Parents raid savings to help kids
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Four in 10 parents dip into their savings in order to give their children a head start in adult life, a survey suggests.
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How to keep a parent's finances running as smoothly as possible.
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By MICHAEL HIMOWITZ  With their newly minted high school graduates headed off to college this fall, millions of parents face two agonizing prospects. One is coming up with the first tuition check. The other is buying their freshman a computer.
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Parents in Britain are spending an average of nearly Â£3,000 a year on each child, a survey suggests.
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NEW YORK -- Barely two years ago, Cristina Rodriguez and her three children were moored on the wrong side of the income gap. A high school dropout, she was making a little more than $200 a week, stapling price tags to shirts and boxing them at a Modell's warehouse. "I didn't use my mouth, didn't use...
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We all want financial security for our children. Here's a novel solution that yields dividends and peace of mind.
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Charities say families struggle to afford school uniforms because of expensive suppliers.
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Children from poor familes say fear of debt deterred them from university
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New laws affecting your youngsters could increase your family's tax bill.
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With the government's blessing, more than a dozen states secured health insurance coverage for adults under a program designed to help poor children. Now, there is not enough money to cover the kids.
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Many parents earn a failing grade in College Taxes 101.
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Ministers press IT firms to bring down costs but parents of school students will have to contribute
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Parents spend $2.4 billion annually to illegally hire private teachers.
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Parents have long griped that having children sidetracks their best-laid exercise plans. Now they have evidence.
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A backlash brews as parents are asked to write checks for school activities.
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A campaign is launched to help people who put money into savings clubs to prevent a repeat of the Farepak disaster.
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Apparel retailers are hoping their  back-to-school fashions will make the grade among  style-conscious teens and young adults this fall, but it could  be a tough sell, with students and parents keeping a tighter  hold on their wallets.