Working away from home

Is there any way that your partner could increase her income?
Woul theer be other options which didn't involve the whole family moving, or you spending a lot of money n cimmunting? For instnace, is your job one which could be done remotely? If so, might it be possibe to find a job at a distance from your home but negotiate to work from home part of the time, or to work fxi hours so you could (for instance) travel outside rush horus or work longer hours some days and 'bank' time so you could (for instance) work a 9 day fortnight to reduncc etravelling?

Would it be possible to move a shorter distance so that a commute became managable and you were not completely out of your current area and support groups?

You mention that your current employer is dropping jobs - do you feel that they are going under, or is it more about restructuring and becoming more efficiant? Have you appraoched them about a pay increase,citing the fact that they are paying below the going rate?
If you were to have that conversation with them, and they won't /can't increase your pay, could you consider with them keping the same salary but going part time, and prehaps getting a second part time job? Even if it was only one day a week it might give you a bit extra household income (or alternatively, and depending on whether your wife works full time, you could look to reduce your hours and do more childcare and household work and for her to increase her hours, if that would result in a higher houseold income.

Another option might be to see whether, as a family, you can improve your finacial position y making savings or using your money more eficently, so that instead of getting by, you make savigns which you can use to improve your quality of life. Looking at the debt free board might help you: if ou are willing to post a statement of affairs setting out your curent income and outgoigns I'm sure you'd fine people willing to offer suggestions of how you might be able to make savings to free up some of your income.

maddisonzoexx wrote: »

I am currently working away from home in a rural area 250miles away from home, i am 16 years old and earning £230 a week. I find the experience extremely lonely and isolating along with i have led to eat very little because the staff eating quarters are very over crammed and in rather awful condition. I hate being away from my friends and family however i have been unable to find any other jobs and it is leading me feeling very depressed.

Maddison, this sounds a truly awful experience Can you return home to your parents, or is there someone else you could stay with? Is going home and going to college an option for you?
It sounds as though you maybe being exploited -if you are on minimum wage of £4.20 and earning £230 pw, then that's an average working week of 54 hours. Are your employers approachable, could you ask them to smarten up the staff quarters? Could you eat outside while the weather is decent?

if you are beginning to feel depressed, then you need to have a talk with your GP before it spirals out of control.

I really feel for you, and hope things improve soon.,