Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

Any of you first time mums deciding not to go back to work?! I can’t bear to think about going back!

Those who went abroad when pregnant what medical insurance did you go with?

I have just done my PPL from Centrelink and have got this task, has anyone else had this? I’m not even sure how I prove that.

I have just done my PPL from Centrelink and have got this task, has anyone else had this? I’m not even sure how I prove that.

I'm going back to work in September only working 3 days but I need a way of making some extra money? Maybe something I can do when LO is asleep at night? Anyone have any ideas?

Does anyone know if I need to stay employed to take my paid family leave or if I’m able to quit my job and then take PFL? I was planning to leave anyway and want to take my PFL while looking for something else.

I’m 19 weeks pregnant and have been eaten alive by mosquitos at a BBQ last night. Google says I need to contact a GP or my midwife as this could cause issues for the baby. Has anyone else done this? I don’t want to sound over worried on the phone for no reason if I don’t need to

Hi guys, I was wondering if I’ll have to return the SMP money to my company if I choose not to work with them after my maternity leave is finished. On the UK gov website, it’s written that I don’t have to return the maternity pay but wanted to double check here if anyone’s employer had asked to return.

I kept seeing other mums say they’re earning like 10k a month selling digital products and like an idiot I believe them and bought the course… I’m definitely not making £10k but I did just make £1,600 as a mum literally by doing zilch and it’s so overwhelming that it is actually so accessible but still so scary. I...

I am on day 4 of attempting Ferber, but the check ins seem to cause more harm than good for my baby. I hate letting her cry, but she won’t stop crying if I keep going in. Anyone here have experience with CIO that didn’t absolutely hurt your heart

Hi I was wondering if you can apply for both sdi and pfl or is there a time frame where I can use the sdi/pfl and use the other right after? Basically i dont know which to apply for first bc my job doesn’t offer paid maternity leave and making that extra little income would help so much! Thanks! 😊

How soon after working your KIT days, did you get paid for them? Should I expect to see extra in this months pay as I have worked a few KIT days in the last 2 weeks?

So I can get the tax free and free hours for nursery. This month as I’ve lost my job i don’t know if I’ll have enough hours but I will next month? Will I lose all funding because of the one month of not matching the criteria? What do I do? Any advice? I’m really trying to sort it but struggling

Heyy, I am basically putting 100 pounds monthly into my Savings with Lloyds Bank for my LG. My baby now has over 1000 pounds in Savings but in my Savings account. What is best for a child until they are 16/18, with best interest rates please? ☺️

Does anyone know of part time jobs remotely? Looking for extra income to help pay for childcare.

I am a FTM. Resuming work next month, I will be working from home but will have to attend few video calls a day. Any tips or tricks how to manage?

I’m currently just under 30 weeks pregnant, and am thinking about when to take my maternity leave. I get nine months off with SMP, however will be returning to work on a part time basis due to strongly not wanting to send baby to nursery. My partner will be financially supporting us. When do most start their leave? x

So I just got denied disability 🙄 is there any work from home jobs? Or anything I can do?

Hello, I'm self employed and have been for the last 3 years, I'm due on the 17th January 2025 and would love to hear from other self employed mums or mums to be on what they did with their first child, when did you go on "mat leave"? I want to work for as long as possible and saveoney but is it realistic? How long ...

Hey! What jobs have you found that work well with having a partner in the army? I don’t drive but have great public transport networks, we don’t have childcare set up (yet) I don’t know how I would get our daughter to child care and then go work. Is this possible? What do you do? Do I wait until She’s in a pre schoo...