Getting children into the savings habit is good discipline, and it can give them a great start in later life.
Students at university or college are being warned to take precautions over their personal data, with halls of residence and shared accommodation often providing easy pickings for ID fraudsters.
Many of the two millions or so students heading to university for the start of the new academic year are likely to be hiring vans to help move their clobber – but before they set out, they are being warned to check the excesses of any insurance policies they take out.