Articles Tagged: spending

Mum spends £20,000 a year on presents for her nine-year-old daughter

By parentdish.co.uk, Feb 26, 2012

This is the mum who spends a whopping £20,000 a year on her daughter. Milllee Sarton wants for nothing - as her mum Nicky spends every spare penny she and her husband Gary have on treating Millee.

Surviving Teenagers: What do they know about money?

By Marianne Kavanagh, Feb 6, 2012

Teenagers have a hazy idea about finance, says research from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) this week. Over 70% of 16 to 18-year-olds don't know what APR stands for. "What's APR?" I say to my 17-year-old daughter.

Explaining spending and saving money to children

By Heidi Scrimgeour, Dec 22, 2011

In the current financial climate, how can you talk honestly to children about money without making them financially anxious? And how can we ensure youngsters don't - in the words of Oscar Wilde - end up knowing the price of everything but the value of nothing?

A cut-price Christmas will still cost poorest families almost £200

By Keith Kendrick, Dec 6, 2011

Even the poorest families will splash out at least £182 on Christmas because of commercial pressure, according to a report.

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.

How much do you spend at Christmas?

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Oct 19, 2011

Researchers reckon families will be shaving £100 off their Christmas spending this year, and even re-cycling old gifts in a bid to make the festive period less of a burden on the purse-strings.