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does it make sense ? (saving for a child)

justme111 · 2015-12-09 09:47:24

I am a parent and my child has CTF (F&C) in which contributions been made for a few years and hopefully will be made till she is 18. There is as well Halifax regular saver and linked to it halifax young saver where contributions are being made. I do not want her to get control of this money when she is 18 , so I was…

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justme111 Posts: 3,531 Forumite

10 December 2015 at 2:43PM

That's precisely she would have her ctf at 18. I was thinking about other pot to be not exactly "secret" but somewhat abstract and not easily accessible. Kind of "you got some money elsewhere which you will have at 23 "

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