Articles Tagged: recession

Why private schooling isn't worth the money

By Linda Aitchison, Apr 6, 2012

"Parents forced to pay £13,000 in private school fees" scream newspaper reports and I want to bang my head on the desk. Nobody is forcing anyone.

Mother tries to sell baby for $7,000

By Keith Kendrick, Dec 7, 2011

A mother has been caught trying to sell her eight month-old son in what authorities described as a “sign of the times”.

Swimming lessons, piano tuition and BUBBLE BATH off recession-hit families' shopping lists

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Nov 16, 2011

Swimming lessons, piano tuition, and even BUBBLE BATH are being cut from millions of families budgets as Britons struggle to cope with the aftermath of the recession, claims a report out today.

Cash-strapped family of five move into a bus they bought on eBay

By parentdish.co.uk, Oct 7, 2011

A cash-strapped family are attempting to beat the recession and the pricey housing market by buying a bus and moving their family in to cut costs and gain more space

Should Government help parents with private school fees?

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Sep 19, 2011

A spokeswoman from a parents' group has said the Government should help families with children at private school by giving them vouchers towards the cost.

Women delaying motherhood because of recession

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Sep 6, 2011

It's often said that if you wait until you can afford to have a baby, you'll never have one, yet latest research suggests that women really are delaying motherhood because of recession worries.