Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

we are TTC atm but i am baffled as to how we are supposed to survive on maternity leave with statutory pay?? it would only just cover our household bills nevermind my car payment, insurance and food shop etc

My mom only took my baby for me to have a break twice but recently my mom said she has “water bugs” and said they are getting out of control. Do you guys think it’s okay for her to still take baby for the weekend? I feel bad bc she lives and hr away and work 5 days a week traveling so taking my baby is usually the o...

Hey moms! I have been working 2 jobs my entire pregnancy, I’ll be 7 months in 4 days. I make a year with my first job to where I can apply & be eligible for cfra & fmla so I’ll get up to 6 months with my baby off. this is my first so not sure how the applying for unemployment with EDD goes. I make a year with the jo...

What phone service would you suggest? I live in the fayetteville area and should be moving in August hopefully still around the fayetteville area. I currently have Spectrum and it's time for a upgrade because I am having issues with my current phone. Once we move we are stopping our internet services and would just...

Anyone in the state of Va? How did you guys get insurance I just moved here and I’m currently pregnant and need to get insurance fast to see an ob. I already applied for Medicaid but didn’t qualify

I ve juts changed jobs...I was so excited an hoped I will be happier...I work at school but people are so mean!so unwelcoming! Clicks, gossiping! Sick of it...is it because there's too many women? Or is it because I m the onky foreigner? I hate it..I hate how it makes me feel....

I had a few questions regarding starting a home business with baking/homemade goods. Does anyone do this that would be able to help answer my questions?

I’m a single mom to a 3 year old non-verbal autistic boy . I lost my job and I been thinking doing work from home due his therapy and appointments. Are there any websites I can find work from home jobs?

Hello , i am a mom of 3 from Canada. I am planning to move to Australia soon. I need help understanding the job market. Is there any profession that i can focus on where i can work from home. I still have time any suggestion on jobs, trainings, softwares that can be beneficial. Feel free to school me i ahave zero kn...

In the process of registering my business, would anyone recommend using Tide? Has anyone also used a virtual address as I don’t want to register to my home address?

I don't suppose anyone could give me some guidance on UC on Maternity. I already know I'm entitled to some support as I'm renting and I know how much I'm entitled too. I just don't know when to apply. I've just received my last full pay pay packet. I'll move to half pay now. Then to statutory. Do I wait ...

I’m a nursery practitioner, school hours and term time so hours are great. I’m working 5 days a week where as at my previous setting I was working 3 days a week so that’s taking a bit of an adjustment. I feel like I’m not enjoying my job like I used to and it’s getting me down. I want to look at going into somethi...

Has anyone tried both and have an opinion on which is better? Obviously you get paid more full-time but is it worth losing 20% of your income (that you can only just about get by without) in order to spend an extra day with LO? Also in my case, losing 20% of my income would mean not being able to save for a second b...

Does anyone in BC know how I can access my medical records? Specifically wanting to know about my last birth, I had complications and want to know what the report says. What they say happened what I was given everything. On health gateway it only shows the date I was at the hospital but no information at all

Anyone who has applied for maternity allowance already, did you get confirmation before the "last day of work" or before you were due your first maternity payment? I finish work 31st March, but asked for first payment to be the end of April.

What does your partner do for work to allow you stay home with your baby? Does anyone WFH too? How long do you plan on being a SAHM? I would love to stay at home with my baby but I feel bad for the financial burden it’ll have on my husband. He pretty much takes cares of all the bills now but I do work to be able t...

I was wondering if I can apply tomorrow for state disability since today is my official day to start. And my last day of work was yesterday. I’m 30 weeks and have GD and just can’t do it at work anymore so my doctor pulled me out.

Hey mommas! Any NHS workers still waiting for their maternity leave breakdown?? Currently just shy of 37 weeks pregnant, due 18/04 and still not had any maternity pay breakdown from my payroll department. I’ve been emailing and calling since end of Feb and still not had any response. Beginning to think baby may arr...

Baffled!! My partner works full time and I'm currently looking for a new job as didn't return to my previous job from mat leave. I really know I need to put my LG in nursery for development and me to work for sanity. I'm so confused by the funding. The gov website states must work 16 hours to get 15hours funded or e...

Anyone else struggling with unemployment state benefits etc? I don’t qualify for Edd because I can’t look for a job due to no childcare. State benefits said that “borrowing” money from family to pay bills is considered an income even if you have to pay it back. How is anyone suppose to survive around here when ppl t...