Children's Finances / Ruth Jackson-Kirby

Child Savings Accounts: How to Choose the Best One

A children’s savings account gives parents, and their family and friends, somewhere to save for a child’s future. It can also be a great way to teach your offspring about the rewards of saving.

This Is Money • 18th November 2023

How do I stop my children blowing grandma's fortune before they're 25?

My grandmother died at the age of 93. I've learnt a lot about estate planning from her will. Here's what you need to know.

This is Money • 22nd October 2022

Why do children get worse returns on Isas than adults?

There's an anomaly in the savings market. Adult ISAs are enjoying rate rises but children's accounts are being overlooked.

MoneyWeek • 6th July 2022

How to cut the cost of childcare

Childcare is expensive, yet few people are drawing upon all the government support they are entitled to.

MoneyWeek • 11th May 2022

How to make your child a financial whizz

Money skills aren’t always taught at school. You need to take matters into your own hands.

The Mail on Sunday • 14th March 2022

The best green or ethical places to invest a Junior Isa

Many of us tuck money away for our children and grandchildren in the hope it will help give them a brighter future. But by investing the money ethically, you could also help ensure it is shaping the world into a better place for them.

The Mail on Sunday • 14th March 2021

Invest now to give your child a golden future

Junior ISAs are a great way to save for your child without having to worry about paying tax on the growth.

MoneyWeek • 26th January 2021

Tax returns: make sure you declare child benefit

If you owe HMRC a repayment of child benefit cash, you need to act quickly or you could face a fine.

NerdWallet • 9th December 2020

Kids' Bank Cards: How Do They Work?

If you’d rather your child didn’t carry cash, a kid’s bank card or spending card could be a good solution.

NerdWallet • 9th December 2020

Student Bank Accounts: Why They're Worth Considering

Offering interest-free overdrafts and rewards, a student bank account can really help your finances while you are at university.

MoneyWeek • 31st August 2020

Child trust funds are about to bring a windfall for teenagers

With the first child trust funds set to mature in September teenagers are going to get their hands on a total of around £6bn. So what should they do with it?

MoneyWeek • 4th May 2020

Covid-19: don’t miss out on child benefit

If the Coronavirus lockdown has affected your family income, you should check if it’s worth claiming child benefit.

Good Housekeeping • 1st April 2020

The Bank of Mum and Dad gets tough

Supporting your children as they get started in their adult lives doesn’t have to mean putting your own financial future at risk. Here is how to get the balance right.

Moneywise • 2nd March 2020

Give your savings some welly with the right ISA

Whether you are building a nest egg for your children, buying a home or boosting your pension, there is an ISA that can help.

Moneywise • 1st February 2020

Eight ways to make private school education affordable

Can’t afford to send your child to a private school? Think laterally, and you may be surprised to find that it is more affordable then you imagine.

The Sunday Times • 15th December 2019

Stuck for children’s Christmas presents? Give the gift of saving

We will spend an average of £300 each on gifts this year, according to American Express. But research by toy firm Toca Boca found that a third of children’s presents are never played with again after Christmas Day. So, rather than buying something that will be cast aside before the last mince pie has been eaten, why not invest that money instead?