Can somebody please look at my soa

mildred1978

chocolates wrote: »

and yes i get £500 per month towards the nursery fees from the bursary people.

Where's that on your SOA?

chocolates

mildred1978 wrote: »

Where's that on your SOA?

In my income box, the total amount is bursary payment including childcare grant

Hiddenidenity

Can you possibly get a part time job? or will it mean more childcare?

chocolates

I could get a weekend job but struggle to find somebody who can look after my child every weekend. Also when i am on placement i have to work 37.5 hrs in hospital and this includes weekends sometimes so can't really commit to anything until summertime when i am off.

JulieGeorgiana

You could definatly cut your groceries by quite some way. I am a family of 3 (plus 2 cats and 2 rabbits) it's costing me £50 a week for food. Nappies and Wipes will cost £20 a month once Baby Roo arrives. I would say with proper meal planning you could get down to £140 easily.

Also get freesat (every penny helps)

You have to stop spending at christmas/birthdays if you want to make ends meet. You just cannot afford it right now.

I know your DD father pays for clothes, but the extra £9 a week (£36 a month) would come in handy and clothes for a child from charity shops/freecycles/eBay does not come anywhere near that much! Maybe ask him for the extra and say you will cover all expenses.