Planning a Family
Having children is a big commitment, both emotionally and financially. We've got the tools and information you need to ensure your purse strings can cope at every stage of your family's development.
Raise money-wise kidsBringing up children is expensive, but parents don’t have to give in to every demand for cash. The core struggle in the relationship among parents, children and money is the parents’ battle with their own spending impulses, both for their children and for themselves.
Insight
In this section you'll find all the articles you need to help you make sense of your family finances.
- How to deal with school rejection
- Investing for a child
- Why employers should pay for childcare
- Child trust funds a waste of money?
- Cost of children soars over five years
- If children were in charge of the cash
- School fees made easy
- Child's play of child trust funds
- How to teach your kids about money
- Pregnancy: your legal rights at work
- How to cope with the cost of a teenager
- New dads go back to work early
Tools
As wonderful as they are, children can also be a considerable financial burden. Get your figures right with our handy tools.
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MSN Video
Our video guides explain the basics of money in simple terms.