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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Expectations of Working Mums Are Outdated: We Need A Change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

30 hours for working parents

I am getting myself confused regarding the 30 hour for 9 months old
Will like if someone can help confirm if I’m right
My daughter was born 22 of Feb, she’ll be 9 months in November, the term after Nov is January, I resume work in January officially as well, but I will be taking annual leave into February
Can I get the funding from Jan?

Universal Credit & Tax Free Childcare

Hey, so a quick back story - I live with my 3yo & ex (applied for council housing in July but waiting for confirmation so I can start bidding - he doesn't know this).

I applied for UC on the 10th of this month & had my job centre ID meeting last Monday (he also doesn't know about this). I'm waiting to hear back if I'll get it or not (I spoke to Citizens Advice prior to applying & they said I would be eligible).

My issue😬😬😬 I need to resubmit on my tax free childcare account by the 17th of October (I know I can't have both UC & Tax free childcare) but I don't wana cancel it in case I'm not accepted for UC 😬

Annoyingly, my childminders fee is due on the 1st of October. If I add money to my tax free account, will I get the top up even though I haven't resubmitted yet?

Also, if I add money & need to cancel to use UC, is withdrawing the money I added simple/straightforward?

Ugh, I duno what to do!😳😵‍💫 As I don't wana cancel tax free childcare in case they don't give me UC.

Any advice please? 🫣

What's better

It's it better to have health insurance or go without in the USA? Trying to decide if I should get insurance next year or keep going without it. I've had insurance before and want another honest opinion.

Income

So I wanna start earning some income from home so I Just wanna see what all my mommas are doing to help their partners out with bills every month as they stay home and be the best mommy they can be. So my question is
What are all my sahm doing to make extra cash every month

Jobs

What jobs do you do?
Been teaching 20+ years.
Love the job, hate the workload and mental spave it takes up in my brain . Want to get out of school environment but would still consider staying in Learning and Education

Am not workshy, have SLT and leadership experience

Open to anything

What do you all do ? Where do I evem begin looking for jobs ?

Planned babies ONLY! How much did you and your partner have saved before planning/ having a baby?

No stocks just in the savings both combined

How do you split finances with your other half?

There's not much space to explain the options but dedicated purchases would mean that you've split it by :one pays for mortgage the other pays for nursery as an example. So not down right the middle 50/50 but rounded up, kinda?
If there's an option not mentioned please comment so I can update (i hope?)