So fed up of struggling finically! What's the point of working??

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I am fed up of having now no! I work and get tax credits but I hardly have any money

I think I need to go full time but then will have to pay out loads for child care! I'm so fed up of trying to cut back and jiggle my finances!!! Errrr

Sorry I meant fed up of having no money

I sympathise. It's the same for me - if I increase my hours, I lose the extra cash to increased childcare costs, and have less time to do the stuff I need to, to keep our lives/home ticking over but living on the wage I earn now with an unemployed ex contributing £5 per week in maintenance means it's a constant juggle/struggle. Grinds you down doesn't it?