Summer is all about spending time together. As the awesome Dad I am I bought the boys some water guns. We have had awesome water fights with them and they were also purchases on offer too so they are great, but also cheaper than usual, everyone wins! From that we also started a little building …
If you’re paying for childcare this summer, you might be able to get help from HMRC. The Government backed Tax-Free Childcare scheme gives eligible families up to £2,000 a year per child towards childcare costs, for free. This could even cover summer clubs! There are about 1.6 million families who can claim via the scheme …
I wrote last week about some Dad stuff. Specifically new father things. Since then, I have heard, on the ‘grapevine’, that a Mum from the school playground has accused me of not doing anything. To put it into context, five days after our new baby was born, our eldest really wanted his Mummy to take …
I’ve been making my kid’s money work for them. It’s not longer good enough to sit back and accept that their cash is good enough in a bank account. They have a lot of savings. I have no idea where these came from. We must have been given it for them when we were in …
Having a new baby is the most amazing feeling in the world. The little bundle of new life and potential laying in your arms. In the past two weeks, I’ve been more than upset. Not the tears I credit at the birth, or the eye watering on the sofa when I’ve been awake in the …
I recently thought about the idea of budgeting for kids. Easy ideas, the more creative the better, to get kids into budgeting & figuring out the crazy world of money. One idea I had was to use glass jars. Get them to decorate the jars, however they wish by ensure they remain pretty much still …
Our eldest has had a bank account, actually a building society account, for probably four of his five years. Our youngest is two and we’ve never opened one. With another one on the way (I know, right!?) we thought it would be a good time to get all their finances in order. Closing down the …
Here is my gift guide for Christmas 2018. There are so many gift lists doing the rounds, telling you what the must-have toy of the year is, or promoting certain offers, one day deals and must buys. Kids don’t want expensive gadgets, they’d rather have your time. I’m not saying not to treat the kids, …
We don’t do Halloween in our house. I’m not that fussed about summoning demons or larking around in the dark, we’re all about the light in this world, the good, the positive. So instead, we celebrate Dinosaur Day on October 31st. If you don’t know, Dinovember runs throughout the whole of November. It’s when toy …
We don’t do Halloween in our household. It’s just not for us but I’m not bothered if people do. Each to their own. What I do want to say is be aware of the doors you are knocking on this Halloween. Not everyone wants to answer the door, not everyone wants to be involved in …
