Having recently found out I am pregnant (unplanned) I have been having sleepless nights worrying that when the baby arrives we will not have enough money to live. I'm 22 and my partner is 31 and at present we have a combined income of just £40k per year. Although we do not live in the city, we still struggle on this income and don't have much left at the end of each month. We currently rent a small 1 bed flat and had planned to buy together in a years time when my partner is due for a large pay rise (his pay will be doubled). Until that time, we cannot afford to rent anywhere bigger and I'm worried about how we'll manage for at least a year in a tiny flat with a newborn baby while I'm only receiving maternity pay. Has anyone else been in a similar situation? Any advice would be hugely appreciated as I'm feeling totally down about the whole situation at the moment :(
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Pregnant, living in a one bed flat and a low combined income... How do others cope?
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pandoramarie · 14/06/2016 12:20
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