Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

Looking to see what the best college fund saving plan. I thought about 529 but I don’t think it can be transferred between states. What is everyone else doing to save for college?

so, before I had my baby I was doing jobs here and there abroad, travelling and not really planning anything. I didn’t have responsibilities and was enjoying life. I gained amazing experience but I didn’t get any sort of career before becoming pregnant. But now she’s one, and i’m slightly stressing. I don’t know wha...

Hello UK moms My friend is in tech ( remote ) in UK London and is told by her employer that she must have her child enrolled in daycare if she wants to join back. The baby is only 6 months old so my friend wanted the baby to be taken care of at home as her mom and husband were pitching in and she is working remotely...

I’m really confused by my work contract regarding serving them notice if I can’t come back to work full time after maternity leave. If I can’t come back, do I give them my 1 months notice during maternity leave or before I go on maternity? Thank you!!

Has anyone ever ordered off the online home shop? Before I place an order for a much needed living room rug, is this website legit? The prices seem too good to be true!

Looking for legit non phone jobs.

I'm searching for job. Ready to work.. if your company have any openings or if u have work Let me know

I go back to work tomorrow 😩 and I'm dreading it. The mom guilt is next level. I don't want to be away from my daughter but financially we have no choice 😕 I just need to here some success stories please and not ways and ideas regarding how I should be working part time. I don't need thst right now as it's not an…

Hello! So my husband and I are considering having a second child (after all the sleep deprivation, we must be mad lol) but just wondering how maternity pay would work. I was lucky for our first in that my employer offers 6 months full pay, but since I returned I am only working 4 days a week. If we have a second, wo...

I would prefer something that’s good with having a baby home however I would be greatful for any job at this point. 😩🙏🏾 #6weekspp #newmom #wfh

Hey does anyone know of any work from home jobs as iv have to leave mine because I am unable to find anyone to look after my girl so if anyone knows of anything let me know that would be great x

I am just so incredibly stressed out regarding finances and nursery fees and just everything costing an arm and a leg 😢 not even had this baby yet but I genuinely don’t know how we’re going to afford anything at all. I’ll only be getting the basic rate for maternity pay and although my partner earns a decent amount…

I registered my LG today, she’s 4 weeks old. I get my CB payment every 4 weeks for my son, it’s due on Monday next week. Does anyone know if I complete her application this week will it be done in time to join up with my son’s payment next week? Or will hers be done at a different time? Also can you get a back payme...

I'm not going on mat leave until a week before my due date. Is anyone else doing the same. I'm probably really stupid for doing that. 😬

I applied for the £500 maternity grant and sent off all the details, they sent me back the maternity certificate does this mean that the claim has been looked into, if so how long does it usually take for them to process the claim?

posting incognito because honestly i’m kinda embarrassed, but does anybody have any kendamil going spare around s6 please? i don’t mind if it’s full/half a tin or anything it’s just to put me on until the end of the day if possible. me and my partner have had a really rough month financially and we have ran out of f...

Rant. My mental health is taking a deep dive. I was stalked 8 years ago and that’s coming back up currently, my seventh wedding anniversary is coming, I’m studying so hard and not doing well in my classes, we ran out of all the money we had set aside in our retirement and investments/CD’s. Our car is acting up, our ...

I’m due back to work in October but unfortunately I don’t have any childcare. The way my LG birthday falls I’m not entitled to the free 15hrs until January term time. I didn’t receive Matt pay off my employer i got maternity allowance from the government. The question I’m asking is from October last year to now I wo...

I’m a single mum with no support or help with my little one who’s 7 months old, I have no one that could babysit and I definitely can’t afford childcare, and he’s too young for me to get the free childcare hours still. I wasn’t expecting to end up in this situation and I’ve been scrambling to sort it since I found...

This might be a silly question but does anyone know if I can split my maternity leave? My company pays for 4months at full pay and 2 months at half pay and I wanted to use one of the half paid months in the summer so it would not be consecutive with the leave I currently have booked (it would be within a year of her...