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5 overlooked costs when raising kids

We all know that children aren’t cheap. It’s been calculated that in the UK the average cost of raising a child from birth to 21 comes to £229, 251 (and that number is going up every year!). The obvious costs are of course food, drink and clothes –...

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What Do All Good Start-Ups Have in Common?

  Although it’s true that there’s one singular roadmap to a successful business, it is true that many successful start-ups have similar traits and characteristics. This is because all successful businesses (regardless of their industry) have a...

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Can Military Spending Ever Be Justified?

Military spending is one of the biggest debates regarding public spending that always crops up at the time of governmental budgets and elections. In 2017 the UK defence spending budget (including foreign aid) is a massive £45.6 billion. This sounds...

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