Ds2 starts school in September. I currently work part time as a waitress earning £100 a week.
The general idea for a while has been for me to go back to uni and do my accountancy degree (I did one year a long time ago)
DH made a comment to someone the other day in response to them asking about me going back to uni and he said 'I was hoping for her to go back to work and bring in some more money'
I'm now doubting what the best thing to do is, especially as looking into it DH earns too much for us to get the childcare grant
Figures are
Student loan etx would give me £500 a month but after school club for 3 kids would be £500 a month (£25 a day).
Petrol to and fro to uni (30 miles each way) would be about an extra £100 a month then what I spend now
Then there's books etc
I currently work 3-4 evenings a week about £100 which I wouldn't be able to do really as would need time to study, spend time with kids/DH, house work, cooking etc.
or I could get a minimum wage admin job which would bring in about £1000 a month but after childcare would leave about £500 a month but kids wouldn't be able to do swimming , chess club etx that they currently do, not have friends for tea etc plus school holiday care for 3 would probably wipe out the rest of my wages.
I just don't know what to do for the best. All I do know is I need a change, me working several nights til the early hours (te being knackered all the next day) is killing us, we can never do anything on the weekend as I have to be back for work, can't go and visit our families etc plus I don't get holiday pay, stress if I want a night off etc etc. it's a badly run restaurant and I'm too old to be enthusiastic with customers etc etc!!
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BrieAndChilli · 03/01/2015 00:51
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