Maternity pay

Hey ladies, please how are yawl surviving maternity pay😔. Any tips will be greatly appreciated. I’m struggling.

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In all honestly - credit cards 💀
And making some money on vinted by selling baby’s stuff she didn’t wear/grew out of xxx

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Definitely selling stuff on Vinted!

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Thanks girls 😩Pray for me

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As above! Batch cook, only booking cheap activities, if can free 🥲

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Also make sure you’ve applied for child benefit so you can use that money towards things like nappies, it’s not much but it helps and everyone’s entitled to it (it can also be backdated to when they were born if you haven’t done it yet, you just need your national insurance number)

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My partner makes a good wage, so my out goings are only £500 and with maternity and child benefit, I receive £920 so I'm left with enough for myself for the month. It helps that our mortgage is cheap too. Maybe try selling things that you don't need

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Selling and buying on Vinted for sure, I only spend on there what I earn to try and incentivise getting stuff on there. Using websites like Top Cashback when I do need something. Otherwise it’s just reviewing and cracking down on our big spending areas (for us it’s mainly food) to look at ways we can maximise. Shop around for the best credit card / savings accounts etc to get the best offers going. X

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