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what to do? My boyfriend and I live with our roomate and the lease is not up until March. However, I just found out today that he may be moving out of state again in the near future. This means that James and I have to get a place of our own and thus more financial stress. He is currently on light duty with a torn acl that may need surgery in three months. Our baby is due in late April and between my severe morning sickness and interstitial cystitis, working has not been possible for me.

To add to it, my brother and sister have the potential to be moving in with us in the next year (they are in an abusive home now that is being looked into by their school and csd) Our dad has a traveling job that will not provide the stability that they need, plus me staying at home I will be able to provide the support and supervision that they need. They are 13 and soon to be 15 years old. My dad has already stated that if they come to stay with us he will gladly help us financially with the equivelant of the child support that he is currently paying for them.

If that is not enough, James' neice who is 9 that he raised from about 2 years old on will be moving in with us for the next school year. I know that this is the best situation for all of these kids and am happy that we can provide a safe home for all of them. However I am becoming increasingly stressed about the finances of it all.

I know the help from my dad and the help from Rayanna's aunt will help a lot, but at the same time it just doesn't seem like it can fit in our budget right now. I would like to be able to do some sort of work from home, but dont know where to look or what to do for that. If anyone has any suggestions about that that would be wonderful. Thank you all and sorry so long.
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HEY! Can't believe what your going through at the moment! What can i say, your AMAZING!! You're becomming a mum of 4 all at once! I'm home bound at the moment because i'm so close to my due date and i'm currently selling stuff on ebay to make some money!!! :) Either stuff from around the house thats in good condition, or my own fashion designs and creations, home made cards...whatever i think of. I didn't think it would be profitable but its INSANE the amount of money i'm managing to make, and its really great to clear out some of the junk i had sitting around the place, the old clothes that didn't fit me anymore...ANYTHING SELLS!! haha. Other work you can do from home though are babysitting (though i think you'll have enough of that on your plate without other people's kids!) or you can do ironing/laundry for people. I did that for a while and plan to take it up again after bubb's born. I just printed off some flyers off my computer in coloured paper, got my boyfriend to go pop them in some mailboxes and its suprising how many people got in touch. Nobody likes ironing, yet it needs to be done. If you find something you can do for other people from the comfort of your home..that is a NECESSITY...you're in the money! haha. If you wanna talk or ask n e thing just send me a message. God bless and best of luck with your up coming struggle. xx
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Oh wow... what a handful!!! But bless your heart for being willing to do it! I know it seems scary now, for sure, but when the time comes, you'll figure out how to make it work, and with the financial help, it WILL be ok. Unfortunately, I don't have any suggestions for working at home that 7MonthMummy hasn't made. Do you do any crafty things? They could be sold on ebay too.

I hope your stress isn't affecting your body, it isn't good for the baby either. Try practicing meditation and relaxation techniques and focus on pampering yourself as much as you can. Use your spirituality to help you too through prayer or similar things.

*hugs* Remember you're an incredible woman for being willing to help others like this!
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Wow that is a handfull. although it seems stupid to see but try to keep stress levels low, let someone else help you with that, its alot to take on all by yourself. Atm im just doing a coupld of temping jobs so i can pick and choose when i go into work.
Also taking on more children intitals you to some kind of benefit to help you along im not quite sure which one it is.
Just make sure your not dealing with all this pressure by yourself. However best of luck to you and bubs.
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Wow what huge changes for you all at once... have faith that everything will work out and that things happen for a reason i'm sure that if you weren't able to handle it, it wouldn't be sitting on your lap. The older kids may be able to help with the little ones which is a plus...I think that ebay is a great idea go to garage sales and find cheap things then re-sell them.. sometimes you walk into a goldmine and find something that's worth a TON of money that you had no idea it was worth 2 bucks! Good luck if you need anything give me a shout! :)
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