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• Many new mothers will receive far less than their salary while on maternity leave
• The average takeaway (£30) equates to 99 nappies, enough for eight days
• Financial expert, Christie Cook, shares her saving tips for maternity leave

While it differs company to company, the majority of new mothers will not receive their full pay for their maternity...

• Families could save more than £13 million a week on energy costs as children go back to school this week[1]
• Cooking, television watching and dishwasher use are set to fall by the biggest amount, potentially saving each household around £125 a year [2]

• With energy prices set to rise from October, Uswitch.com encourages households to take
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Parents face costs of up to £1,100 when kids return to school

• Parents pay up to £422 on school uniform each year
• The school run costs parents up to £137 annually
• Hodge shares budgeting tips for parents with kids in school

As the new school year approaches, parents are preparing for significant expenses, with research from Hodge indicating...

Summer is a time of relaxation and sunny days, but having the kids at home all day often leads to a lot of excursions and expensive outings. For parents who are at a loss as to how to save money in these increasingly expensive times, there are still many fun ways to entertain the kids and save money while doing it.

Jason Higgs , the Senior Deals Strategist for Bountii , is an expert...

Just how much pocket money should you give to your child?

In many cases, the question is hard to answer, or at least depends on various factors, such as the financial condition of the family, the age of the child, among others.

Jason Higgs, Senior Deals Strategist at Bountii , delves into the importance of financial education from a young age and provides insights into...

More than a million parents will receive reminders from this week to extend Child Benefit for their teenagers if they are continuing their education or training after their GCSEs.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is sending more than 1.4 million Child Benefit reconfirmation letters to parents between 24 May and 17 July. The letters will include a QR code which, when scanned, directs...

Will your teenager be making money over the summer break? If they have few financial responsibilities, you may be worried they’ll spend it all on frivolities rather than sensibly saving. So, how can you encourage them to make smart decisions with their money ?

Jason Higgs, the Senior Deals Strategist at Bountii , explains how you can teach your teen to build their savings....

The Easter half-term is well underway and searches for the term “half term kids eat free” are up by over 170% in the last seven days! Whilst yellow sticker shopping and supermarket matching are viable options to make savings, what if there was a tool that could plan your meals for less than £3 a head? Christoph C. Cemper , on behalf of AIPRM , provides five tips on how to utilise artificial...

The summer holidays are an exciting time, and with a little bit of forward planning they can also be more affordable than ever before.

Money experts at Sambla have researched the cost of those all important summer items to find out whether it's worth delaying your holiday shop to save the pennies.

To conduct the study we researched and analysed one-year of price comparison...

Teaching your children about money from a young age is essential to equip them with the knowledge and habits they need to make informed financial decisions throughout their lives.

We recently conducted a survey across 2500 parents with children aged 21+ which revealed 28% still bail their children out financially.

Finance expert Gary Hemming, from ABC Finance gives us a...