Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

I live in Colchester and have just found out I’m pregnant with my third, can anyone help with who I need to contact first?

Hi everyone! I’m self employed and due to have my first baby next month. I sent off my application for MA the day I was meant (I was organised for once!) and received the decision I’d get the minimum £27 a week unless I made NI contributions. I haven’t completed the recent tax return yet. I have chased the lette...

I’m desperate!!! I need help getting onto a working from home job with little to no experience needed. Are these a thing? I’m giving birth tomorrow and Gov payments have left me with $80 per fortnight to my name!!! Please help I don’t know what to do

Hey guys I’m so conflicted. I just started a new job, And I’ll be getting payed 2880 a month. With that being said I will lose my Medicaid in Ohio hopefully I don’t lose my childcare. Is there anything I can do. I know about insurance through my job but my kid has mild Cerebral palsy so that gets expensive. So I ne...

My baby boy is three months old today which means one more month with him until I would have to go back to work in person. I don’t trust anybody to watch my baby so I’m looking at work from home jobs but I can’t seem to find anything. Anybody have any recommendations?

I think I might have to use the food bank as I am struggling a lot financially at the minute and don’t have enough for a weekly shop for the rest of the month but the thought of is really upsetting me. I fee so embarrassed going, I know one of the women that works there and it’s making me cry knowing people will kno...

I went last month and had no idea I had to let HMRC know I was going… what do I do now??

Hi all! So, I'm desperately looking for a WFH job. Just found out I'm pregnant with baby number two, so I'll be joining the 2 under 2 club, and I'm so nervous! I'm still learning, too, because I'm a first-time mom 🥹. Any legit WFH opportunities??

I applied for maternity allowance through the gov website as I wasn't entitled to it from work, the form and the evidence was sent off around the end of March. I started my mat leave mid April thinking I would've heard something back from them around that time but I hadn't. I gave birth to my baby early May and I ...

Good morning ladies, my baby got a card that said “ newborn “ on it and now I have to get a card with her full name on it asap. Where can I go to do so ?

Coming to the end of our 5 year fixed term at the end of the year, am I better off trying to secure an early deal now or is the later the better seeing as rates are supposed to be falling?!

Hello, Just want some advice and other mums perspectives. But i'm due back to work in October I'm only going back part time and my LG will be 9months. I work from home mainly but have to travel to head office a couple of times a year for training and meetings which means an overnight stay as its about two hours awa...

Hi guys, I’m trying to work out how much I can save while I’m on maternity leave, my little boy goes nursery only 2 half days a week which we pay 400 for, anyone know how I can kinda estimate how much I’ll be saving when these free funding hours come in, I’m going to be stretching the hours also. Did you save hundre...

Hello, so I got told I have low lying placenta on my 20-wk scan, I’m 24 weeks now and just came across a thread online that says to avoid going up and down the stairs. We don’t have a lift at work and quite frankly, I’m already struggling due to the extra weight (I’m only 5’2”) alone, and our office is on the second...

Anybody know of any work from home jobs? I currently work at Presbyterian hospital but I'm not ready to send baby girl to day care yet so I've been trying to find something remote but haven't had much luck

I am a stay at home mom and am looking for a job that a could choose my own hours and can do from home so I can stay home with my daughter. I have been having no luck does anyone have any idea?

What kind of a jobs you all recommend for moms. I am a FTM and I don’t want to leave my kid to someone else and go out for work. Please let me know how f you all have any idea I am thinking to work in a daycare as I’ve a previous experience and let them know to put me in the same room as my infant are in . ( I know ...

Mamas how are yall making money at home? I feel like I look for jobs and find nothing!!!

I’m about to use up my savings slash my maternity leave money and will soon completely rely on my spouse to send funds for when I need to purchase something. How do you all do it?? I am worried about this new change cause I’ve never been in this situation. I like getting stuff for my kiddo and know what I am comfo...

I’m due middle of July - I’ve never claimed any form of benefits before, when do you apply for child benefit?