THE FUTURE IS ONE BIG CHALLENGE AFTER ANOTHER for 3Dogs and friends ..... PART 2

Aesop · 4 March 2011 at 4:47PM

MSE have a whole forum for you on comps, they do all the hard work too.

But I don't use it for my comps. I use my comping group and find my own.

boultdj · 4 March 2011 at 5:04PM

And very gratefull we are when you post link's to the comp's you find:D, even if I haven't been lucky........yet.
How is everyone?

afrugalbrunette · 4 March 2011 at 5:05PM

What is your comping group? The things you do on fb? The last time I clicked on your linkon fb I became obsessed with Lindt chocolate lol

You asked did I want a job. I quit work to stay at home with my girls and be a housewife but I never in my wildest dreams expect it to be so tough financially.

I keep debating on whether to go back into childminding to prop up our income. Our goes to nursery in September so should I use this free time to do my degree and enjoy a bit peace and quiet or should I child mind and earn a wage.

I'm 60/40 in favour of childminding at the minute because I want to 'do' something and earn money. Half my problem is my self respect still isn't repaired form the 'mess' 18 months ago. If I have a job then i'll feel better that i'm pulling my weight but will it impinge on the degree.

It's up in air and something I have to give some thought to especially as I'm concerned will I quit the degree if I begin to earn decent money.. and with potentially 6 children under 8 (give or take ages) that's a lot of income (if you can get the children which I found out isn't tooooooo easy and is otherwise known as bankruptcy in my case)

boultdj · 4 March 2011 at 5:10PM

The mear thought of having to deal with 2 children under the age of 8 is :eek: to me....but 6 of 'em:eek::eek::eek::eek: ARE YOU MAD!!!:rotfl:

beanielou · 4 March 2011 at 5:13PM

One of my friends is a childminder & has lots of lovely steady income.
Has had some from babies right through to High school.

afrugalbrunette · 4 March 2011 at 5:30PM

boultdj wrote: »

The mear thought of having to deal with 2 children under the age of 8 is :eek: to me....but 6 of 'em:eek::eek::eek::eek: ARE YOU MAD!!!:rotfl:

I sit here as I type knackered from my 2 year old and 6 year twittering on in my ear. I'm ready for bed now :rotfl: probably extremely mad!

beanielou wrote: »

One of my friends is a childminder & has lots of lovely steady income.
Has had some from babies right through to High school.

Yeah my childminder I had for when my 6 year old was little was earning £700 a month and that was just me. She had another 3 children on top of that. :eek: See what I mean? Before tax my childminder more or less was earning 30K a year! :eek: Would a degree earn me that?

savingwannabe · 4 March 2011 at 5:34PM

Crumbs. If she babysat several kids she would be sooo rich. Gosh. Hello been catching up. Hooray the weekend has started. Just going to make myself a cup of tea.

beanielou · 4 March 2011 at 5:38PM

All depends if you have the temperment I guess.
Go for professionals as they are much more likely to pay & give you good pressies.
No doubt you know all this already!

beanielou · 4 March 2011 at 5:38PM

Good day sw?

afrugalbrunette · 4 March 2011 at 5:44PM

beanielou wrote: »

All depends if you have the temperment I guess.
Go for professionals as they are much more likely to pay & give you good pressies.
No doubt you know all this already!

used to work in schools with kids with special educational needs.. in theory I have the temperament it just depends whether my own kids have boogared my patience :rotfl:

THE FUTURE IS ONE BIG CHALLENGE AFTER ANOTHER for 3Dogs and friends ..... PART 2

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