Those who default or refuse to pay their federal student loans could have their wages, federal pensions and tax refunds garnished, the White House said Tuesday.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters in her weekly briefing that the Trump administration will go after those who don’t repay the loans instead of placing the burden on taxpayers.
“The government can and will collect defaulted federal student loan debt by withholding money from borrowers, tax refunds, federal pensions and even their wages,” she said.
The Department of Education on Monday said it would resume collections on defaulted federal student loans in May for the first time since 2020. The student loan portfolio is nearly $1.6 trillion, Leavitt said, with fewer than four out of ten borrowers up to speed with their loans.
Altogether, the official said that there are 4 million borrowers who are in the late-stage delinquency stage on payments, meaning that they are between 91 days and 180 days late on payments.
“This is unsustainable, unfair and a huge liability for American taxpayers. Debt cannot be wiped away. It just ends up getting transferred to others,” she said. “So why should Americans who didn’t go to college, or went to college and responsibly paid back their loans, pay for the student loans of other Americans? The Trump administration will never force taxpayers to pay student loan debts that don’t belong to them.”
In a few months, there could be almost 10 million people in default, the Education Department said.
The Biden administration attempted to bail out millions of student loan borrowers, but was blocked in some instances.
“American taxpayers will no longer be forced to serve as collateral for irresponsible student loan policies,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. “The Biden Administration misled borrowers: the executive branch does not have the constitutional authority to wipe debt away, nor do the loan balances simply disappear. Hundreds of billions have already been transferred to taxpayers.”
The Trump administration has long said that taxpayers shouldn’t foot the bill for trillions of dollars in student debt.
“We must get our fiscal house in order and restore common sense to our country,” Leavitt said. “If you take out a loan, you have to pay it back. It’s very simple. President Trump will not kick the can down the road anymore.”
Former Democratic mayor Rahm Emanuel faced some heat on the “I’ve Had It” podcast on Tuesday for dismissing transgender issues as a core party value.
The argument began after host Jennifer Welch called on the Democratic Party to fight back more against President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Emanuel, who has been considered a contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, agreed that Democrats need to stand up for their party but added that they needed to remember the issues that matter to people.
“I will just tell you we looked mighty strange having some of these arguments,” Emanuel said. “We had the luxury of being a superpower. We’re having frivolous arguments about things that didn’t matter to people. We became not a party that was built on the culture of acceptance, but a party that became an advocate for certain things that, in my view, were just nuts. And they weren’t core.”
He went on to describe how Democrats went “really south” on “family room issues,” but Welch disagreed “one hundred million percent” and attacked him for “selling out” to the “MAGA” narrative.
“The only room we do really well was the bathroom, and that’s the smallest room in the house,” Emanuel remarked.
“That is such bulls—t,” Welch fired back. “That is total bulls–t. That is buying into the right-wing media narrative, and I’m so sick of Democrats like you selling out and saying this. You know who talks about trans people more than anybody? MAGA. MAGA is the most genital obsessed political party I have ever seen.”
Emanuel argued that he had dealt with the issue of bathrooms and marriage equality during his time as Chicago mayor but emphasized that it was not his core issue at the time. Welch went on to claim that Emanuel and other Democrats will continue to lose by not targeting the “gender-obsessed weirdos.”
“I see politicians that are supposed to be leaders in the Democratic Party buy into the narrative that Republicans have defined us by instead of fighting and saying ‘You’re the weirdos that are obsessed with it. Yeah, we’re not going to bully some trans kid,’” Welch said.
She added how people like her need to live with the consequences of being in a red state. Emanuel, who was seen smirking at her comments, joked how “there is U-Haul if you want to move out.”
He concluded, “I’ll just tell you this: my view is there’s a whole set of issues, and these are side tangential issues. They’re not core, and they’re not core to what we believe in.”
Emanuel also called out his party’s fixation on niche issues like transgender bathroom policies during an episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher” in March.
“I don’t want to hear another word about the locker room, I don’t want to hear another word about the bathroom. You better start focusing on the classroom,” Emanuel said.
Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor snapped at each other during Tuesday’s arguments over parental rights in LGBTQ curriculum after the liberal justice attempted to jump back into the questioning as Alito was speaking.
