Hi all,
Not sure what to do. I'm on mat leave with ds2. I have two under two, which means that when I'm due to go back to work, I'll then have to pay for childcare for both of them (until the free childcare kicks in). Having worked this out, it hardly seems worth it to go Back to work!
However, it's not as simple as this. I need to earn something - we can't afford for me to not work at all. But if I DO work, it then generates the need for childcare which any job would also need to cover.
My current job is 3 days a week, and I'm realising that a lot of 2 or 3 day a week jobs simply do not pay enough for me to cover the childcare costs (lot of min wage jobs) so I would need to find a good 2 or 3 day a week job!
I feel like there's no solution! I could go back to my old job for a while but even then we'd be barely breaking even, plus I have to travel to get there which adds more cost each month. I also don't really want to....I'd rather have a change.
Not sure what to do. Help!
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Chattycat78 · 21/11/2016 08:43
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