How to make money from home?

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hi all
just wondering if anyone has any experience with this and can give some advice.
I have a young baby - 5 months old.
me and DP’s relationship is starting to fail and I can see the relationship is going to start coming to an end soon.
i don’t work and DP does so all finances are from him.
I also really don’t want to go back to an office environment when DD is so young. I just want to find ways to make money from home that can tie me over but where I won’t need to worry about leaving DD as she is still too young for that and is very reliant on me so I want to be there for her especially at these crucial moments where she is growing and changing every day.
that being said, I do need to make my own money soon as I need to ensure I have something behind me if DP does decide to leave me and cut my money off.

does anyone know or have any ways that you can make some money online that doesn’t take too much time away from a baby?
I know there’s probably no such job out there and if there was everyone would be doing it. At this point I’d happily sell foot pics but I’m not sure anyone wants to see my rough old trotters!

Hi, let’s back up a bit… did you work before the baby and if so what did you do?

When my baby was small I sold lots of clothes and surplus belongings on Vinted. It wasn’t very profitable for the amount of effort.

Things that you could possibly take baby along to:

• In-home hairdresser
• domestic cleaner

Make sure the child benefit is paid into your bank account.

Don’t pay 50% of everything - make sure dp is contributing lions share.

You might be better off trying to fix relationship with dp. The early months with a baby are so hard, unless he is being abusive I would encourage you to stick it out, talk to him about how the relationship is going and ask him to try and help you improve things.

Also make sure you know his details so if needed you can be ready with a Cms claim!

@UndecidedAboutEverything Thank you so much. I did work before as a manager to over 20 staff. Hours were very long and working weekends to pick up the slack, I can’t go back to this type of work not while DD is so young anyway.

have tried to make things work… lots of conversations had, lots of changes made on my behalf to make things work. From his side, he’s just totally checked out. If he could come home to DD without me there every day, his dreams would be made. I always said I’d stick it out until she is at least a year old, but I’m just not sure we’ll last that long when we’re both miserable. Best part of our days are when we’re not near each other or talking to each other. Shame but I don’t think that will change any time soon…

You sound like you're going through a really tough time. Having children can push relationships to the limits, especially if the relationship isn't as strong as it could be. How does your partner feel, does he feel the same? How well do you communicate, can you talk about anything? If he has checked out, why not sit down with him and ask him where he thinks the relationship is going, what went wrong and what would he like to happen going forward? Just listen. Don't argue, don't raise voices, don't blame....That way at least you have some feedback. If he talks. See if it helps you understand if he sees things as you do.

In the meantime, it doesn't hurt to forward plan for financial security. Do you have family around you, is there any support network around you?

You are more than welcome to pm me and I'll share what I do. I work from home. It may not be for you and that's fine, but you never know...

Let us know how the talk goes, if you do manage to have that (albeit awkward) conversation with him.

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Thanks for your reply! @TheWorldisGoingMad
we have managed to have a conversation about everything but didn’t go very far.
I asked him what it is he feels unhappy with and what can be done to change how he feels but he couldn’t give me an answer apart from ‘somethings not right anymore’ and couldn’t tell me what can be done to put things right. The conversation was like pulling teeth and he actually started falling asleep so I think it was a clear enough sign that things are pretty much done unfortunately.