KidStart is a unique shopping club for parents that lets you and your family earn cashback on online shopping from over 2,000 retailers. The money earned is then paid by us into any account you have for your child\u2019s savings. It\u2019s a really simple way to top up your child\u2019s account for free from shopping you\u2019d be doing anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In MoneySuperMarket\u2019s article they break down the yearly cost involved in different categories so we\u2019ve used those numbers to show how much you could earn in KidStart Savings for your child\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How much parents spend on their children each year and how much you could save with KidStart<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Yearly](\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/costs-of-raising-a-child.png\")
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The total you could possibly earn back is over \u00a3110 and these figures don\u2019t take into account money spent on yourself, utilities (we pay 1% back on your bills from Octopus Energy<\/a>), insurance<\/a> policies and much more, so the total could well be over \u00a3200 a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\nYou can use KidStart on your mobile from kidstart.co.uk<\/a>, from our app<\/a> or on your desktop. If you prefer to use your desktop then we recommend installing our Savings Prompt<\/a> which will notify you on Google Search and on retailer websites when savings are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlease note: KidStart Savings rates are correct as of date of publishing 14\/08\/26.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We all know that raising a child in the UK is expensive and an article from MoneySuperMarket this year helped to highlight the costs involved. At KidStart, we can help you feel like your money is working harder for you by paying cashback on your online spending into your child\u2019s savings. MoneySuperMarket\u2019s research shows that","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":19450,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3508,3503,3507,3349],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-great-family-life-tips","category-household-savings","category-parenting-advice-from-parents","category-save-for-your-child-with-help","category-household-savings-advice"],"yoast_head":"\r\n
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The total you could possibly earn back is over \u00a3110 and these figures don\u2019t take into account money spent on yourself, utilities (we pay 1% back on your bills from Octopus Energy<\/a>), insurance<\/a> policies and much more, so the total could well be over \u00a3200 a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n