This guest post from family finance expert and MoneyPlus blogger Julie Hutchison looks at where you might wish to invest for your children’s future…and why their age should be taken into consideration. John has written before on his blog about how his oldest child qualifies for a Child Trust Fund, whereas his youngest has a
Are you thinking of buying a bigger family home? Maybe you’re looking to rent a property? Whatever your position, you will face a number of challenges, especially if you have children or an expanding family to think of. If you are looking for advice on how to handle these issues, help is at hand from
As regular readers will be aware, I’m proud to be one of the contributors to the Skipton Building Society’s Retire Savvy blog. The online community has been set up to demystify retirement and get people talking about how they’d like to spend their time once they’re left the workforce. Retire Savvy, which is operating on
Like most people, I’d heard horror stories about individuals having trouble getting a mortgage for a family home or finance to buy a bigger family car. I’ve also known quite a few people that have taken out an Individual Voluntary Arangement (IVA) to clear debts they could no longer manage. One of the
Below is a guest post from Alison McGovern, the Labour Party’s Shadow Minister for Children and Families and MP for Wirral South. In the post, the Shadow Minister outlines various polices Labour would implement to improve family life. This includes improved paternity leave, increased childcare and capped school places. This is the second of several
