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4 Essential Ways To Protect Your Family’s Financial Future

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When you start a family, you may end up getting a bit of a shock financially. We always think of the baby must-haves, the lack of sleep ahead of us and the change in lifestyle but how about the costs and providing for their future? The cost of raising children is so much higher than people realise and that can become a big worry. That’s why it’s so important that you start planning your financial future right away.

These are some of the best ways to secure your family’s financial future:

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School.

It was something I was dreading. The main reason being because I knew I was going to miss my boy so much in the week, that, and the daily school run (It was bad enough 3 days a week I couldn’t imagine adding another 2). I’d had my tears at the pre-school concert, I’d cried at the staff members as we said goodbye and I sobbed far too much opening paperwork for school. However, I hid my upset about this big change and put on my big girl pants in front of Jake and got on with being smiley, chirpy Mummy who was ‘super excited’ for him.

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Dear Jake,

Somehow it is time for school and I know that you’re ready… but am I?

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I think as a parent it can be a really tough area to crack, though. It is so easy to buy disposable nappies, wipes and anything that seemingly makes our lives simpler at a time when we are super busy and extremely tired but in the long run how much waste are we producing and how much money are we spending without realising? It’s going to take a bit of time to work out what I need to change overall, but to start with I have 5 focus areas:

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