If you needed extra money

[Whatwillitbenext]

....an extra £100 per week

You both work full time

Can't cut anything back at all (fine tooth comb through the budget has already been done)

Not eligible for any benefits even with low wages and high childcare costs.

What would you do? I've had 2nd jobs before, but now we have 2 kids under 6 and not much support.

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Won't be nothing like the £100 a week but have you looked into bank account switching? Some providers give welcome bonuses that might be a couple of hundred without much effort?

To update this, I applied hard and have got a new job starting in a couple of weeks worth an extra £900 per month 🥳 so happy.

I’ve never had a 🫘 😆

Have you worked out the 30 hours funded nursery place correctly? Many parents think they can send their child for 30 hours a week for free and that's not how it works.

If your child is attending all year round, it works out at 22.5 hours a week as 30 hours applies to term time only. You still pay for hours above those 22.5 hours.

The amount of parents who get this wrong and argue about it is mindblowing

Congrats @Whatwillitbenext! Hopefully this solves things for you :)

Well done you!

Very well done op!

Oh my @Whatwillitbenext that's such good news. Congratulations to you and best of luck with it all.

Congratulations on the new job.

Well done and congratulations🎉

Cheaper Internet etc?

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I just wanted to come back and update again. I got the new job and then saw another job online which sounded even better, i applied without too much thought into it and had a quick interview and got the job. I'm now over £1200 per month better off than when I typed up this initial post. Once my son's nursery fees go down with some more free hours come April 2025 I'll be over £1500 per month better off. Thank you all for your kind words, I'm so glad I managed to push myself to get a better (but not too taxing!) Job and more money for my family. You all helped with that too.

Congratulations OP, fantastic updates! (What line of work are you in because I would love to be £1500 a month better off 🤣

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I work in finance specifically risk and compliance 😁

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well done on solving the problem anyway, and enjoy the treats now

Hi op Congrats. I'm in a similar boat, Redundancy wise. Did you find the lower paid role helped with ADHD burnout recovery? Are you essentially still in same field you were in before Redundancy?

I think this or bar shifts in the evening is your best option. It won't be forever as childcare is less once kids in school.

The first update was great.

The second update is amazing.

very pleased for you.

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