The short quarrel happened as the high court listened to arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor, in which a coalition of parents sought to solidify the right to be informed about and opt their children out of reading LGBTQ-related material in elementary schools — which they argue conflicts with their faith.
“There is a growing heat to the exchanges between the justices. Sotomayor just tried to disagree with Alito’s portrayal and Alito pushed back and asked to allow him to finish,” Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley observed on X.
Sotomayor initially asked Mahmoud attorney Eric Baxter about a particular book titled “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding” that included a same-sex relationship storyline and whether exposure to same-sex relationships in children’s books could be considered coercion.
“Our parents would object to that,” Baxter responded.
Sotomayor continued with her line of questioning to further clarify Baxter’s objection to the books. Baxter stated, “Our objections would be even to reading books that violate our client’s religious beliefs.”
Alito then jumped in with additional questions related to the book.
“I’ve read that book as well as a lot of these other books,” Alito began. “Do you think it’s fair to say that all that is done in ‘Uncle Bobby’s Wedding’ is to expose children to the fact that there are men who marry other men?”
Baxter objected to Alito’s question. Alito then said that while the book “has a clear message and a lot of people think it’s a good message,” some with “traditional religious beliefs don’t agree with” it.
As Alito continued with his explanation, Sotomayor jumped in.
“What a minute. The reservation is—” Sotomayor began.
“It has a clear moral message, and it may be a good message. It’s just a message that a lot of religious people disagree with,” Alito finished.
As arguments wrapped, the Supreme Court appeared inclined to agree with the parents.
A coalition of Jewish, Christian and Muslim parents with elementary school children in Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland brought suit against the school board after it introduced new LGBTQ books into the curriculum as part of the district’s “inclusivity” initiative.
The curriculum change came after the state of Maryland enacted regulations seeking to promote “educational equity,” according to the petitioner’s brief filed with the high court.
The parents lost both at the district court and the appellate level. The Fourth Circuit held that the parents had not shown how the policy violated the First Amendment.
The case comes at a time when President Donald Trump and his administration have prioritized educational and DEI-related reform upon starting his second term. The Supreme Court has notably also heard oral arguments this past term in other religious liberty and gender-related suits.
The high court heard oral arguments earlier this month in a suit brought by a Wisconsin-based Catholic charity group’s bid for tax relief. The decision could alter the current eligibility requirements for religious tax exemptions.
Fox News’ Bill Mears, Shannon Bream, and David Spunt contributed to this report.
“He’s like, ‘Who can I show this off too?!’ And I was like, ‘You want to just hold back a little’… there’s no shirtless scene, he keeps asking when he can take off his shirt… you’re not naked in this, it’s ‘The Odyssey.’”
Damon, 54, was seen filming on set in Favignana, Italy, for “The Odyssey.”
In the photo, Damon showed off his abs, wearing nothing but a ragged cloth wrapped around his waist. The Hollywood actor looked rugged sporting a gray beard with debris stuck to his body.
“The Odyssey” star is working on the film with director Christopher Nolan. Robert Pattinson, Jon Bernthal, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya and Tom Holland also star in the movie.
Affleck was asked if his “bestie,” Damon, envied him developing his own bromance with his “The Accountant 2” co-star Bernthal.
“Yeah, I think he’s jealous wherever he is,” he replied.
“I hope he’s jealous, and I hope his feelings are really hurt. You’re not included in this friendship. You’re on the outside of this, sorry,” he teased.
Damon noted he’s “really lucky” to have avoided “scrutiny,” unlike Affleck.
“I’ve been really lucky in that way… especially when I look at Casey [Affleck]’s brother, Ben,” he previously said during an appearance on the Radio Times Podcast. “I can’t imagine living under that kind of scrutiny.”
“And it’s been like that for 25 years, and we’ve had parallel careers in a lot of ways, and so I’m fortunate to have been kind of excused from that part of [it],” Damon added.
As Damon rose to fame, he used to work hard to essentially hide from the paparazzi and scandal that dominated the tabloids at the time. He eventually met his wife, Luciana Barroso, who did not work in the entertainment business.
Affleck and Damon have been friends for decades, first meeting when Damon was 10 and Affleck was 8. In previous interviews, both actors expressed they each had a love for acting at an early age, which drew them to one another.
The duo both had their breakout moment with the 1997 movie “Good Will Hunting.” The two starred in and wrote the screenplay for the movie.
