my mrs dosent want to go back to work after her maternity leave, and to be honest ide rather she stayed at home with littleun :-) but we just cant afford it :-( so any ideas of money making schemes for a new mum would be greatly appreciated.

 

AND

 

before we go there........... (which im sure someone will lol) ive been trying to pimp her out for years lol, but ended up 50p less than we started with :thumbdown:

 

this is her BTW 50p anyone??? just kidding incase you read this love!

 

50p here :tt2::tt2:

seconded on the 50p lol ....but no ideas on the question unless you want to do allot of envelope licking :rofl:

I'll throw in 50p too Rob!!!

 

Well, how about a washing and ironing service, she is going to be doing a lot of that anyway....lol

50p here :tt2::tt2:

 

LOL - don't accept anything less than a fiver:wink:

 

But getting serious and back on topic, you haven't mentioned what she did for a living before maternity leave.

 

If she has (had) a full time job, then for me the first step would be to ask her employers about flexible working arrangements. For example like working part time to begin with; or working from home a day or two each week if circumstances permit.

 

Whilst the law has changed (for the worse IMO but that's another topic:sweatdrop:) to potentially facilitate flexible working hours for parents of babies and young children; do bear in mind that her boss has no legal obligation to agree. However an employer does have to "consider" each application and should present a legitimate reason as to why they refuse - like why it is detrimental to their business.

 

Like I said - it's down to the employer's reasoning and discretion so don't expect an immediate "yes" and do be prepared for disappointment if they say no. But if you don't ask you don't get!

 

Finally if I have not said so before, congrats on your new addition. And good luck!

 

Richard:cool2:

my mrs dosent want to go back to work after her maternity leave, and to be honest ide rather she stayed at home with littleun :-) but we just cant afford it :-( so any ideas of money making schemes for a new mum would be greatly appreciated.

 

AND

 

before we go there........... (which im sure someone will lol) ive been trying to pimp her out for years lol, but ended up 50p less than we started with :thumbdown:

 

this is her BTW 50p anyone??? just kidding incase you read this love!

 

 

:lol: i just said to the mrs after reading your thread title, "does he really want me to answer that?", and then i read what you put and thought, bugger.

If I could think of a way of earning a decent living from home, I'd be doing it now..

 

I have got 3 girls under 25 living in my house though, so I installed secret cameras in their rooms.. Now I get about 100 quid a month from perverts knocking one out when they get changed.. :drool: Gotta love the internet..

 

Hope my missus doesn't read this.... :scared:

If I could think of a way of earning a decent living from home, I'd be doing it now..

 

I have got 3 girls under 25 living in my house though, so I installed secret cameras in their rooms.. Now I get about 100 quid a month from perverts knocking one out when they get changed.. :drool: Gotta love the internet..

 

Hope my missus doesn't read this.... :scared:

 

LOL - don't worry Leo. I can move this to the "private" forums.......

 

.....if you send me the web address and sign me up for free.....:w00t:

 

Richard:wink:

Most important thing is what can she do, and what interests does she have?

 

Ebay businesses are real easy to set up and run hence questions above. Generally its easier to make money from stuff that you are interested in.

Ebay - Selling of a Product type she has particular knowledge or interest in.

 

People even make decent livings just buying poorly advertised cheap items on ebay and reselling for more, with better adverts, better auction end times...etc.

cheers for the input guys! she was a nursery supervisor before, but dosnt want to go back to the same job, so i guess some kind of nannying work would be an idea. lot of red tape involved in that though. ive tried to get her doing some kind of ebay trade, i think that might be the way to proceed.

If I could think of a way of earning a decent living from home, I'd be doing it now..

 

I have got 3 girls under 25 living in my house though, so I installed secret cameras in their rooms.. Now I get about 100 quid a month from perverts knocking one out when they get changed.. :drool: Gotta love the internet..

