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Working mum
Hello, I’m struggling to find anyone who can help me. My partner and I both work full time and I am expecting my first child in July. I have started saving money each month to help as maternity pay is so low but I want to know if I will be entitled to claim anything else as we are trying to work out how long I can stay at…
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Child maintenance - directors
My ex is finally paying child maintenance but the claim has been based on minimum wage. He appears to have conveniently forgotten to mention his directors dividends and rental income. I have appealed this but was wondering how long it will take and if there is likely to be a fair outcome (I gather CMS often never actually…
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Not on the mortgage, had the house nearly 8 years and have 3 children.
We bought our first house nearly 8 years ago, as I had just gone self employed, I couldn’t go on the mortgage. My husband said he would add me on next time he sorted another deal out. He never did!! I’ve just found out, I signed my rights away to the house, when he got the mortgage, this was because he had debt and was…
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Kidstart - Anyone used it?
Hi, I am currently pregnant and have signed up to some baby freebie stuff sites and was introduced to Kidstart. I just wanted to know if anyone has any experience of using Kidstart, its looks a bit like Quidco but you save the cashback for your kids. Is it worth doing?
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Advice on separation and housing please
Hi all Im looking for any advice please??? My dad, age 65 has been in a long term relationship for 30 years, but never married. Has lived at the probably about 27 years. She was already buying the house when my dad moved in. Im not too sure how long she had been buying it for but once he moved in they split all the bills…
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Help... I need advice and don’t know where to start!
Hi As it says in the title I need advice and really don’t know where to begin. My husband has always had control of finances though we both earn plenty we never seem to have much spare. I have no access to either joint account and always just expected (and questioned) if things were ok. I was always told yes!! Odd times…
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Pregnancy club Bounty fined £400,000 for illegally sharing 14 million people's data - MSE News
Pregnancy and parenting club Bounty has been fined £400,000 by the information watchdog for illegally sharing the personal information of 14 million people...Read the full story: 'Pregnancy club Bounty fined £400,000 for illegally sharing 14 million people's data' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join…
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Recommendations for Books to Teach Kids About Money
Hi. Does anyone have any suggestions? I want to start giving my 8 year old pocket money, but would like to get a book for him as well to explain the basics on saving, budgeting, banks, investing etc. Thanks.
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Is there any storage solution?
Please help me out to reach a service that provide a storage solution on a rental basis.
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Please help to find cost effective self-storage service?
My father got a new job in America, so next month we all are planning to migrate. Where can I find low rental rates self-storage facilities?
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Saving for Children - advice?!
Hi all Myself and my husband are currently saving up to start a family - we budget well, and can fit to a set amount of money however, given we have recently moved house, our savings have depleted slightly (and finances have increased slightly, given it's a bigger house). I am lucky in that if I were lucky enough to have a…
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Toilet training problems
First of all I apologise for posting as I'm sure there's a thousand different threads on this subject :o My daughter has just turned 3 and for the last year (pretty much exactly) she has been dry and using the toilet which is great. However for whatever reason she is still not mastering doing a poo on the toilet. I know it…
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Stay at home mom working?
Hi all, I work fulltime and my partner is a stay at home mom to 2 kids (youngest is 2yo). We just about cut even rarely and commonly go into the overdraft at other times (maybe that's just what happens when you have kids? :) ) I was wondering if any moms/families here know if it is worth the partner going back to work…
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Need party lunch ideas for 3-4 year olds
It's my daughters 4th birthday soon and I have arranged a party for about 30 of her nursery friends (all aged 3-4) at a soft play centre. I have ordered a load of happy meal style boxes and am trying to think what I can provide for their lunches. I am going to compile them all beforehand as I am currently without a cooker…
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My ex owes me money
Hi! I'm after a bit of advice... I recently split with my partner and he owes me a lot of money. He was supposed to have been paying me back £100 a week until it was paid off and failed to do that even when we were together. Now we have split, he said he would still give me the £100 a week. I've had nothing. He's planned…
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Tenancy in common advice please
Hello, I wasn’t really sure which board to post on, but here goes. My husband and I owned our previous house together as Tenants In Common. We started out buying it together as normal, then when we had paid off the mortgage, he had a Notice of Tenancy In Common Amendment drawn up giving him a share of 66.67% and me a share…
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Buying an Isofix base when car seat is not compatible with pram?
Hi I'm currently pregnant with our first baby and am torn as to whether or not to buy an isofix base for the car or not. I was very kindly given a car seat by my sister (Silver Cross Simplicity) as her little one has now outgrown it. We had already bought our pram when she gave it to us (iCandy Peach) and so the car seat…
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Court Order For Divorce Costs
HI, I am a newbie here and looking for a bit of advice please. I have been through a very difficult divorce with my very bitter ex husband. He took me to court for costs in respect of the divorce, and was only awarded with me paying 50% of his costs as they were excessive (according to the Judge). No date to make the…
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Divorce situation
So, filing for divorce. I want to know what they chances are of a charge being put on the house (what I'm hoping for)? Quick run down: mortgage, a young child. His whole family live locally, none of mine. He doesn't want anything inside the house. He wants to force the sale. Me and my child would then be homeless, or put…
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Divorce costs
I have been legally separated from my husband for over 2 years. Our separation agreement states that the costs of divorce proceedings shall be met by the husband and wife equally. However, I didnt ask for the divorce and as agreed would pay half of the £550 for the court. I don’t see why I have to pay half his solicitors…
