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How much would you charge?
I have a friend who is living with me as he has split from his wife, he currently is paying £200 per month to me. He pays mortgage payments etc to his wife currently for his house. Do you think I am undercharging? I have sky, setanta, phone and broadband.
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teenager starting full time work - how much 'board' to pay for living at home?
17 year old DS has decided to quit college and take a job in a warehouse. He will be earning around £190 per week (take home). What's a reasonable amount to ask as 'board'? His decision has meant the loss of tax credits and child benefit worth around £63 to the family purse. We don't expect him to make up the shortfall but…
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Implications of not paying
Hiya I have a friend who is need of some advice. He'd much appreciate anything anyone can give. He is on the verge of leaving his wife who in any divorce would get the majority of the house and cash (no kids involved but it's very complicated). She refuses to sell and has only offered minimal money for him to go (which she…
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Free breastfeeding support and info.
You can get 24 hour breastfeeding support and information from La leche league GB either by calling their volunteer helpline 0845 120 2918 or by going to their website https://www.laleche.org.uk All the counsellors are mothers who have breastfed themselves and have then gone on to train as specialist counsellors.
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Getting the kids' hair cut - Manchester
I've been meaning to get my lads' hair cut for several weekends now - until it's got to the point that I have two Little Lord Fauntleroy wannabes on my hands, and Grandma is threatening to do it herself if I don't sort them out :eek: Anyone know of anywhere in Manchester (city centre preferably) that is child-friendly? In…
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xmas presents
2 out of 3 of my children dont talk to me or have contact 1 is 18 the other is 21. I allways buy them xmas presents but never get any thanks, so this year I thought about getting them a goat for a family through oxfam what do you think ?
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Ex Partner
Hi everyone I am unsure where to post this so please feel free to move it to the correct part of the forum. Around a year and a half ago I left my ex partner because I was unsure if I still was "In love with her" we were together for almost 6 years and have a 4 year old child. I have over the past few months been thinking…
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Son was assaulted - criminal injuries refused and appeal delayed
Dear money saving friends I hope you can advise me My son was seriously assaulted in October 2006 after he had been at University in Leeds for only three weeks. He and a friend were in a bar at 11.30-ish on a Friday night - they were not drunk (all records confirm this). A man approached my son C and broke a glass in his…
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Primary school application form/preferences help
Hi We have just received the form to complete to apply for a primary school place for our daughter, the form has space to specify up to 2 preferences. I live in quite a small village and would obviously like her to attend this school but it appears that this was over subscribed this school year, my question I guess is…
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should we go to court/solicitors??
hiya, not sure if this is right place? if not sorry where shall i start, ok me and oh have been together nearly 2 years, and he has a 5yr old dd. problem is his ex. she tries to put conditions on oh saying he cannot have dd at my house, which is where he lives. she says he can only have dd at his mums ( he moved 150 miles…
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Need help getting 19 month old to eat more, he only weighs 10kgs!
Hi. I am a bit worried about my 19 month old. He is ickle. He only weighs 10kgs. He is very very lively always running around and he is very picky about his food. He even pushes away food at the moment. We try to give him a real mixture of healthy foods - fruit and veg but also some less healthy foods such as baked beans…
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Newsround is looking for a family affected by redundancy
Newsround are looking to cover the issue of redundancy from a child's point of view. They're looking for a case study of a child aged 9-12 whose parent, or parents, have been made redundant. They'd like to be able to talk to the child about the impact the redundancy has had on them. Ideally this would take place over the…
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Childcare - most cost effective option?
Hi, I am going back to uni next September to do midwifery. Iam a single parent and have no family within 100miles, but I do have good friends and my daughter's godparents. I cant rely on them for everything, but they have agreed to do nights for me (unless I go down the aupair/nanny route) I just wondered if anyone had…
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Changing my Surname
I have been married for the second time for 10 months now and decided it's about time I got around to changing my surname. What's the best way to go about informing all the relevent people. Inland Revenue, Credit Cards, Banks,Utilities, Pensions etc etc The list just seems vast!!! :confused:
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new bedroom for 11 yr old
hi all as some may know from my previous psots, i am moving in a couple of weeks, with my two girls. After years of being in private rented, and not being allowed to decorate etc. my DD1 is very excited at the prospect of being able stamp her own identity onto her room. Trouble is, she has mild SEN, and isnt quite sure…
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Baby feeding problems...
This has probably been done to death, so apologies if it has... Our 8 month old seems to be going off food at the minute and becoming a really fussy eater.. When we started solids with her she would eat everything in sight, now some meal times she will, others she won't eat anything..The problem is the wife took her to the…
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Explaining bankruptcy to a 3 year old
Our local soft play place has just closed as the owners were struggling with money. It was a family run place - basically a couple who put their money where their mouths were and opened a soft play place. It had been open around a year and was a favourite place of my son who is now 3 1/4. They had to close suddenly this…
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NHS: SMP and Maternity pay
HI there, My wife is expecting and is on maternity leave at the moment. She works in NHS snd recently changed Hospitals in her 28 the Week of pregnancy. Now she is in a different Trust. She had applied for Maternity leave and SMP to the new trust before she had started the job giving ample notice. But now she gets a letter…
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Is it too late?
Hello, I feel confident asking this question on this site because we all remain anonymous. I am now 39, i will be 40 next year, have never had children but for the last couple of months i have been feeling extremely broody.. to the point where i can become quite tearful and emotional.. I have been with my OH for 7 years, i…
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Wanted: Mothercare free delivery voucher
I just want to order about £10 worth. Do you have a free delivery voucher or any voucher that would apply to a small order? thanks
