too. The question is, is there anyone that has? Is it possible to bring a baby into the eques...

how long after sending the forms will you hear back about maternity allowance? i sent mine off a little while ago, it says you get a confirmation of arrival but i didn’t get a text or email at all. i go on maternity leave in just over 2 weeks and am starting to worry…

Does anyone have a birth plan outline? Or things to consider? We recently moved and no doula or anyone comes to our home. This is our first baby and I just want to be sure we have a plan and advocate for ourselves in the hospital. I’m not wanting a natural or non-medicated birth but other small things I want to ensu...

How do you know if a wfh company is legit ? & not a scam ??