Ok now I have a dilemma, if I get this job we need a second car, not a problem, but need to think of costs of up keep, petrol, tax etc etc. Also need to take in account tax credits the we currently get along with child allowance, the job will be part time to start leading on to full time at a later date when it has been officially declared that HIP's (Homebuyers information Pack's) will be needed for sales of property's Jan 2006, at the moment the figures on paper look pretty good,the children will be leaving school within 18mths, going to college and then into work (Hopefully) so really I'm doing this for the future, I am very nervous, this is the highest paid job I will have ever had, if it works out great, I'm 41 on Monday and feel this is the time to 'start' my life as a grown-up, I could stay where I am or go and get a life, lots of driving lots of council office to trek through, what do you think I should do? another down side is I won't get to come on here as much...