A mum has shared tips on how she avoided falling into £3,500 worth of debt during her maternity leave.
“As a student I only did what I could afford. I had student and maintenance loans but I left university with no other debt.” “I managed to double my savings to £800 per month and went on maternity leave with £5,000 in my savings account. But I still had to budget throughout my maternity leave to make ends meet.”
“The dehumidifier cost about £120. It’s really efficient, our washing dries within a day and we don’t need the heating on extra. We save between £50 and £65 a month. So it adds up to a pretty big saving on our energy prices.”“I was giving bags and bags of my son’s clothes to charity shops,” Phe continued. “I still send some stuff to charity shops, but if I have a nice piece I put them on Vinted. In five weeks I made £200.