Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

Honestly, I'm dreading it, but I'm due to go back to work soon. But I need some help. My work doesn't seem to be getting back to me. My HR department has told me that payroll has said that my last SMP payment is the 20th of April. Does this mean I'm due to go back at the beginning of April or the 21st?! I know it's...

I am only just getting around to submitting my maternity allowance now as I gave birth 7 weeks early and thought I had a bit of time as I was due in March. I’m just wondering how people sent off their maternity allowance with the MA1 form. Do you get the MA1 form back as they ask for the original. Also is it safe t...

Hi all I just need some advice. I had my baby at the end of August and I plan on taking a years maternity. Dose anyone know how the government funding works as I know you have to earn over £183 a week but the last three months I won’t earn anything so would I still be entitled to the funding? It’s so confusing

I’ve been a SAHM for over five years now. I had graduated from my university and COVID hit, so I didn’t exactly land my dream job since nobody was hiring. Then I had my first child and with no help nor childcare I ended up staying at home. Two kids later I want to get back to work. I need success stories please!! I’...

Hello I am searching for work from home jobs, I am a single mother to 5 children with no transportation, so it's alot easier if I am able to work from home, all my kids are in school but I have a kindergartener who I HAVE to put on the bus and get off the bus!

Why does every mum do for work if you work from home ?

I'm a SAHM because my corporate job required full time hours... this would mean seeing my toddler all of about 2 hours (if that) in the evening while cooking/eating and bath time. Is it even possible to have a balance when you do actually get quality time with your toddler if you work full time?

I think I’m being charged wrong, either that or I just don’t understand how the funding works. So my daughter does 28.5hrs per week at nursery (3x days - 8am-5.30pm) funding is capped at 6hrs per day. My daily fee (before funding) is £118.00 Including funding, I am paying £254 per week. I make that £84ish per d...

I have been a SAHM for the past 3 years and will be for another 3 years until our youngest starts preschool. I do not wish to go back into my old line of work: retail operations and would like to train in something new. If I could do remote online training, 3 years is a good amount of time to start a qualification i...

Can I get the 15 hours free childcare if I’m due to go on maternity leave shortly after my boy would start nursery? Or is it just for working parents

Can anyone help me find a legit work from home job please

I’m due to go back to work at the end of May after 9 months off however I may extend my Mat leave to 12 months, obviously meaning I take 3 months unpaid. 😬 does anyone have any ideas of side hustles that can earn me some money, not interested in pyramid schemes (forever living, Avon etc) , or online surveys….ive…

Anyone else thinking about not returning to work after seeing nursery costs?! Nurseries are averaging £2000 even with the 15 hrs free if we want baby there 5 days a week so my husband and I can work. We don’t have any family or friend that can help us with babysitting. That would mean one of us would have to giv...

My bd hasn’t been sending me any money. He did when he first started then stopped. His mom said that Amazon drivers don’t get paid that much does anyone know how much they get paid? Thanks.

What are we doing for income as a stay at home mom? My husband gives me what he can for money but it’s never really a lot, because well we don’t have a lot. I really hate having to ask him for money because I’m so used to being able to make my own. I haven’t had a job since August and I’m now almost 3 weeks postpart...

Hi mamas! I’m not returning to work until September so I have plenty of time to figure this out but just wondering what people’s plans are with returning to work? My husband works crazy long hours so I am the only one that can do drop off and pick up from childcare but will only have childcare for a max of 3 days pe...

Need some opinions from other people and a bit of a confidence boost. I am a stay at home mum and my little one starts nursery soon. On the days he goes to nursery I ideally need to start working to start earning some more money however I have no idea what career I want to do as all I wanted to do in life is be a mu...

Which do you guys think is harder; being a SAHM or being a working mom? I am so sad about having to go back to work because of leaving baby but I personally feel it’s just as hard to stay home as it is to go to work. I also have two dogs in a tiny townhome so I think that adds to it 🤣 no right or wrong answers,…

What are people’s back to work hours going to be/are since having baby? I’ve had to increase mine slightly going back this time for a few reasons and feeling anxious about my time and having enough of it spent with my two children 😔

Hi, my name is Taneisha and I am a SAHM to my 1 year old girl. I am needing to make some cash and interested to work from home. Does anyone do this and what do you do? Could I baby sit kids from my home? Please let me know if and what you do and how you do it. Thank you 💕🌻