Mother Distracted

Government plans to reduce the deficit have resulted in threatening increases in taxes and cuts in spending, too. Whilst there is hope that ...

It’s fair to say that a new tax year doesn’t exactly evoke the same levels of excitement, nor inspiration for ‘new starts’, as a new calenda...

The Brexit vote reverberated loudly across Britain. We are still dealing with the aftermath of the shock of it all. Everyone was affected i...

It’s the end of the academic year and amongst the celebrations of degrees and diplomas comes the realisation that, despite the financial bur...

We are half way through 2016 already - and I suspect many of us are very glad about that, given the year it's been so far. Image cre...

There's no doubt that the costs involved in raising your kids are rising. I don't know about you but there seems to be a new expen...

As a ‘baby boomer’ (born in 1964) I knew that having children late in life meant I had to budget not only for my pension, but also for the c...

We spend a lot of our time wondering about the future. Many of us worry about the future, but not specifically. We go through life with a ...

Online divorce firm divorce-online.co.uk , the single biggest filer of divorce petitions in England and Wales, is predicting a big spike in ...

If only there was a way of solving the pocket money problem.  It's difficult to know when to give pocket money, how much and on what bas...

As an older parent, I am well aware that my retirement age will need to be extended if my kids choose to stay in education. I’m in good heal...

Christmas is a popular time for people to spend way more money than they can actually afford. Christmas quite literally breaks the bank. If ...

So far I've had a life in two parts. Probably the reverse of many women's in that I was a single working girl up to the age of 41 ...