Stay at home Mum help?

gingergee

I say it all the time but..... When little one starts school become a social carer. Pick your own hours etc. Then when hubby is home in evenings you could pick up a few extra hours. Doesn't help now i know (sorry) xx
Maybe batch cooking and freezing (casseroles/chillies/pasta sauce etc). I feed a family of 6 on about £50pw (food only, not loo roll etc lol). We eat loads of veg and rice (cheap) and buy meat offers. Its cheaper and healthier for us to eat meat and veg, than anything else. We buy 3 chickens a week and cook 2 together. Use them for sandwiches, salads and maybe a curry. The other then gets munched on a sunday x hope this helps x

quietheart

gingergee wrote: »

I say it all the time but..... When little one starts school become a social carer. Pick your own hours etc. Then when hubby is home in evenings you could pick up a few extra hours.

Do you need training for this? Is it best to go through Agencies? I need to get back into work after being at home with kids too....:o

zagfles

BaconandEggs wrote: »

Are there any tax credit calculators that take net pay? The hmrc one takes gross pay.

No, tax credits are calculated on gross pay so no calculator could give you an accurate answer with net pay.

katie1968

Hi
I don't reall post much on these boards although I have been lurking and learning for years, but I didn't want to read and run as I was in a similar situtation when my 3 children were all young. My ex husband is in the army so was never there to help out with the children and I had no family to support me, did not drive and usually lived in places that were rural or abroad. I managed by doing Avon rounds, childminding and party plan. When doing party plan, I used to make enough money to pay a babysitter and a taxi and still make enough to make it worth my while so it obviously worked. As they got older I started to sell on ebay privately and then turned it into a business. It worked for us at the time.

If you do go back to work try and find a flexible employer, I was in a job that was very difficult to cope with around my family commitments, as well as having 3 teenagers I now also have a mentally ill husband who depends upon me. I applied to the NHS for about 20 jobs before I got an interview and got the job I wanted which fits wonderfully around my commitments. I do 30 hours a week flexi time and live in a rural area now so need to drop all of my kids off and collect from different colleges, schools as well. My husband cannot help with any of this due to his illness/medications etc.

Where there is a will, there is usually a way. Good Luck to you.

gingergee

quietheart wrote: »

Do you need training for this? Is it best to go through Agencies? I need to get back into work after being at home with kids too....:o

Most care companies do in house training first, including inductions, the legalities, manual handling etc. A few shadowing sessions usually get thrown in too. Then they'll do your NVQ or whatever its called now lol, whilst your working. I have done it for 11 years, its very flexible. Only thing to note is if you have any convictions, even old ones, tell them first. good luck x