{"id":1976,"date":"2011-02-24T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-24T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/79.170.44.80\/livingwithkids.co.uk\/does-the-cost-of-raising-kids-keep-you-awake-at-night-too\/"},"modified":"2017-06-12T17:28:18","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T16:28:18","slug":"does-the-cost-of-raising-kids-keep-you-awake-at-night-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/does-the-cost-of-raising-kids-keep-you-awake-at-night-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the cost of raising kids keep you awake at night too?"},"content":{"rendered":"We love them to bits of course but unless your surname is Trump, raising children is very expensive. In fact,\u00a0according to\u00a0a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new survey from LV<\/a>, it now costs \u00a3210k from 0 to 21\u00a0(including childcare and uni fees).\r\n\r\nIf you have more than one child, that\u2019s&#8230; well, an awful lot of money.\r\n\r\nAccording to the survey, 78% of us are now feeling the pinch and making cutbacks to raise our families. The impact of the loss of child benefit is also starting to take its toll.\r\n\r\nAmong my mum friends, I can&#8217;t think of anyone right now who hasn&#8217;t had more than one sleepless night worrying about nursery fees, paying for extras like school trips or even school uniform,\u00a0or how they&#8217;re going to afford to send their kids to college.\r\n\r\nMy top tip would be to join <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/\">KidStart<\/a>, so at least you earn money for your kids every time you shop, and to start saving for their future (especially uni) as soon as you can. But of course that\u2019s not always easy, particularly if you\u2019re on a tight budget with little to spare.\r\n\r\nSo does the cost of raising kids keep you awake at night, too? Are children a luxury? 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