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Advice needed :/
Hi Everyone, so brief outline...... split 2years ago, ran a business together, shared working with child care (2 children 7 & 3) i move back with mum and dad whilst i get sorted. i said you have the house (about 70k equity) we draw a line and all is done. shes now saying that i am liable for half of the business debts as i…
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JSA as a house husband?
Hi guys, Quick question. My wife is expecting and works full time and I have a job but its casual and it really died down. After her maternity cover she will return to work and I will become a house husband. My question is can I claim "contribution based JSA" when a house husband as I would actively still be seeking work…
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DIY divorce troubles
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Money saving family challenge £25 per week
Hi All, I am new to the site, so will introduce myself first. I am a mother in my mid twenties, my family consists of me, my partner, our toddler, 2 dogs & two cats. I work a part time day job & I run a small business from home. Running a small business obviously means there are going to be some months I am not going to be…
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Owning house with ex
Hi sorry if this is the wrong section was not sure where to post. 2 years ago I split with my ex with have a 9 year old daughter and we jointly own a house together with she still lives in and I moved out mean while she has moved her mum in and been paying the mortgage, we did have it up for sale but when I moved out she…
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Pat Leave / New Job
Background: Our first born is due to arrive 20th December I changed employer 30th September After reading all the materials on line, several forums and different government websites I'm a little confused with all the terminology and my entitlements. As above, I changed employers due to long term my job would have…
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How to make glasses smaller?
Sorry if this is the wrong place. My daughter as won the game Mask "N" Ask. She's really keen to play it but the glasses are just to small. Anybody have any suggestions?
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MSE Blog: It didn't want my books – so what's the future for my local library?
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Budgeting Book for teenagers
Do any of you lovely people know of a budgeting workbook suitable for a 14 year old boy please? The ones I've found have either been American, out of print or very expensive. Thanks
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Help with enforcement order
My ex has ignored a court order that allowed me access to our son. I have spent all my savings on legal fees and cannot afford the solicitors fees for an enforcement order. I can pay the court fees for the enforcement, I was wondering are there are any templates that I could use for wording the order to proceed by myself.…
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Wife not interested in £££ - OK?
Bit of advice please. My wife shows absolutely no interest in financial matters. She works full time and doesn't like to spend money as a rule. She is 100% into our kids, her job and has other interests - but money is not one of them. So I basically run our household finances - pay all bills, make all decisions. I used to…
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school holidays in Scotland
Not moneysaving but i am a dad and did not know where to post. I was just wondering if anyone knows if it is school holidays in Scotland? i just need to find out as i am planning a surprise but it needs to be in term time. Thanks
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Baby seat with ISOFIX
Bought a BeSafe car seat. Then found out the base is an extra £120. Trouble is my car has got ISOFIX but wifes hasnt. And I dont think the ISOFIX base will fit in a non-isofix car. Worse still because my car (galaxy) has got underfloor storage compartment you can't use an isofix base with a support leg. Anyone know of any…
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Maxi-Cosi Foam Wedge
Can anyone help? Friends have kindly lent us a Maxi-cosi cabriofix car seat but the back support foam wedge is missing. Does anyone have any ideas on where to get a replacement? Of, if they have, could they measure it so I could have a piece of foam cut? Tried and failed to buy one on eBay thanks to a dodgy seller. Baby is…
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Help! Paternity pay
Hi, I am in a funny situation, as I am leaving my current job when my wife goes into labour,but I will technically be employed by them for 2 more weeks while I get my statutory paternity leave I then plan starting my new job a month later. However statutory paternity pay is shockingly low, and I will then have another 2…
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Dads Guide to Crafts
I know they maybe loads of things somewhere on the site but..... I'm a member of a Dad and toddler group and to keep our funding we have had to come up with a worthwhile project to do, so were doing a dads guide to crafts, which has step by step photos in. Our first Creation is plaster Hands in a frame...... 1st making…
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Adding middle name for son
Hello. My wife and I wish to add a middle name to our sons name. I was looking at completing a deed poll with the court but it seems quite long winded, having to complete a statutory declaration, complete an affidavit of best interest etc. I was thinking about using an online service and was wondering if they are any good…
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Ring`
Ok so here it gos, My wife would like an eternity ring for her birthday and my budget is tight. i have about £50 and I do have a £25 amazon gift card (thanks to swag-bucks) so £75ish on amazon. It has to be white gold 9c or 18c and stones half way round. I have found something i think i like do you think this is a good buy…
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House Husband or working Dad
Im a so called House Husband, how about everyone else....
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Home ownership and marriage
I've been married 27 years and started to feel guilty about something I should have sorted out decades ago. I owned a house in my own name before I was married. Through inertia I left it that way when I married, and even when we moved house 26 years ago everything was left in my name on the new house. The mortgage is now…