NFL prospect Travis Hunter is projected to play both wide receiver and cornerback in the pros, as he did in college. But some experts have questioned the validity of a player excelling at both positions at the pro level.
A player who came close to Hunter’s aspirations in the NFL is his former University of Colorado and Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders. Sanders was known almost entirely as an elite cornerback during his pro career, but also played wide receiver at rare times, mostly during the Dallas Cowboys’ 1996 season.
Now, former NFL wide receiver and three-time Super Bowl champion Ed McCaffrey thinks Hunter should follow a similar blueprint to Sanders. McAffrey believes Hunter is more valuable as a cornerback, and doesn’t expect Hunter to play every down on offense and defense in the pros, which Hunter often did in college.
“Personally… I think right now he provides greater value at the cornerback position, I do not see any scenario where he doesn’t leave the field in the NFL, I don’t think that’s possible. Maybe for a game or once in a while you could play a significant number of snaps in the NFL, but long-term, I don’t think you can hold up,” McCaffrey said.
“It’s different in college when you’re significantly better and more physically gifted than the guys you’re going up against. When you get to the NFL, there isn’t as much of a gap in talent.”
McCaffrey also didn’t rule out the possibility of Hunter focusing on wide receiver either, but suggested Hunter’s mechanics are more refined as a cornerback, currently.
“Could he play receiver? Absolutely, he’s athletic enough to do it. I think he would need to work more on his route running and his skill set offensively than he would defensively,” McCaffrey said.
“I think most teams that are looking to draft him want him to be that shut-down, lockdown left corner who can take the best receiver out of the game.”
McCaffrey said this as someone who believes a football player’s duty is to play whichever position the coach chooses.
As the father to four current and former football players, including San Francisco 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey and Washington Commanders wide receiver Luke McCaffrey, and former players Max and Dylan McCaffrey, Ed has seen and helped facilitate plenty of full-time position changes.
“Max played DB junior year and moved to receiver senior year. Luke played cornerback as a sophomore, was a quarterback by the time he was a senior, now he’s a receiver. Christian played on both sides of the ball,” McCaffrey said.
“So I absolutely love what Travis Hunter has done in college. Travis Hunter is a football player.”
Hunter himself has rejected the idea of only playing one position in the NFL.
The forthcoming rookie said he would “never play football again” if he was told by coaches to only focus on playing either cornerback or wide receiver.
“It’s never playing football again,” Hunter told CBS Sports last week. “Because I’ve been doing it my whole life, and I love being on the football field. I feel like I could dominate on each side of the ball, so I really enjoy doing it.”
Last season, Hunter played 713 snaps on offense and 748 snaps on defense and was still incredibly productive despite the enormous amount of snaps.
He had 96 catches for 1,258 yards with 15 touchdowns as a wide receiver, while he had 35 tackles with four interceptions, 11 passes defended, and one forced fumble as a cornerback.
Meanwhile, the team that is currently the odds-on favorite to land Hunter, the Cleveland Browns, have suggested they want Hunter to focus on playing wide receiver.
“In terms of Travis Hunter, cornerback or receiver, the answer is ‘yes.’ He can play both, and I think that’s what makes him special. But we would see him as a receiver primarily first,” said Browns general manager Andrew Berry at the NFL Combine in February.
“But I think what makes him a bit of a unicorn is that he can do both at a high level.”
Shaquille O’Neal’s need to use the restroom on “Inside the NBA” sparked massive laughter and confusion among his co-workers, Ernie Johnson, Kenny “The Jet” Smith and Charles Barkley.
While analyzing the Denver Nuggets-Los Angeles Clippers Game 2 slate in the NBA Playoffs’ first round, O’Neal got up fast off his chair and started to make his way to the door. Johnson, Smith and Barkley were all stunned.
“Go ahead, keep talking,” O’Neal said as he made his way to the restroom.
Smith said he knows the reason O’Neal couldn’t hold it in while on air.
“It’s that olive oil you’ve been drinking,” Smith said. “Listen, he can’t hold it. After 40 [years old], you can’t hold it anymore.”
Smith said his colleague read somewhere that olive oil helps to clean the gut. So, he’s testing it out.
“You have to do it for two weeks,” Barkley added to the conversation.
