Relationships
The death of the family day out?
Family days out could be becoming few and far between, thanks to modern technology. Over one in three adults (39 per cent) polled admitted to arguing with their partner for checking work emails during family days out, according to a brand new study.
Mother of the brides want more involvement in planning their daughter's wedding
A recent survey has revealed that many mothers felt left out of the planning process of their daughter's wedding, with 40% of brides' mothers wishing they had been more involved.
Students and parents poles apart when it comes to student finances
The Association of Investment Companies’ (AIC) annual student debt survey suggests some startling differences of opinion between students and parents.
Later-life parents shouldering greater debt burden
The trend for second marriages and having children later in life is continuing to impact the debt people are carrying as they get older.
The rise of the Bank of Gran and Grandad
Forget the bank of mum and dad – today’s young people are now receiving help from the bank of gran and granddad, with millions of grandparents offering financial support to their grandchildren.
Parents to splash out almost £500 entertaining kids this summer
UK parents will splash out £492 entertaining their children this summer – a 26 per cent increase on last year suggesting that parents are feeling a renewed sense of confidence, according to Post Office’s annual Parents’ Summer Spending Report.
Young Brits putting family finances at risk overseas
FCO and ABTA issue warning to young British travellers about the importance of travel insurance.
Football fans to spend £605 million on World Cup patch-ups
Football fans across the UK are preparing to sacrifice their hard-earned cash as four million of them say they will spoil their partner with various gifts and gestures in compensation for the time they spend watching the World Cup.
Hen parties rival cost of weddings
The fun farewell to the bride’s single-life increasingly involves an overnight or weekend stay, which requires a carefully thought out wardrobe for the hens, with often several new items of clothing.
Women want to be more daring - but worry what mum would say
Half of women admit they would love to be ‘more daring’ – but worry ‘what mum would say’, a new study has revealed. Researchers found millions of females yearn to quit their job, take time out to travel or get a tattoo, but fear the backlash from the leading lady in their life.
1 in 10 concealing debts from their partner
The equivalent of 5.4 million people in the UK are hiding debts from their partner, new research has found.
‘Do as I say, not as I do’ - parents admit to parking on school Zig-Zag lines
More than a third (35 per cent) of parents who drive their children to school think it is acceptable to stop or park on school safety Zig-Zag lines, with a quarter (27 per cent) admitting to doing so, according to research from AXA Car Insurance.
Can parents afford a family day out this summer?
The cost of some of the UK’s favourite family activities have risen by over 50% in the past 10 years, while popular solo and stay at home activities have fallen, according to the latest Spare Time Spending report from Halifax.
Parents and kids want more money help from schools
More than three quarters (77 per cent) of parents would like to see more financial education in schools, according to new research from Santander 1|2|3 Mini. Just one in four of the parents surveyed thought schools offered an adequate level of financial education for their children.
Families anxious about caring for elderly relatives
As a new report by think tank IPPR reveals that the number of older people needing care is expected to outstrip the number of family members able to provide that care by 2017, Allianz Global Assistance in the UK reports that 52% of people it surveyed are concerned about the future care needs of elderly parents or extended family, should they need home assistance.