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Anyone ever wished they had stayed married (to an emotionless a-hole) because it's always a financial struggle? How do single parents live?

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Leapoffaith00 · 23/06/2019 13:24

Working tax has been scrapped and the more I earn the more they take.
Today is one of those days I want to escape for a few hours but I know I can't - Left my 2 dd's arguing to pop to the shops....now sat in the supermarket carpark - checking my bank balance (for the 5th time this week) before I go in to get some food. I could cry!
I have absolutely no savings. Christmas goes on a credit card which I never pay back.
I sometimes wished I'd stayed married to have two incomes - then I'd be able to take my dd's on holiday - afford to go out and buy something they needed when they needed it. It's depressing.
Is this it forever?
I don't want to sound like a moany pants. We have our health and a roof over our heads but its exhausting trying to keep up. Especially when my dd's friends have the newest pair of trainers, going on holiday, shopping etc etc....

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Leapoffaith00 · 20/07/2019 09:37

CanILeavenowplease thankyou. I have worked out my financial situation and what I earn at the moment I claim universal credit. Anything else I earn now they would start taking 63 p off the pound. I have been able to get another job mentoring (A bit like tutoring) for a good income per hour, however it's going to take a long time to build up my students. I have one in September and it took 6 months. It's 30 and hour but I have to travel about 30 mins away so by the time I take fuel and the universal credit take from the pound. I will be going for £0. If I had about 10 -15 students all at once it would be different.
I will look at money savers to see. I'm really trying to cut down on my food bill. I'm no longer going to the hairdressers (need a box dye desperately).

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