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Weddding
Hi,sorry, where would I post to ask about what my son and I should wear to a November wedding on a budget ( not my wedding lol) thanks.
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baby sites that help with cost saving
Hello, in October I will be the proud(est!) granny of twin girls! I am a keen MSE user and will be keeping an eye on this forum for mums. I have provided a fairly random list of baby clubs/baby sites for my daughter where she can get newsletters, coupons and freebies. There seems to be plenty, doing just a Google search,…
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Contents of party food boxes for older kids?
Hi, My daughter is having a 9th birthday pool party, we have been given half an hour from 6:30 -7 after the swimming to give the (20 ish) kids food (and do the cake)... the centre will be closed to the public so we will be bringing our own food... I wonder if it will be quite tight for time and was thinking about having…
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Staffing Needs
My brother has been thinking of getting some extra hands for the Christmas to pick up calls for her catering business. Just 2 to 3 persons working 2 shifts. Does anyone know where it is possible to find such help in NJ?
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lambskin fleeces
Are they as good as people say? Are they worth the money? How is best to use them? Will baby grow up thinking it is part sheep?
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where to start on the pram????
hi mums i am 13 weeks pregnant due start of march, we move in a month so not overly thinking of buying stuff yet but do want to start the ball rolling so to speak....where do i start re a pram...it seems online there so much info and some prams are ridicolous prices, i am not totally against buying brand new but do also…
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Asking for Flexible Working
Hi everyone, I currently work Mon-Fri with every other Sat so I work 5 day week, 6 day week, 5 day week etc. Before I went on maternity leave my boss (who has since left the business) suggested that I take Mondays working at home as part of my job is computer based and it would not affect the business, it would in fact…
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Young Working Mum
I am a young working mum (career ahead of me) however I regularly get older parents saying about how Im too young to understand and Iv wasted my life?? Not that I agree. I try my best to be the best mum I can whilst working and paying all the bills etc. Makes you feel totally worthless.
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tracy island??
my daughter is looking for thunderbirds tracy island for my DGS's birthday. she has managed to find one for £73, does anyone know if anywhere is selling them cheaper?
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Childcare- desperate
I dont know what can I do. I am a full time working mum with 9 month old baby. When I was expecting the plan re childcare was that my mum will stay with us and be taking care of my son. But reality is worse. My mum is 70 y.o. with multiple health issues and now when my son got heavier she simply cant lift him. He is super…
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Maternity leave - returning to work early
Hi, I am due to have a baby at the end of January and me & my partner both work full time at the moment. We are really worried about losing a vast majority of my salary when I go on maternity leave with SMP next year (nearly £300 loss a week!) and wondered whether if I go back to work say after 8 weeks I could still get…
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Mothers , Where did you go into labour?
you here about people going into labour on a train or somewhere miles away from a hospital , just wondering were you went into labour?
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M&S school uniform
Hi there, Does anyone know if M &S will have 20% off on their school uniform again please? Many thanks.
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Lost my Zojirushi breadmaker items so I need help please
Hi to everyone, I just joined and hope to interact often. I read another thread where a member lost her bread maker manual and needed some measurements and I am in the same situation. This morning my 4 year old asked me to use the bread maker we just got out of storage to bake her favorite bread again, and low and behold I…
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How do you Mums budget?
I'm pretty new to this forum and I'm feeling really motivated by other people's success stories and all the encouraging posts on how to make your money go further. I have a little bit of a complicated situation and I'm constantly trying to plan for the future without really knowing what that is going to be - but who does,…
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It's all going a bit wrong (and son has Aspergers).
Up until recently, life was going rather well. O was employing 2 people (I own and run an Eco-friendly cleaning company) and i was working 3 days a week, and money was on the better side of OK. I had my children in school full time and things were going OK. But things have changed and i am a bit lost and confused about…
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internet safety kindle fire
Hi I am new to this so bear with me! Does any one know a good internet safety app for the kindle fire? My 8 year old has just discovered the net and loves looking up information about various topics, but I can't find a good internet safety app to use. If any one can help I would be really grateful!:)
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Bank account for little ones?
Hi there Im probably in the wrong place -if so "sorry":D Just a quick question really -does anyone know of a bank account for a child that still gives you a good old fashioned bank book? We have a 22 month old and from birth we have been popping £50 a month from his family allowance away (just in a post offic account not a…
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Baby on Board signs
Just had to post: its not strictly moneysaving, but opinions are welcome. I thought "Baby on Board" signs are supposed to encourage a bit of extra safety on the road given there are precious bundle(s) on board. An alternative (and IMHO completely ridiculous) suggestion is that they encourage people to ram your vehicle.…
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Bottles
Has anyone had any experience of the asdas little angels bottles that are like tommee tippee (wide neck) We have used tommee tippee as I was unable to breastfeed and just went with a known brand as I'd not read up on formula feeding before hand. LO has always got on with them but they need replacing quite regular and they…