Netmums Money Diaries: how a full-time single mum gets by

Wendy Golledge Associate Editor Balancing a family budget is one of the toughest parenting jobs – right up there with managing sleep deprivation, poonamis and potty training. In our Money Diaries series, we look at how families across the UK save, spend and squander. Here, a single mum shares her money diary over a seven-day period. var afVideoManager=AufVideo.Manager.

‘My daughter’s Dad doesn’t contribute anything regularly in a maintenance sense, but if she needs anything and I ask him, he will sometimes buy it for her.’‘My daughter does three hours a week at a local nursery. I’m hoping we will be eligible for 15 free hours when she turns two.

‘I paid £44 car insurance, £20 for water rates and spent £50 in the supermarket. I also took my daughter to a baby swim class that cost me £4.’ ‘I had to spend an extra £20 in supermarket today for essentials like nappies and wipes today. Call it baby brain for forgetting yesterday!‘I also paid £13.50 to nursery for a baby session.

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