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Maternity leave shouldn’t cost you your future: what every new mum needs to know about the parental pension gap

Phoebe Corcoran

Why It’s Never Too Early to Start Planning for Your Child’s Future

Phoebe Corcoran

How to Start Saving for Your Child’s Future (Without the Overwhelm)

Phoebe Corcoran

Your Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Help with Childcare Costs

Tassia Agatowski

The Do’s, Don’ts, and Benefits of Teaching Kids About Money

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Pensions and Divorce: How to Secure Your Retirement Plans

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

5 Things You Need to Know About Your Pension During Maternity Leave

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

20 Essential Things to Do on Maternity Leave

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Preparing for Maternity Leave: 9 Steps for Success

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Expectations of Working Mums Are Outdated: We Need A Change

Tassia Agatowski

50 Relatable Working Mum Quotes & Helpful Tips

Tassia Agatowski

Real Talk: Michelle Kennedy on Life as a Working Mum

Tassia Agatowski

Going Back to Work After Having a Baby: What To Know

Tassia Agatowski

11 Hacks & Tips for Working Mums

Tassia O'Callaghan

How To Be a Working Mum: 7 Hints & Tips

Tassia Agatowski

Investing for Your Child’s Future: Get Started Today with EarlyBird

The EarlyBird Team

How to Save for a Baby: 10 Money-Saving Tips & Tricks

Tassia Agatowski

What’s the Best Way to Save Money (for Kids)?

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

8 Maternity Leave Out-of-Office Messages (+ 2 Paternity Templates)

Deborah Vieyra

When to Tell Work You’re Pregnant (and How)

Tassia O'Callaghan

From the community

Working while Pregnant

Unfortunately my husband and my financial situation is not the greatest but he makes just enough that we don’t qualify for most government assistance and other similar programs. In order to afford bills I had to get a job. I looked everywhere for something remote or low intensity but after multiple months of getting rejected or no response I had to take the first offer I got. I am working as a merchandise stocker at Target. They are really great with working with me with what they can but unfortunately I come home from every shift in excruciating pain and nausea. Most of the pain is in my back, feet, and shoulder blades. I need some suggestions for things I can do to prevent the pain, things I can do to help calm the pain when I get home, accommodations I can reasonably ask for, or remote jobs that actually will hire someone. I know PT is a big thing but unfortunately my insurance is not great and I cannot afford it; keeping this in mind please suggest low cost solutions! TIA

Back to work

I’m going back to work at the end of August and am gonna do nightshift so I can still be at home with my boy during the day. Has anyone done this before and have any tips on getting through it without being permanently exhausted🤣me and my partner opted for this as it’s easier because we don’t need childcare and I don’t want to miss out on milestones x

Returning to work

I’m dreading returning to work and considering either not working at all (and being broke) or looking for something part time. I can’t do my old job now I have a baby, it’s too much stress and I can’t afford full time childcare. Is anyone else in the same boat or have ideas for part time jobs? 🥹

Which job?

Context: SAHM with 2 special needs children. Husband works hundreds of hours per week and averages 4 hours of sleep, so I do 100% of the parenting, household work, and garden maintenance. Having said that, both kids will be at the same school this year and can do before and aftercare there, allowing me to work.

Job A: 1:1 RN for medically complex child who needs me to attend school with them, follows my children’s school schedules, summers off, etc. $44/hr FT, provides consistent work but forces me to delegate some of the household stuff like cleaning and yard, also difficult if children are sick as I have no support or backup and would have to call out

Job B: contract WFH AI research job, 20 hrs/ week, $75/hr, could end though at anytime though (1-6 months)

Help?!?!🤪

Need some inspiration…

What kind of jobs do other mums do working around childcare and school?. Im searching for new work but almost seems impossible to find the right hours.

Working from home

Does anyone know any part-time jobs where I can work from home as well as be a mum to my beautiful baby girl.

Remote work?

Hey ladies, I was just let go from my remote job. So is there anywhere that's hiring? Let me know thanks 🙃

Cloning website

Anybody know a phone cloning website?! And please I’m not asking for a side of advice with that…

Redundancy on mat leave

Just how hard is it to get rid of someone on mat leave? I work in a pretty unsteady industry and due to law changes the industry I work in is getting harder to remain profitable. Theres been chatter of redundancies but nothing confirmed apart from a company wide hiring freeze but I've gone through the redundancy process already with this company last year and was lucky enough to get a new role within the business. I went on mat leave end of May and due back end of Feb but I can't stop panicking about possible redundancy. My role is quite niche so finding a similar job after is neigh on impossible but I've been in this type of role for a number of years now so finding a different job will also prove difficult. Just how hard would it be for them to make me redundant and are the maternity protection laws as protective as they make out ?

Money troubles

Hi everyone , posting incognito as I am too nervous to publicly. I am having financial issues with my partner . He is working full time and I am home with our 11 month old . I have the opportunity to go back to work which is just min wage retail part time . I just feel so overwhelmed . We are trying to move out of in laws. He pays rent . Money seems to just disappear into thin air. All I want is to be with my daughter . I don’t want to have to leave her with my MIL ( we have issues ) . I hate the fact I’ll most likely have to go back to my old job . I have qualifications I recently completed which are beauty related - facial and massage . I just don’t know what to do with it . I’m in the UK. It’s so hard to find a place . I just want a remote job or a way to make money from home to help my husband out but I can’t find any . I have a degree which doesn’t seem to matter these days . I’m ranting but I’m so overwhelmed . Any one been in this position ? Or have any job ideas or money ideas . All advice welcome 😅 what would you do in my position