Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

I am a mother of 4 and jobless. I have been applying non stop to jobs and getting no where. I get many rejection letters in my email and I apply to jobs that is lower than I need to make or jobs that I’m over qualified for. I get absolutely no where. I live in the Tarkington Texas Area. Does anyone have any remote...

Hi! For those of you travelling during pregnancy what do you need to do in advance besides the FTF form? Who do you give the FTF form to?

Hi! For those of you travelling during pregnancy what do you need to do in advance besides the FTF form? Who do you give the FTF form to? Thank you, -Natalie

this maybe a personal question, but for first 5 month i get full pay, then it goes down to the £182 a week SMP or however much it is. Is anyone saving for maternity or just budgeting their money better?

I lost my job just before I gave birth, and have not been actively job hunting until now for lots of reasons but now want to / need to (financially) go back to work. Has anyone been in this situation in terms of needing to job hunt but looking after a child FT? I am not eligible for any childcare hours as I’m not wo...

Ladies has anyone had an issue with there child benefit just stopping. I realised a few months ago my bank account seemed low but put it down to maybe over spending over Christmas but I recently got online banking and noticed my child benefit hadent gone in so when I went on my banking to check it haswnt been paid s...

How do you know you’re ready to consider buying a house?

I'm new to CA and my employer offers blue shield or kaiser. Is one better than the other? Thanks!

Ladies who have partners. How much paternity leave are they taking once baby arrives? Im self employed so will not be taking any government maternity leave. What's a normal amount of time for husbands to take off work?

Hi I’m looking for some financial advice I’m 39, married live in the UK. Have a 23 year mortgage but the interest rate isn’t great and both mine and my husbands wages combined are around £45k after tax. I’m worried that when the baby comes with our outgoings our mortgage especially I’ll only be able to take like 6 m...

Hello! I am trying to understand whether or not I am entitled to child benefit or whether given mine and my partners earnings I would end up needing to pay back… Looking online I can’t completely understand whether or not it is a good idea for me to claim once I’m back at work. Does anyone have experience of t...

My flexi request was denied, so id have to be onsite 5 days a week. Out the house for at least 11 hours. I’m searching for other jobs but we want another child. Do I hang on for next maternity or quit ? I’m literally losing precious time with my little boy.

Yall, I’ve been a sahm for 3 months and I love every bit of of it. Especially since my son is special needs with all his appointments and ECI therapy, it makes me less anxious to stay home. My hubby works a job that requires him to work crazy hours and now has to even work from home some days, and unfortunately we ...

We are buying a new build and there is an option to get a £1500 discount for the solicitors if we use the one they pick . We’ve had a quote both from one in the town we live and the solicitor the developers are offering the discount with but really unsure which is the best route to go PLS has quoted £2030.40 so w...

Can a single working mum for a 2 year old still recieve the 25 hours aswell as the single claim amount ????

I have a 6 month old with my parter and the child credit we get is put straight into a savings account for her. My partner has an 8 year old that he’s setting up a bank account to start saving for her as her mum gets the child credit and spends it am I right in thinking he should be putting money away for both of th...

I only have so many ideas for entertaining the little one between feeds 😅 and I’m sure there can’t be much telly left for me to watch either because that’s all that I seem to be doing other than going out for the occasional walk 😂

My girl is currently in nursery and I work part time. I’m thinking to drop my part time job and become a SAHM, but when is she eligible for nursery without it being dependent on me working. She turns 2 on Feb 21st

So I have a few medical conditions - fnd - brain aneurysm (3) - subarachnoid haemorrhage - epilepsy (uncontrolled) Travel insurance keep saying I can’t be covered. Also if you say no can you recommend nice places to go away in the UK 🇬🇧

My kids earliest drop off times at childcare (two different places) are 8am and 8:30am. I have flexible hours but i need to work 8.5 hours a day which used to be 8-4:30. My kids latest pick up times are 3pm and 5pm. I need to work 8.5 hours a day so if i work between drop off/pick up that is about 5 hours with trave...