Questions
Wednesday, 21 October 2015 - 06:25
My partner moved in with me about 4 months ago, and wasn't working for the first three of those months, so I was supporting him on my part time wages. (Before he moved in I was being supplemented with benefits that I am no longer eligible for.) He now works full time with a decent pay rate. He...
Sunday, 18 October 2015 - 22:18
I am a stay at home mum to 2 little ones and am about half way through my education degree. Lately I am really struggling with finding the motivation to finish my degree. I hear a lot of mixed reviews of working as a teacher and it really throws me off. For mums who are teachers - did you have...
Sunday, 18 October 2015 - 15:46
thinking thinking thinking... We have done the PC laptop smart phone and tablet thing and I am refining which devices best suit our family needs. our tablet's have expired and while our PC's need upgrading they are hanging in there, as PC's do well beyond the point of being obsolete which is why I...
Saturday, 17 October 2015 - 00:21
Most my lawyers in the past were at half the rate. They are charging $380 an hour. Legal aid are covering it and topping up the caveat on my house for it because I'm a pensioner. If I wasn't a home owner it would cost a fraction but because I got a mortgage and am a home owner I pay full price. Oh...
Friday, 16 October 2015 - 22:08
I am wanting to access some of my super under financial hardship. One of the conditions is that you need to be recieving income support payments from Centrelink continuously for 6 months- I am wondering if anyone knows if Family tax benefit is classed as an income support payment? Thanks
Friday, 16 October 2015 - 15:53
Has or is anyone receiving parent payments for separated by living under the same roof. I am considering splitting with my husband as it is not working and I am miserable. This will be the second time we've split, however this time we've bought a house. (It's in his name). Is it difficult to get...
Thursday, 15 October 2015 - 21:43
Hey, can you please post this question on your wall. Ok here goes. Have any other mums or someone you've know been to court of a Centrelink debt? (Yes please don't go on about that, it was a mistake that I didn't pick up over a few years). It's quite a large about so I'm more wondering anyone else'...
Wednesday, 14 October 2015 - 06:30
My new husband came into my life with a substantial amount of debt from his last marriage, so much that his weekly repayments are taking half his wage. He refuses to consolidate, but I feel he doesn't want anyone looking through his financial situation. Now this effects me greatly because we have a...
Monday, 12 October 2015 - 13:04
The internet is confusing... Hoping I can find an answer from real life experiences. We bought our house a few years ago since then my hubby has incurred a debt that went to collections which we're paying. This was due to losing his job and not being able to find another for sometime and all our...
Friday, 9 October 2015 - 15:44
Feeling a tad fed up, disappointed and sad... I'm 36 with four beautiful kids and an amazing husband. I realise that in itself is a lot to be grateful for but we are always flat broke and it brings me so down. It's not how I envisioned my life at this age. I was once in a stable successful career,...