Community Posts, Tips & Support on Work & Money

Going on maternity soon and for the first 3 months I will get full pay (which isn’t that much anyway 1,200)then for the last 6 months of maternity I get half of my wage. (with help from partner) for anyone struggle on maternity pay?

You will be sick of me posting soon!!😂 just looking ahead and with me being off work and not getting my usual income I’ve been thinking about outfits/things to wear after baby, should I buy a big bulk of things now??? I obv don’t know what size I’m going to be but just wondering what other mums have done / wish…

My daughter’s father is attempting to return back into our lives after he has neglected his responsibilities. I gave up everything in Miami to move to Houston to receive support from my family. In the beginning everything was fine in the relationship that we decided to get married. 6 months after I found out I was p...

I’ve got to 37 weeks with only my belly button having a red mark… but I’m getting gold after baby arrives that’s when all the marks will show, is that right? I’m ftm- no clue 😂

This is a quick version of the story. My husband got mad at me for not asking him for help to pay for the storage. When we spoke of ot initially, I told him I'd pay for it with the money my mom is paying me back with. That didn't happen because she needed the money more than me. I knew I was getting unemployment, bu...

I am so… frustrated and upset with myself. I feel sad and helpless and broken. I am 34 and a Very single mommy of a 4 year old boy working a full time job making decent money.. Despite working my butt off, I still can’t manage to make my bills. I literally never buy anything extra for myself, just basic bills and i...

Does it mean you make more than your baby eats? Because this is one side and there’s no way my four month old is eating both sides lol

I’m in NEED of a work from home job. Every time I apply I get denied. PLEASE HELP!!!

i just had my baby 3 weeks ago but i’m already nervous about childcare & going back to work in the fall. i am a teacher & as we all know—my salary sucks. so i’m not only stressed about childcare but also how much money we will be putting towards childcare—it’ll essentially one of the 2 paychecks i get s month going ...

Hey yal have anyone been having this problem? So I received my food stamp today. I made one purchase this morning a small one at that. So I tried to make another one this afternoon and it’s declined 😳 So I checked it’s only $11 on there wtf happened? It’s people scamming or what?

Hello, anyone who works in the NHS… how long do I have to work in between pregnancies to be entitled for the same maternity pay for a second baby? Have any of you returned to work for just 3/6 months before taking maternity again??

I need help. My husband works in the hospital full time. And just finding a regular job has been hard because he works crazy hours and random days. He doesn’t have a set schedule. I worked at Walmart for a few months but they gave me problems. They were fine with the schedule at first. But after a few weeks the mana...

Just wondered does anyone know, it says on the government website you can do 10 KIT days without it effecting your maternity pay. But I’m only having 15 weeks off so can I still do 10 KIT days? Or do you need to be off for 39 weeks? Is it pro rata? Don’t want to lose my MA by doing 10 days

I wondered when you're able to start claiming universal credit? My mat leave at work is just statutory, so I get 90% pay for 6 weeks, then it goes down to £174 a week (or whatever the exact amount is). I'll be a single parent who lives alone and won't be getting any support from a partner- that is not an option for...

I’ve been calling off of work lately due to the fact it feels like i can’t breathe 😭😭. And I’m literally just sitting up in bed or going to the bathroom but it feels like I’m gonna pass out. And my ribs has been on fire for the past week 😩. I feel so shitty & guilty.. i know my managers are mad at me & soon my…

Does anyone have any good business ideas that they don’t mind sharing? I’m looking to make some extra income apart from my husbands and I’s furniture flipping business, it’s not consistent enough for me so I would like to do something else on the side as well so I’m open to suggestions?

Hey everyone, After 2 years of job hunting, I finally got a part time job at a retail store. I don’t want to keep being job shamed because I’ve been non stop applying for jobs since 2021 & would go on interviews but never hear back. Anyways, I’ve had no income & only have $40 at the moment. I don’t have pants or ...

I live with my family I’m a single parent currently on benefits all my siblings pay mortgage £100 every month i couldn’t afford it then and not now as I have expenses for me and little one and phone bill so I stopped I paid if for just over a year now my siblings have called me every word in the book including slag ...

Any mommies know any work from home jobs

When getting child support, what types of things does the judge consider the other parent needs to pay ? Is the father only supposed to pay for childcare , clothes , food, etc ? I feel as though they should also factor in other bills, transportation, child’s sports , activities, etc Mind you, the child is NEVER w...