money pressure

[mumma of 2]

Sheridan here

Because i was working full time in child care up untill my waters broke early (25 wk) and now that i am a stay at home mum because i can't affored to place two children in care and i don't want to i want to see my children grow and develop and with one being so prem he needs a more watchful eye. i feel as though i need to do some thing as we don't have much money to spare at the end of the week.

how do all the other stay at home mums get along???

Sheridan

[Zada]

hey your not the only one! at the end of the week we have $25 each spare and thats it. No savings or anything. Its hard im in the process of trying to get loans down etc.

[sugar n spice]

zaras mum, good on you for trying to loans down, that takes dedication so well done

[kimmy]

Yeah i know how you feel we are living off one income atm.

[tiynah]

hi there
we just moved to sydney and finding it very expensive too as we have no benefits..im a sahm to two babies and its very hard to manage
am thinking of opening a business working from home but have to check out the legalities first..anyone interested in joining me maybe..thats if you're from sydney too..

[delliepooh]

Im about to become a SAHM too.. and the $$$ thoughts scare me!

Tiynah.. what type of business are you thinking off?? im from sydney, and any thought of extra cash sounds great to me. PM me if you want to discuss more.


del

[delliepooh]

Colkel..

Im in sydney, is that a problem? Please feel free to PM me with any ideas.


del

[Marissa]

I've just moved to North NSW coast from Sydney. I have a 20 month old and also one on the way (due April).
We have no money and no idea what we are going to do to get out of the prob just yet.
I know how you feel completely. And to top it off I've just started up being a scrapbooking consultant and I love it completely, so I guess how I get through things as I enjoy it so much it takes my mind off things like that and also I get good money from that too when I work.

[Marissa]

If any of you are interested let me know and I can show you my website and what that could offer, just to give you an idea????

[SH3LBY]

If its of any help at all... Even those of us with a reasonable income struggle

[greig4]

Hi, I'm a mummy of 4. check out


http://www.simplesavings.com.au

excellent site.
I have been a member for 6 months and saved $540. so far. I wouldn't have been able to if not for this site....

:thumbsup:

[Mamaduke]

We're lucky enough in the sense that I can stay home because DH's job offers alot of overtime at very good rates...I looked at his payslip and saw his normal hours pay and I was shocked...I don't think we could survive on it!!!
In the 5 years he's been with this company we've never had a 38hr week pay...:fingerscrossed: that keeps going otherwise....:(

[Ange&Seth]

I have just joined Avon and Homecare as a last resort to try and get a bit of extra $$$ to help DF with the bills. We bought a house in January, just before I went back to work so it was all going to work out fine. But then after just 7 shifts, I was asked for my resignation. The woman who replaced me when I left made accusations against me which were completely false but the boss (who used to love me) just wouldn't listen to anything I said. So then we found ourselves with a dilemma, 'How're we gonna pay the bills'.

I've only been selling the products for a few weeks but have already started making a profit. If anyone wants to start up with Avon, I'd be happy to give you some more information. Just PM me and I'll see what I can find out for you.

Ange

[k15s]

I've tried Avon - ended up costing me money with brochures, delivery fees, etc. Homecare's great (no outlay) if you're prepared to walk heaps but need to be organised! Did it for 5 months but hard with a newborn to fit in naps, feeds, etc. Definitely check out the website

www.simplesavings.com.au

Maybe it's not that we need more money... maybe we just need to stop spending it!