Education
The cost of family life
A dad I know once gave me a fascinating insight into the true cost of family life. He was reeling off a list of items he was buying his teenage kids for Christmas.
April 16, 2018
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Education
Thinking of the teenage years: The dilemmas posed by moving house
We’ve entered a new phase in our quest to buy a new family home. Having accepted an offer from a buyer, moving house has become a step closer to reality. We now have to find somewhere to buy and this is where we’re facing a harsh reality.
March 26, 2018
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Teaching children languages – does anything beat practical experience?
I’ve long held the opinion that my children should learn foreign languages. I think it comes with my up-brinigng. Although half-French I always lived in English speaking households and so was never taught the language.
September 10, 2016
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Our new kitchen, and a spectacular failure to plan for it
Many years ago, I was a cub scout. Here we are 30-ish years later and I have spectacularly failed to live by that famous moto; “be prepared.” In a few weeks, you see, we will be getting a new kitchen. The work to our family home will start in early December and go on right
November 10, 2015
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Childcare costs aren’t child’s play
For some of us, the kids have returned to school and a sense of normality has returned to the family home. For working parents, the costs of providing childcare during the break may also have left them with a large overdraft. In this guest post, Money Plus blogger Julie Hutchison turns her mind to childcare
September 2, 2015
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