Dare I do it again?

wiggels

Good luck in whatever you decide I'm 24 with three children. My husband and i both work, everyone thinks I will go through a stage of having another child. I'm very content with my life and the moment.

It's your life do what you want xx

nikki11

Well said Hazyjo :T

OP if you want another then go for it-some people on here should get off their high horse. As for the person who posted about 'draining the economy'-there's enough people in this country that shouldn't be-send them home and safe a few bob:mad: The amount of people where I live- house paid for them, all the benefits of the day and a few years back when my family needed help we were left to rot.....

notanewuser

If you can do it without needing financial help from the taxpayer then go for it. If you need extra tax credits and child benefit to make ends meet then don't.

(You refer to housing benefit and tax credits on other threads.)

Ronaldo_Mconaldo

Did the OP ever mention any kind of work in this household? Or is the taxpayer picking up the tab?

Goldiegirl

Ronaldo_Mconaldo wrote: »

Did the OP ever mention any kind of work in this household? Or is the taxpayer picking up the tab?

I imagine at least one of the parties is at home all the time with all the home educating to be done.

Let's hope the other party is working and can support all the kids without excessive tax payer help.

If not - OP, stop at four

fabforty

nikki11 wrote: »

-there's enough people in this country that shouldn't be-send them home and safe a few bob:mad: The amount of people where I live- house paid for them, all the benefits of the day ..

No matter what the topic, someone always manages to squeeze in one of these posts .

xmaslolly76

My partner works full time so no we don't live off benefits. We get the usual tax credits and a very small amount of housing benefit, no council tax benefit as we don't qualify. I'm Looking into starting my own sewing business making childrens clothes amongst other things I already make a lot of clothes for my own children. Before someone picks up on the fact we rent so how are we going to covert the garage. The landlord would rather help us stay here having been good tenants for 7yrs than risk us leaving and getting who knows what move in plus a fourth bedroom would increase the value more than a garage does so win win.

So now some of you can get back on your soap boxes and start berating me for the fact we do get some state help.

notanewuser

xmaslolly76 wrote: »

My partner works full time so no we don't live off benefits. We get the usual tax credits and a very small amount of housing benefit, no council tax benefit as we don't qualify. I'm Looking into starting my own sewing business making childrens clothes amongst other things I already make a lot of clothes for my own children. Before someone picks up on the fact we rent so how are we going to covert the garage. The landlord would rather help us stay here having been good tenants for 7yrs than risk us leaving and getting who knows what move in plus a fourth bedroom would increase the value more than a garage does so win win.

So now some of you can get back on your soap boxes and start berating me for the fact we do get some state help.

Not berating you. But if you couldn't afford to have another child without those benefits increasing, then IMO you shouldn't do it.

But then we don't get any benefits for our DD, so it's down to us to provide everything for her anyway.

sulkisu

xmaslolly76 wrote: »

My partner works full time so no we don't live off benefits. We get the usual tax credits and a very small amount of housing benefit, no council tax benefit as we don't qualify. I'm Looking into starting my own sewing business making childrens clothes amongst other things I already make a lot of clothes for my own children. Before someone picks up on the fact we rent so how are we going to covert the garage. The landlord would rather help us stay here having been good tenants for 7yrs than risk us leaving and getting who knows what move in plus a fourth bedroom would increase the value more than a garage does so win win.

So now some of you can get back on your soap boxes and start berating me for the fact we do get some state help.

Not berating you, but there is nothing 'usual' about tax credits.

tatabubbly

xmaslolly76 wrote: »

My daughter will be doing her exams this year coming. A baby now would have very little impact as she would have finished her exams by the time baby was born.

Is your eldest planning on finishing their schooling at 15? I know from my experience having toddlers/babies in my house made it difficult to study, my mum was always trying to even everything out but you only have so many hours in the day!

Toddler groups are of no consequence to us. The spread in age range of home education groups I go to is very wide there are children of all ages from babes in arms to those teenagers taking their first steps into adult life. This is one of the wonderful things about HE we/they are not restricted to meeting & socialising just with people of their own age.

But it is benefical for kids to have friends their own age? Why wouldnt you go to a toddlers group?

Just added my thoughts