Johnson joked: “He’s gonna miss a lot of air time then.”
Things took another step, though, when the broadcast decided to show a replay of O’Neal heading to the bathroom, which he thought was over the line.
“Chuck, stop talking so damn much, finish your point so we can go to break,” O’Neal said when he got back to the desk. He also noted that it was too much water, which led to the necessary bathroom break.
“I’m sitting here like, ‘Shut the hell up and hurry up.’ Sorry about that, America,” O’Neal added.
From shoving O’Neal into a Christmas tree, to making fun of Barkley’s statements throughout the season, the “Inside the NBA” team has always provided some laughable moments.
One truly never knows what this crew will do next.
Davante Adams was one of the first people to know that Aaron Rodgers, and eventually himself, was not coming back to the New York Jets.
Shortly after the Super Bowl, the Jets announced that they were moving on from Rodgers after a tumultuous two-year tenure that resulted in playoff aspirations quickly being lit on fire.
Rodgers played just four plays in a Jet uniform before rupturing his Achilles. And while last year isn’t entirely his fault, he sure looked like a 41-year-old quarterback coming off a major injury at times.
Nonetheless, it’s a new regime in East Rutherford, and Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougey made the decision to move on from Rodgers.
Rodgers was bitter about the meeting when recounting it on “The Pat McAfee Show” last week, and he was bitter about it to his right-hand man in Adams.
“We golfed together on a Wednesday in Vegas, at Shadow Creek, and then (Rodgers) told me he was going to (meet with the Jets) on Thursday and then come back and we’d play again Friday,” Adams recently told The Athletic. “And he was just in such a bad mood (after the meeting) that he hit me up and was like, ‘I’m not coming back, bro.’ He’s like, ‘This was horrible – they just disrespected me completely.’
“I thought he was being a little dramatic at first. I’m like, ‘Bro, don’t paraphrase it. How did he say this?’ (But) that’s how he said it. And I was shocked because I didn’t think anybody had the balls to, for lack of better words, to hit him with it like that. Just flat out – ‘Yeah, I think we’re just gonna do something different. We’re gonna move in a different direction.’ It was shocking, but right from that moment, I knew there was no chance that I’d be back there.”
That’s exactly what happened, as Adams, too, was released. He found a home rather quickly, as he signed with the Los Angeles Rams, who released Cooper Kupp, on a two-year deal.
Rodgers said he felt disrespected after flying to visit the Jets “on my own dime.”
“We sit down in the office and I think we’re going to have this long conversation – I’ve flown across the country – and 20 seconds in he goes – I mean literally, I’m talking to the GM about something, and [Glenn] leans to the end of his seat and goes ‘So do you wanna play football?’”
Rodgers responded that he did, but was quickly met by Glenn’s news.
“We’re going in a different direction at quarterback.”
“I wasn’t upset about it, I was surprised,” Rodgers added. “I felt like there wasn’t an ample amount of respect in that meeting. I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised based on some of the things I saw over the two years.”
Rodgers’ likely destination appears to be the Pittsburgh Steelers, who are without a solid quarterback just two days before the draft, and every other domino has fallen. However, Rodgers remains a free agent.
Amy Evans and her mother Kathleen Moore, with other family members (Picture: Amy Evans/SWNS)
A mum-of-two killed herself after her mortgage payments rose by £500 a month and her application for benefits was turned down, her daughter has said.
Kathleen Moore, 60, spent the last four years struggling to make her payments after they shot up due to rising interest rates on her interest only loan.
She had osteoporosis, which hindered how much she could work as a dog sitter, and she was too young to retire and receive her pension.
Kathleen applied for personal independence payment (PIP) and universal credit but was told she didn’t meet the criteria due to her age and the fact she had a mortgage.
Daughter Amy Evans, 37, said her mum tried to work at least 30 hours a month and rented out rooms in her home to try and make the mortgage payments but still had to rely on foodbanks.
Amy said her mum would often talk about was her money problems but didn’t let on how bad it was.
She said she was ‘devastated’ when she got the call to say she had taken her own life in August 2024.
Now she is petitioning to see more financial and mental health support for those over 60 – including a review into the eligibility criteria for Universal Credit and PIP.
Amy said her mum tried to work at least 30 hours a month and rented out rooms to try and make the mortgage payments but still had to rely on foodbanks (Picture: Amy Evans/SWNS)
Amy, a cleaner, from Lowestoft, Suffolk, said: ‘She’d talk about money so much.
‘It consumed her – the worry – for such a resilient person.
‘She wasn’t entitled to universal credit because she had a mortgage. She wasn’t poorly enough for PIP. Everywhere she turned there were no answers.
‘If someone had helped – she’d still be here.’
Amy said she noticed her mum started stressing about money after becoming single four years ago.
She said: ‘She was with her partner for 10 years and they went their separate ways. It made it difficult for my mum financially.
‘The interest rates went up. I think her mortgage went up from £100 to £600-a-month.’
Amy said she offered to let her mum stay with her if she needed to, but described how she was ‘proud’ and wanted to stay in her own home.
Amy said: ‘It took a lot for her to ask for help – I think she was ashamed.’
Amy said she noticed her mum started stressing about money after becoming single four years ago (Picture: Amy Evans/SWNS)
She said the family did not realise how bad things were because whenever things seemed to ‘dip’ she always appeared to ‘get back on her feet’.
That realisation came crashing down when Amy got the call on August 15 last year to say her mum had ended her life.
Amy said: ‘It wasn’t really until she’d gone that we looked at all the paperwork and saw how desperate she’d become.
‘She could never really make ends meet. She got desperate and bought into loan sharks. She was so worried all the time about having a roof over her head.’
Now Amy is calling for a review into the eligibility criteria for universal credit and personal independence payment (PIP) to ensure individuals aged 60 and over who are self-employed, carers, or single without dependents are no longer ‘unfairly’ excluded from vital financial support.
She also wants to see a dedicated mental health counselling service for those aged 60 and over.
Amy said: ‘She needed a financial solution. Someone to talk to could have changed what she was planning.’
Paying tribute to her mum, she recalled how she ‘was the life and soul of most parties when she was younger’ and ‘was very resilient’.
‘I hope the petition will save someone else,’ she added.
But shared ownership offers a lifeline, as a deposit is only required for the share you buy, rather than for the full market value, meaning you need far less saved up.
First time buyers in the capital currently stump up an average of £108,848, – an insurmountable sum for most on the average salary of £43,628.
In these London developments however, down payments start from just £3,406, making the property ladder a far less distant dream.
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Expect flats with private outdoor space in a new Thameside neighbourhood (Picture: Supplied)
A range of one and two-bedroom flats with private outside space, in a new neighbourhood next to the Thames that will eventually comprise over 10,000 homes.
Facilities include a gym, co-working space and concierge service, while five schools are in the vicinity with two more to come.
Residents commute via the Suffragette line or take the river bus into central London.
The One Hundred sits by a peaceful stretch of the Grand Union Canal is close to two train stations (Picture: Supplied)
You don’t always have to pay premium prices to live by the water, as demonstrated by these one, two and three-bedroom flats, which are beside a peaceful stretch of the Grand Union Canal.
Each has a balcony or terrace and a fully integrated kitchen fitted with an induction hob, plus there’s a residents’ roof terrace.
Alperton and Stonebridge Park stations are within walking distance.
Dace House features play areas, continental-style courtyards and manicured gardens (Picture: Supplied)
Dace House, comprising 46 one and two-bed flats, is part of a now-completed major regeneration scheme a few minutes’ walk from Colindale’s Northern line station.
The site features a landscaped park with a central square, play areas, continental-style courtyards and manicured gardens, with restaurants, bars and a nursery on the doorstep.
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Up to £5,000 cashback is up for grabs when reserving one of the last remaining one-bed apartments here, as long as contracts are exchanged within 28 days.
London’s largest shopping complex, Westfield London, in White City, is only two stops from nearby North Acton station.
Waddon is an under-the-radar suburb with fast transport links to London
Some 70 homes – one and two-bedroom flats and three-bedroom maisonettes and townhouses with balconies, patios or gardens – have just been launched.
Waddon is an under-the-radar suburb with lots to offer, such as parks, a leisure centre, independent coffee shops, Ofsted-rated outstanding and good schools and fast trains to Victoria and London Bridge.
Nexus has the benefits of being in a well-connected spot with nature in close proximity (Picture: Supplied)
If you want to live in a well-connected spot with nature on your doorstep, take your pick from these one and two-bedroom flats.
Ponders End station, which has services to Liverpool Street, is a two-minute walk, National Cycle Route 1 runs behind the development and you can unwind after work in a waterfront pub along the Lee Navigation river – or on your own private balcony.
Homes in this new community are pet-friendly (Picture: Supplied)
One, two and three-bedroom flats in a pet-friendly community where 4,800 homes are being built.
They feature large windows, fully integrated kitchens and balconies.
London Living Rent homes – offered at a discount so that tenants can save towards a deposit and eventually buy through shared ownership – are available.
Head to the London Home Show to learn all about shared ownership and explore other home-buying options.
You’ll be able to explore the latest developments and talk to property experts, mortgage brokers and solicitors. You can get tailored financial and legal advice and have all your questions answered.
UK parents collectively waste a staggering £7billion on items for children that just don’t get used, according to data published by iCandy,.
For context, that would be enough to give every single user on Facebook about £5 each.
Nearly 60% of parents admitted to buying items that were either never used or used less than twice in the first 12 months, wasting an average of £379 each.
57% of the parents surveyed retrospectively said they had bought too much stuff for their baby, and 46% admitted to regretting doing so.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, cuddly toys were found to have topped the list of unused items – the adorable faces of plush animals can sometimes be hard to say no to in the store, and we all know that kids can be particularly choosy with what they actually take to.
Not all teddies find favour with their owners. I’m sure this one did, though. (Picture: Getty Images)
Outgrown clothing and shoes are also high on the list, neither of which will be particularly surprising, with your little uns’ sometimes growing at what seems like lightning speed.
However, some of the items parents ended up not using may raise an eyebrow.
A staggering 28% of the parents surveyed confessed to never having used some of their baby towels – an item you’d think you could never have enough of! – with bath supports or seats also coming in 5th on the list.
Hardly an impulse purchase!
What do parents waste money on
Out of the over 1,000 parents with kids under 10 that iCandy spoke to, the baby items they confessed to never having used were as follows:
Cuddly toys – 30%
Baby towels – 28%
Baby shoes – 25%
Clothes that were outgrown before they could be worn – 25%
Bath support/seat – 21%
Baby walker – 20%
Bath thermometer – 19%
Nappy bin/genie – 19%
Breast pump – 18%
Baby sling – 17%
Fiddly/fancy outfits with buttons/layers etc – 16%
Baby food blender – 15%
Source: iCandy
How to cut down on costs as a new parent
As a new parent, being more judicious with your spending on some of the items above can help you avoid the potential for this almost £400 mistake.
However, there are other ways to cut costs and help keep your budget in line.
Blogger Suzy Turner recommends the following to help keep costs in line during the early stages of parenthood.
Use cloth nappies
Nappies can be a significant upfront expense early on in your parenting journey.
As such, many are turning to reusable cloth nappies, which, although they require more upfront expense, can help cut costs in the long run.
Nappies can prove to be a huge expense. (Picture: Getty Images)
Use social media to swap or purchase second-hand baby gear
Nowadays, social media can help form communities around just about anything.
Utilising local Facebook groups for new parents can help you swap advice on saving money and even purchase second-hand baby items for a fraction of the cost.
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Embrace hand-me-downs from family and friends
While asking for help may not come easily to all parents, many baby clothes are worn for such a short time that they remain in excellent condition when they are no longer needed. As a result, most new parents are likely to have items to share.
If you have family or friends whose children are a bit further along in their development, reaching out to them for hand-me-downs can be a great way to save money while still receiving quality items from people who understand precisely what you’re going through.
Look for free local activities
Many community groups and organisations offer free activities for new mums and dads in spaces like libraries and village halls.
These can include outdoor activities in parks, storytime at the local library, and more. So, look into what’s available in your local area.
Many community spaces offer activities for parents with young children. (Picture: Getty Images)
Be discerning with your choices of gadgets
The modern parent has access to a wide variety of gizmos and gadgets to help them and their little ones. However, these can prove to be very expensive!
Before you grab the credit card and splurge on every new device you can get your hands on, consider which ones you should prioritise and take a beat to avoid any impulse purchases.
Taking time to determine whether you really ‘need’ that new fancy piece of technology could save you a small fortune.
