IA's 'Does my bum look big in this Debt?' Diary

floss2

£14 is the difference between 4 x tax credits weekly figure, and 4 x weekly amount of your other outgoings (£368.05 x 12 /52)......weekly amount is £84.95...£81.45 + £3.50 (x4 = £14)...am I making sense or confusing everybody as well as me?!

floss2

bandraoi wrote: »

Once a month, when Ste gets paid transfer a lump sum amount into the account to cover the wtc/ctc shortfall.
Then continue as before.

See that's what I said (but just confused the message with numbers:D)

immoral_angeluk

floss2 wrote: »

£14 is the difference between 4 x tax credits weekly figure, and 4 x weekly amount of your other outgoings (£368.05 x 12 /52)......weekly amount is £84.95...£81.45 + £3.50 (x4 = £14)...am I making sense or confusing everybody as well as me?!

oh yea.. :doh: lol I am thick sometimes! Sorry!

floss2

immoral_angeluk wrote: »

Wondering whether it would be worth me putting k into nursery then as well and getting a little part time job to fit around their hours? :think:

Check it would be worthwhile....you don't want to come out with less than you start with!

mrsspendalot

immoral_angeluk wrote: »

Right well I've started the ball rolling booking Ash into a nursery for her government funded sessions. We're going to see a local nursery at 5.30 (ste finishes at 5 on fridays) as Ash can start sessions from easter for free. Wondering whether it would be worth me putting k into nursery then as well and getting a little part time job to fit around their hours? :think:

The government funded sessions are only 2.5hrs per day ... would you be able to get a job to fit that?

immoral_angeluk

mrsspendalot wrote: »

The government funded sessions are only 2.5hrs per day ... would you be able to get a job to fit that?

hmmmm. Unless we extended her hours to make it a full afternoon and K did the same... nothing's every straight forward is it? :rotfl:

mrsspendalot

.... unless you could have your 12.5hrs free sessions per week lumped together over a couple of days?

some nurseries will do this

mrsspendalot

immoral_angeluk wrote: »

hmmmm. Unless we extended her hours to make it a full afternoon and K did the same... nothing's every straight forward is it? :rotfl:

Nope, which is why i haven't bothered trying to go back to work yet. Trying to organise childcare around 3 kids is going to be a nightmare in the holidays!

immoral_angeluk

mrsspendalot wrote: »

Trying to organise childcare around 3 kids is going to be a nightmare in the holidays!

not to mention expensive!

mrsspendalot

Well, that as well, lol.