Making the Most of Your Maternity Pay
Being a parent of a potential baby model is hard. You
stopped working to have your baby and money is tight. Of course, if you qualify
for Statutory Maternity Pay or Maternity Allowance it can help with the costs
of taking your baby to auditions and taking the best photos of them to show off.
But, unfortunately your income will be substantially less despite the fact
you’ve an extra mouth to feed plus you still have the same bills to pay.
Here are some ideas to help mums of baby models save money
to support their little one’s baby modelling dream.
Get a Cheaper Mortgage
Speak to your mortgage broker about ways you can reduce your
payments. Or you can move to interest-only mortgage payments, temporarily – but
be aware that in future you’ll obviously have to pay more back.
Lower Your Gas and Electricity Bills
There are loads of comparison websites that will help you
find the cheapest rates. Some providers will even pay you a reward for
switching to them so shop around. If you can pay your credit card bills in full
each month, get one that gives you a reward
Lower your Phone Bill
If you’re near the end of your contract call your network
provider and ask to be put through to the cancellations department. What
they’ll do is transfer you to the customer retention department who’ll do all
they can to keep you by offering you a better deal. Research the best deals on
the market first so you know what’s out there.
Buy Cheaper Food
It’s best to do your grocery shop online because you’re less
tempted by unnecessary things than if you’re pushing a trolley down the aisle.
Why not try a ‘downsizing’ challenge. For instance, if you always buy a premium
brand of muesli, try getting the next cheapest brand. If you don’t notice the
difference, don’t buy the expensive brand again.
Use Bargains and Special Offers
Online comparison sites will tell you which places have
offers (and if you can’t get to the store in person, you can order online). Boots
and Superdrug also have great offers and parenting clubs which offer discounts,
as do Tesco, and Early Learning Centre to name a few. As a parent taking part in baby modelling, you need to save up! Savings are everywhere,
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