Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

Why can’t they just send you one big medical bill with everything why several months later am I still receiving medical bills? Like leave me alone I’m poor lol

How do all these (mom) influencers make it look sooo easy... and always have a clean house. I'm lucky if i get a shower in🥴😵‍💫 But seriously, any tips or advice on how to get a start please let me know. I'm trying my hand at everything and having no luck. Maybe it's just me ha.

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I honestly would love to just stay home and raise our little girl, go to groups see family etc. I cannot think of anything worse than going back in a week and her going to a childminder. I have overwhelming guilt. I have no choice but to work four days. I know some mums can’t wait to go back and I absolutely respect...

Hello, My understanding is that while I am on maternity leave I keep accruing annual leave as an employee. I started maternity leave in November 2024. Does this paid annual leave expire in 2025 according to the UK law?

I might have to leave my job and become a stay at home mum! I am really anxious to make this step financially! Does anyone have any recommendations for me?!

I currently earn just shy of £80k pa. After 6 months of mat leave, I go down to smp and I’m worried my savings won’t cover my bills for the remaining 6 months of leave. Can I start claiming benefits once my employer stops paying me?

Hi everyone :) , i’m new here & i’m 24 weeks 1 days pregnancy , im a having a financial issue so i can’t go visit a doctor and get a ultrasound and check baby health , so if anybody knows a free healthcare near Dallas , Texas , that can check baby for free , do let me know below it will help alot , there’s a baby ch...

Hi! Is anyone else going to be a first time stay at home mom? And if so, are you having a hard time with societal pressures to be a “working mom”? I’m so thankful and feel incredibly lucky that my husband is willing to take on the financial responsibilities and support me and future son, but I can’t help but feel li...

If you've put in the minimum amount over the minimum qualifying number of years, how much will you get per month?

Hi! Looking for advice on switching OB/GYN doctors so late in the game. I’m due March 12 and I was hoping it would get better over time, but every time leave an appointment I feel uneasy and rushed out. I get scheduled with a cycle of doctors every appointment, which I understand since it’s not a guarantee that one ...

Anyone hiring? Or know of places I could apply to?

Hi! After researching maternity leave in California, I'm still unsure if we're eligible for both "state disability" and paid family leave, or just one. Can someone help me understand? I appreciate it!

Hello I am a nurse. My husband is in the Navy. Fortunately he is on the shore side for the next year. I am currently working bank only but struggling to get shifts in my trust. I also have a bank contract with a GP surgery, which I don't really enjoy to be honest. I need to increase my working hours so I am looking ...

What’s your degree in? I’m thinking of going to college and getting one but dont know what I want to do. I currently don’t have a degree and am a SAHM.

Does anyone know how it works with paying tax during maternity pay? Do we still have to pay it then get it back at the end of the year or is it automatically calculated as soon as SMP starts so that we don't pay anything/less during those months??

& what carrier do you have

Mummas who work from home, mainly having to answer calls like a customer service role ect, is it actually easier to work from home with baby at home or is having baby around difficult?

I am due back to work this coming March and I’m going to leave, I’m wanting to work from home and my current role doesn’t provide that. Where can I start looking for these kind of roles? I don’t think they are advertised well or that there are many jobs like this? Is anyone working from home, what kind of job do...

Someone that job hops when they feel wronged, disrespectful, or someone had them fucked oh so they say bye bye, quit and looked for another job or had another lined up? (I literally know that the job market is trash right now lmao. I mean like in general, in the past, or if you just don’t give af cause life’s to sho...