Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

Mums on uc and working, do you find yourself much better off than if you were just on uc? I’m on uc purely and I find myself struggling every month so I’m just thinking about going back to work. My mum has agreed to have the kids while I work so I don’t need to worry on childcare but I’m tired of struggling towards ...

Morning ladies! I think I may have made a bit of an error, my fault I’ve just been so busy to the run up to me finishing work. I’m self employed and I also was closing down my business so a lot of prep went towards that. You’d think being now officially unemployed with no plan what so ever to go back to work I’d of...

Not baby related but I'm a SAHM and am looking for a job where I can still stay home with my 2 little guys. Been seeing Amazon review job but wondering how legit that is if there's anyone who actually does that. It might be a long shot but at the moment we're tight financially and any little thing like this might he...

When are yall going on to maternity leave?

How many weeks off are you entitle to have as a father? I’ve been reading that fathers are entitled to have 1 or 2 weeks of paternity leave, but I also read of fathers taking a month or more off. How does this work?

I’m currently only working part time which means I have £699 end of month. £11.65hr. I’m so worried about money My partner earns a bit more but it goes quick with rent. I’m terrified for my baby and our future. I don’t know how to make extra money on the sidelines. I’m so stressed

What is everyone planning with both plan and pain relief ? I’m undecided

Okay so I’m gunna try to make this short. I applied months ago but my fiance makes too much, we’ve been told to apply again without him since we have 3 kids together and struggle sometimes even with food banks. I’m wondering how to go about the application if I have no income and we’re not gunna use him? Do I sa...

I think there is this idea given to women that when our kids go to school we can now just re enter the work force (if we left) and it’s all good because no need for child care now. My answer is no. Will they go to school Monday to Friday 9-3? They are meant to but they might start them off rotating days and one of t...

Can someone give me straight answer of when I have to give my employer the form please? Thank youuuu

Tell me what your current job is, or what you’re going to school for, and what your dream job is! I’m currently a Chef at the Med Center! Next semester I’m going to go back to school for radiology. My dream job however is to be a vet, however that ship has kinda sailed since the amount of time & money for vet schoo...

My partner is due to go back to work after 3 months paternity leave, meaning I’ll be going it alone mostly during the day. I’m feeling incredibly anxious and worried about it. Will I be able to cope? Any advice would be greatly appreciated 💖

Hey everyone, I need to get into work soon and I’m trying to explore my options on what jobs I could get. I’d like a term time job so I can use the weekends and holidays to spend time with my kids *I don’t want a job that’ll take me away from my kids* Any Ideas ? 😅💗

I'm from the UK and was wondering can my partner take paternity leave (1/2 weeks) at the same time I am off with maternity leave or would he have to use annual leave instead?

Hi all, I’m wondering if anyone who is now getting their 15 free hours can share how much this has affected your invoice? We’ve had ours through and a rough saving of just over £200 per month (our LB goes 3 days a week) going from around £860 to £620 for September. Our friends LB also goes 3 days a week and hers...

Any legit work from home opportunities out there? Better if non phone or overnight.

What other ways can I make extra income besides ubering? I just got a new car and can’t find any affordable insurance right now but in desperate need of more money. I don’t want to take out any loans or anything but I need something consistent whether it’s something part time or full time.. any suggestions?

So I was wondering, for those in North Carolina that qualified for Pregnancy Medicaid, how long did it take to get approved? I went to the Health Department and they said I’m eligible and I applied and I’m waiting to be approved before I can make an appointment.

Hey mamas! I’m a mom of 2 (3 year old and 7 week old boys). I’m on maternity leave until early November! With my first son I had an idea for designing a diaper bag that would solve all my complaints with the current ones. I didn’t have any idea where to start but now that I have my second I’m thinking about it again...

Just in case this might help some of you with mat leave planning, you can get universal credit while you are on maternity leave. With my first I had 6 months full pay, 3 months SMP then up to 3 months unpaid. Husband was studying so had a low income, and we were able to get universal credit towards the end of my mat...