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Category: Family finances

Organising your finances, guest post from the National Debtline

How are your finances looking? Are you having issues making debt repayments? In this guest post, Dennis Hussey, a debt adviser from National Debtline, explains what assistance the charity can give. He also suggests what action you should consider to get your finances in order. Easter and Spring inevitably mark the time of year when

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Comments on Liberal Democrat plans for paternity leave

  Having recently passed comment on the Labour party’s paternity leave plans, it only seems correct to do the same for the Liberal Democrats. In case you missed it, the party leader Nick Clegg and Equalites Minister Jo Swinson have announced the Lib Dems would, if successful in the General Election, triple statutory paternity leave

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Budget 2015 update; how it affects families

The recent budget brought in a number of changes to ISAs, Child Trust Funds, tax and pensions that will affect families. In her latest guest post for Dadbloguk, Standard Life family finance expert Julie Hutchison outlines what these changes are and how they may affect your family. What was in Budget 2015 for parents and

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Legal & General #MoneyHangout, director’s cut

I recently took part in a Google+ hangout that was organised by financial services giant Legal & General. It was the first in a series of hangouts aimed at discussing personal finance issues and giving guidance to individuals across a range of life stages. The event was chaired by Legal & General’s chief executive Nigel

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Innovation at Visa and teaching my children about money

One of my kids’ favourite toys is a cash register. In addition to a tray for cash payments, it also has a pretend machine for taking card payments. One of the things I find staggering is that my two daughters think nothing of taking card payments when playing shop keepers. They’ve seen mummy and daddy

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