Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

Hi all, Is anyone really savvy with gov funding/ tax free? I’ve done it all before with my son who’s now at school so I understand the process etc, but I’m wondering about the following. I was made redundant just before my daughter was born in December 2023 and am in the process of looking for work now. I have ...

Do you need to be claiming benefits to get the sure start grant? I know online it says you do but a girl I know says she got it and doesnt claim anything and has a full time job.

Is it worth spotlighting your page? Like does it instantly get your page more traffic and sale/ offers?

DON’T COME FOR ME, I am booked in for my Botox this week and I am 31 weeks pregnant, has anybody else had it done while being pregnant? Bear in mind people this IS NOT ILLEGAL. My clinition is a trained nurse and is happy to go ahead with the procedure I am fully aware of risks I don’t want to hear about on this pos...

I recently received my sure start maternity grant. Will this affect what I get from UC the next time I’m paid from them at the end of the month?

Moms are we actually enjoying working or do we all secretly wish we could stay at home? NO SHAME TO ANYONE but everyone that I actually talk to doesn’t want to be working. They wanna be staying home with their kids. I see a lot of Mom’s talking about how they enjoy working, enjoy the freedom, enjoy having a car...

I’ve just had a panic about shared parental leave. I’ve filled in the forms for my school and I’m confident with all the dates etc. I’ve had the horrible thought that maybe the Occupational Pay isn’t paid during shared parental leave?! I can see any mention of it in the school policy, but surely they’ll still pay me...

Does anybody know the app which tameside uses for all the maternity things? I've spoken to someone today about results being removed from my record and she mentioned an app but I can't remember what it was called.

Hi first time mum here. Has anyone started working yet? If not how are planning to go back to work? If yes, how many days are you working and managing childcare? I am currently on 4 day working contract ( dropped a day since coming back post mat leave) but only doing 3 days atm as I have annual leave to use unt...

how do I like being a stay at home mom? I been a stay at home since 2016, do y'all miss being at work?

Hey girls, for those of you that have gone back to work part time how did you do it? I have a 3 year old who goes to pre school 3 days a week for 5 hours I also have a 1 year old who will be starting preschool in September. That would give me 3 days a week to be able to work. Is there anyone on here with some advi...

Does anyone do a work from home side gig to earn a bit of extra cash? If so what do you do? I want to start making a bit of extra cash working from home but I’m not sure what sort of side hussles are out there.

Any moms in here that skipped their doctor appointments? I don’t have insurance and I’m seeing two doctors (my obgyn & a high risk twin doctor) so I’m drowning in doctor bills already. Nothing in my history or current medical records show that I’m high risk apart from my twins sharing a placenta. I have a doctor app...

I’ve just sorted my maternity pay with work, it’s SMP, literally starting 1st May. I’ve worked out what I will get for the first 6 weeks but does anyone know how the payments work. Is it 4 weeks 90% of pay then following month 2 weeks 90% and then standard SMP the other 2 weeks of the month. Or do you receive 6 wee...

My daughter will be 9 months on 26th April My return to work date is 22nd July Her nursery start date is 4th August When do I apply for her funded hours? It confuses me each time I try to read it then I hear people saying opposite things.

How is this going to be helpful? Enlighten me, Trump supporters. These are our veterans. They already suffer enough with not having the resources and help as is. How is this going to help?

I currently work 3 days a week employed. I do not make enough money for me to live off. I was thinking of doing some locum work the other 2 days which would be self employed/ 0 hours contract. My partner said it’s completely pointless as it would all go on tax. Does anyone else do this or has done this? Is this true...

Hi mammas I’m very confused and need some help. I’m a first time mom, I’m 23 and still on my parents insurance. My birth was covered by my little one isn’t able to put on my parents insurance. So I applied to medi cal for her. It says approved and active but I also saw when trying to find a pediatrician that there’s...

I am dreaming real big these days. . I’ve had this goal now in mind for some time and did actually go forth with purchasing land but reneged on it after realizing I preferred a different area / city. . Now I’m wanting to take a full chance and just go for it but don’t know anyone who’s been through the process of b...

Hi everyone I returned to work a few months ago and I’m finding it hard. I genuinely really enjoy my job but the hours are long. I work 8:30-5:30 5-6 days a week and it’s a 30 min drive to work. From time to time I have to start at 7:30 or finish at 9pm. I also work most weekends. I work at an outdoor activity cen...