Where were Nugget Savings when I was preparing for mat leave?!

After launching a year ago, Nugget Savings has become a vital resource for would-be parents as they save and prepare for leave. If that's you, or someone you know, listen in and share! Stay til the end to hear Harriet and Katie's top 3 tips for self-employed maternity leave.

This was a really wide ranging conversation, from how Katie and Harriet have created such growth on their social platforms (100k on both IG and TikTok within a year!) to how they handle online trolling and misogyny. From Katie's NICU experience and her changing identity as she became a mother to more wider changes attitudes of and towards women and mums.

Katie and Harriet offered their advice on how to negotiate your mat (or paternity) leave deal - I wish I had done this when I was employed, but honestly it never even crossed my mind! Perhaps most importantly, they shared their thoughts on how we can support each other more, as mums and not mums. And of course, we ended with what brings them each joy (and the correct response to a compliment).

Resources mentioned

bCreator Awards: https://www.bcreator.co.uk/

Turn 2 Us benefits calculator: https://benefits-calculator.turn2us.org.uk/

Nugget Savings, NugBase: https://www.nuggetsavings.com/submityourpolicy

Takeaways

• How Harriet and Katie met and created Nugget Savings

• How they grew their social media accounts, Instagram and TikTok to 100k on each platform within a year of launching

• The lack of education and incorrect assumptions around maternity leave

• Their advice for financial planning for future parenthood

• Katie's experience of NICU and motherhood while running 2 businesses

• Structural inequality that women and mothers face at work and in the home

• Changing identity as a mother; having a business is a way of holding on to one's sense of self

• Why more parents should be negotiating their parental leave deal and how

• Dealing with negative feedback and misogyny online

• How we can support each other more as mums and not mums (dads need to be talking about this too!)

• Working for improved policies helps everyone, we shouldn't infight, we should be fighting the system together

• What brings Katie and Harriet joy (and the correct way to respond to a compliment!)

• Nugget Savings top 3 tips for self employed maternity leave

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Nugget Savings and Founders' Mission 05:02 The Journey of Building a Community Around Maternity Pay 10:07 The Importance of Transparency in Maternity Policies 14:52 Experiencing Misogyny and the Challenges of Motherhood 19:56 Navigating the Complexities of Maternity Leave 25:09 Negotiating Maternity Pay: Empowering Parents 29:57 Facing Criticism and Misogyny in the Business World 35:00 The Societal Shift Needed for Parental Support 40:10 Finding Joy Amidst the Challenges of Parenthood 45:07 Top Tips for Self-Employed Parents Preparing for Maternity Leave

Links:

Website: www.bumptobusinessowner.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumptobusinessowner/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinepooley/

About Nugget Savings

Harriet Morton Liddle and Kate Guild are the founders of Nugget Savings. They are two incredible founders on a mission to completely shake up rental leave pay. Katie, having just navigated maternity leave as a self-employed mum, which as many of you know, comes with its own set of challenges, is now in the thick of it of toddler life with her NICU baby.

Harriet, currently single and child free, hopes to start a family someday, but is deeply passionate about this cause. Together they're working to revolutionise maternity and paternity pay, not just in the UK, but globally, ensuring families are educated, financially prepared, and excited for the arrival of their little ones.

Nugget Savings' Links:

Website: https://www.nuggetsavings.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nugget-savings/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nuggetsavings/