Posts Tagged ‘money worries’

The children of the recession

by David Mond on January 14th, 2010

Child Trust Funds offering £250 contribution to your child’s future, are only actually being made use of by two thirds of those receiving them in the poorer areas of our country.

Tags: Child Trust Fund, children's savings, debt, money worries
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Christmas + shopping = Jingle Fever

by David Mond on January 2nd, 2010

During the last 12 shopping days of 2009, consumers spent £4 million pounds more on credit cards than they did the previous year.

Tags: debt, money worries, sales, shopoholic, shopping, shopping worries
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24% of the women, stopped or reduced their pension payments and savings contributions all together when they left work to start a family. Although they may feel this is best for the baby, but without their regular income, savings or pension to support them, by the time they reach retirement age, they could be severely in debt.

Tags: cost of childcare, debt, money worries, pregnant, stay at home mums, working mums
Posted in Managing Your Money, Personal Debt | 1 Comment »

The joys of getting old…er!

by David Mond on December 17th, 2009

Insurance provider Rias confirm our children are turning to us to provide free childcare services for them, rather than having to pay for their children to be in full time nursery – a decision that saves them over £5billion a year!

Tags: cost of childcare, debt, grandparents, money worries, parents, paying for childcare
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