Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

Hi everyone, Looking ahead to when I’m going back to work in April and I was wondering what all you lovely people do to make this transition smooth. What top tips do you have to keep that work life balance? What things do you do to make your lives easier when you’re back at work? Is there anything I could be doing...

I’m in need of some advice or just connection. I work from home, and while I know it’s a blessing to have flexibility, I often find myself feeling like I’m not making the most of it. If you had more time or a more flexible schedule, what would you do with it? This is the dream. I landed two remote jobs. I am able t...

Does anyone work part time 3 days Tue, Wed and Thursdays? Can u tell me how many days annual leave u get per year please to include the bank holidays ☺️

Hi all, Was just wondering if it’s possible to take 11 months maternity leave if working for the NHS? I only ever hear of people taking 9 or 12 months so didn’t know if this was a rule or was something to do with payroll? Thank you! 💙

For those that haven’t returned back to the same place of work after maternity leave, did you still get the holiday pay your owed? For reference I wasn’t allowed to take holiday all throughout my pregnancy, so we’re talking about 18 months worth of holiday I’ve accrued since finding out I’m pregnant and maternity ...

Anyone on a one income household I.e partner earns over 30k who are claiming any benefits?? I keep hearing people say they are entitled and some say no.

Hi all. My plan was to work until 2 weeks before my due date and then take paid holiday for 2 weeks. I visited the hospital yesterday and spoke to my consultant about the stress I get at work and that I need to start unwinding. I'm going to take sick leave with self certification for a week, then she is signing me o...

Hey not really baby related but what health insurance are people signed up for? And if pregnancy is worth getting

Hi ladies! Has anyone purchased these online websites and had success? There was a few floating around where you pay $50 and they set up the website for you and you automatically start making an income. I don’t want to jump in if it’s all just a big scam and I also don’t want it to scam others if they get poor q...

Hi im a full time sahm . Full time remote college student. Looking for wfh non talking job. If hou have any recommendations I would love to hear more

🥹🥹Anyone work in HR please kindly help I’m in process of requesting for flexible working. I wanted to apply to work 3 days per week for one year long. However I’m worried my employer may reject it as one year is quite a long time? Or is it common practice?

Hey mums, I may sound silly but I recently received an email from EDF ( my energy provider) regarding the introduction of a fixed tariff plan from October. Could you kindly clarify what this entails? Specifically, does the fixed tariff mean that we are charged a set amount regardless of how much energy we consume, o...

Hi I have two under 2 a 1 year old and a almost 4 month old and I am in need of a job that won’t mind my kids in the background hopefully as soon as possible that would be great as we are moving back home in a couple months

When is it a good time to tell work that you’re pregnant

So back in last December I got into an accident. I’m currently pregnant again (after loss). Long story short I got a car from a shitty car dealership. Said they gave me insurance which I thought was full coverage. Dummy me I know. Was in a tight spot at the time. Now I have to pay over 1k to the lady. I have no pare...

How many days did you go back after maternity leave?

I am trying to decide when is the right time to go back to work. My son could start preschool next year, but I am not sure what the right thing to do is. My husband wants me to continue to stay home and not send my son to preschool. I also watch my nephew who is only one so if I were to go back to work it would prob...

So it seems I may be unemployed before I give birth. I’m due in Feb and my contract finishes in December and I can’t see myself getting another position in the company in time before then, also I’m 6 months pregnant so who is gonna hire me lol. But incase I don’t, when or how do I apply for benefits. I don’t know ho...

Hiya, we would like to open a savings account for our little one but unsure what the best provider is. We usually bank with NatWest but the interest rate seems to be terrible on their junior savings account. Does anyone have any recommendations? If you’ve set one up also who did you go with?

Has anyone told their work yet? I'm going to need a few early scans because of my history with ectopic pregnancy and it's going to mean I need time off work. It feels too early to tell work (only 5 weeks) but I obviously need their permission to miss work for appointments. Equally if anything does unfortunately go w...