Recently, my 15 year old daughter Teaghan asked for a new T shirt to wear. Teag’s is growing, and you would all be aware children grow out of things before they wear out.   No problem, just go and buy her a new T-shir...

Recently, my 13 year old daughter Teaghan asked for a new T shirt to wear. Teag’s is growing, and you would all be aware children grow out of things before they wear out.   No problem, just go and buy her a new T-shir...

To all our Mum’s out there that read our articles, I trust you had a lovely Mother’s Day. I spent what little time I had in the morning reading the Sunday paper before being whisked away to lunch with the re...

Video - There are often two schools of thoughts as to when kids should learn about money and be given money. I adopted the version of - teach them early after experiencing my little daughter’s viewpoint on money. T...

Video - kids & money - ihatebudgets undertook researches for the new kids pack over a year ago. We thought it would be useful to explore how to develop a kids programme from a child’s point of view. It was...

Video - Kids & Money - Would encouraging a kid to learn about numbers and money early help him/her to develop good money management skills? Jared was introduced to money at a tender age of 3 whilst he was with his...

Most people plan to have their children at a time when they are financially able to manage on one income but in some circumstances, babies come along unexpectedly and cause a little stress on the household budget. Her...

While having lunch  with the girls today, we started discussing the school holidays which are fast approaching and wondering how we were going to keep our children occupied for 6 weeks. By the end of our lunch break we ...

Noticed the increase in fruit and vegetables lately?  Why not consider growing your own with a herb garden or veggie patch in the backyard? When you buy bunches of herbs at the supermarket they only cost a few dollars...

We have to be so careful with credit cards in more ways than just the obvious. Last week I was out shopping with my 8 year old daughter Brianna when she spotted something that she just had to have (definitely an impuls...