Parenting
Buying Your Child’s First Car
Your first car will stay with you as a major milestone in your life. Choosing wisely and knowing the costs both before and after purchase will help you save the right amount.
Gifting
Top 5 trends making Christmas ‘social saving’ and gifting popular
Covid-19 has triggered a change in parent purchase patterns when it comes to giving children gifts and experiences. Most physical, face-to-face parties and family celebrations having been cancelled in 2020 due to social distancing. Offspring have identified a shift in our attitudes to saving, with 39% of people saying they Read more…
Gifting
5 reasons why receiving a cash gift could be better than receiving duplicate presents
Receiving gifts is a joyful experience but wouldn’t it be better to have some choice so you can get something you really need and helps you? Becky has a problem! On birthdays and Christmas, her son has been getting lots of presents from loving family and friends. This, of course, Read more…
Offspring
Money Saving Tips for Families
“Managing your family budget is really important especially for money saving. It can help you to stay on top of any bills and expenses and could also free-up extra spending money that you could put into savings.” There are lots of things you can do as a family to help Read more…
Gifting
11 ways to build long-distance relationships with grandchildren
“Building long distance relationships with grandchildren does take planning, but it’s worth the effort to create those joyful relationships with the grandchildren you don’t get to see all the time.” In this world of nuclear families where grandparents often live far away, distance from grandchildren doesn’t mean that you can’t Read more…
Offspring
Inheritance Tax – helping your family prepare for a legacy
Most of us do not enjoy contemplating the fact that we won’t be around forever, but as Benjamin Franklin is alleged to have said “in this world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.” Research tells us that the tax levied upon our death, known as Read more…
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Travelling in Asia during your Gap Year?
Taking a gap year and seeing the world is what dreams are made of. Travelling gets harder the older you get as you gain more and more responsibilities and financial outgoings. That’s why travelling Asia is at the top of many people’s bucket lists, especially for young people in their Read more…
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How Much Will it Cost to Fully Furnish a House?
After you’ve bought your property, it’s time for the next big spend – furnishings! Often people forget that they’ll need more money for expenditures after the purchase of their new home. But how much does it cost to fully furnish a house? Whether you’re buying an unfurnished house or just Read more…
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How Much Does A Summer Holiday Cost?
As the sun begins to shine in the UK, it signals one thing for everyone – summer. With summer, comes warmer nights sitting in the garden and the children being home from school for the holidays. However, it’s also the start of the holiday season, with lots of families taking Read more…
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Buying your first home
Taking your first step onto the property ladder can be an exciting, but daunting time. Buying your first home can be a terrifying task, with mortgage advisors, banks and loans flooding your life for the first time.
However, with a good few saving tips, a career set to propel you into the future and the right knowledge, your journey into your new home can be a lot easier than you think.