 

Hope my missus doesn't read this.... :scared:

 

lad i knew actually tried this with the girls showers in bangor uni. hid a camera in some shampoo bottle thingy and got people to pay for the password lol! hes in jail now! lol. :oops:

the ebay idea i can vouch for and have turned a 10.00 pounds item in to 100.00 straight profit before now, so it can be done ;)

I earn a good second living from home - if she has professional qualifications (in pretty much any area from computer skills to medical jobs & most trades in between!) then PM me for details :)

I earn a good second living from home - if she has professional qualifications (in pretty much any area from computer skills to medical jobs & most trades in between!) then PM me for details :)

 

she has a BaHons in early childhood studies i think, if thats any good???

the ebay idea i can vouch for and have turned a 10.00 pounds item in to 100.00 straight profit before now, so it can be done ;)

 

ive done the same, and actually lived off ebay for a short while in uni, but i guess youve gotta have a certain kind of head to do it

Its really hard to work from home with a baby. I tried this when Tasha was small setting up my own real nappies business, but as babies get older they require more and more attention - i ended up having to work evenings when she was in bed in the end as I just couldn't get on during the day. Eventually I went back to work full time, couldn't afford not to - if you're on a low or modest income though, you would get tax credits which help with the costs of childcare and some supplemental income. Explore all your options, because it really is incredibly hard to do a decent amount of work from home with a baby - and soon as they get mobile you only have the short amount of time when they nap to get anything done.

Def check out flexible work patterns, etc

J x

ive done the same, and actually lived off ebay for a short while in uni, but i guess youve gotta have a certain kind of head to do it

 

thats just it mate aint it, i could not run an e-bay shop at min as much as id like to i know i can turn a 20.00 pound computer in to a 200.00 straight profit but said item is few and far between now :/ but is the one i mentioned at that mini meet we had ;)

Ok i'm just gunna stroll in and ruin the whole party.

ready.

Dear Rob, why are you floging the missus. Right now she's in a state of amazed/relieved/wonder/and learning so much. In months this will have passed and it gets crappy/teethy/sneezy/forever wiping the floor.

I would like to turn the tables and say, Mr Holland, why dont you get a better paid job? You could. -haha Devils advoca and all that... but...

whatever it is you do for extra cash- you do it together. 50/50. Because right now she might, but soon she won't count turning up with a check to pay bills as your 50%. Its a bit pap but you need more than a child and a pretty face right now. You need something like a distraction, to help cling to the time before the baby. Remember how you both enjoyed that bit.

Ok i'm just gunna stroll in and ruin the whole party.

ready.

Dear Rob, why are you floging the missus. Right now she's in a state of amazed/relieved/wonder/and learning so much. In months this will have passed and it gets crappy/teethy/sneezy/forever wiping the floor.

I would like to turn the tables and say, Mr Holland, why dont you get a better paid job? You could. -haha Devils advoca and all that... but...

whatever it is you do for extra cash- you do it together. 50/50. Because right now she might, but soon she won't count turning up with a check to pay bills as your 50%. Its a bit pap but you need more than a child and a pretty face right now. You need something like a distraction, to help cling to the time before the baby. Remember how you both enjoyed that bit.

 

hmmmmm, tell you what, you squeeze a few more hours into the week and ill glady get another job. but in the summer months i work on 'average' 70 hours a week. this dosent include being on 24 hour call out! i do any more and my boy wont see his dad, period.

 

but the fact of the matter is that Ceri WANTS to earn money! she (and nor do i) just dosent want to leave our baby in the care of half arsed nursery assistants (and weve seen some of the horrors of this first hand as as i said she was a nursery supervisor for nearly 2 years.) babies left to scream for hours with the doors shut so you cant hear them downstairs. and sometimes 17 little kiddies to each member of staff! i know its not right, or legal, but it happens!

 

she has always been a star when it comes to things like this, and is an absolute hero! we just want a bit better for our baby :yes:

Rather than sending your kid to a child minder you wife could become one!

How good is she at cleaning and ironing. You could ask round family and friends if they want someone to come their house and clean for a few hours a week.

Its really hard to work from home with a baby. I tried this when Tasha was small setting up my own real nappies business, but as babies get older they require more and more attention - i ended up having to work evenings when she was in bed in the end as I just couldn't get on during the day. Eventually I went back to work full time, couldn't afford not to - if you're on a low or modest income though, you would get tax credits which help with the costs of childcare and some supplemental income. Explore all your options, because it really is incredibly hard to do a decent amount of work from home with a baby - and soon as they get mobile you only have the short amount of time when they nap to get anything done.

Def check out flexible work patterns, etc

J x

 

Wise words there Jane - I haven't been in the situation myself sut that makes perfect sense......

 

Richard:sorcerer: