On the money? Top ten personal finance misperceptions

On the money? Top ten personal finance misperceptions

Jenna Towler
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People have a number of significant misperceptions about personal and public finances, research by Ipsos MORI and King's College London reveals. Here we list the top ten, which (perhaps unsurprisingly) includes pension saving levels...

  1. The cost of raising a family The average guess at what it costs to raise a child to the age of 21 is £50,000 - when the actual figure has been calculated as more than four times this at £229,000.   2. Childcare is expensive but not that expensive Average guesses placed the cost for 25 hours of nursery care for a child under two at £200 per week when the actual figure is nearly half that (£115.45 per week).   3. Going to uni On average, the public think today's students leave university with £21,000 of debt (including tuition fees). However, the actual figure accordi...

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