http://cashzilla.co.uk/11/child-trust-funds-would-you-trust-your-18-year-old-with-eighteen-years-worth-of-savings Ponderings of a personalfinanosaurus Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:28:22 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://cashzilla.co.uk/11/child-trust-funds-would-you-trust-your-18-year-old-with-eighteen-years-worth-of-savings/comment-page-1#comment-17 Miss James Mon, 30 May 2005 18:32:00 +0000 http://blogtest.cashzilla.co.uk/?p=11#comment-17 well, I think on the surface it's a lovely idea isn't it? Here is a poor parent with no forseeable means of saving for child's education and lo, yonder government shall redeem them and henceforth allshall have cash. Well, based on previous experience, I was forced to save half of all my birthday and christmas money my whole life. When I turned 16/17, I realised I could take themoney out without parental permission, and spent it. All £57 of it. Illustrating your point nicely I think. well, I think on the surface it’s a lovely idea isn’t it? Here is a poor parent with no forseeable means of saving for child’s education and lo, yonder government shall redeem them and henceforth allshall have cash. Well, based on previous experience, I was forced to save half of all my birthday and christmas money my whole life. When I turned 16/17, I realised I could take themoney out without parental permission, and spent it. All £57 of it. Illustrating your point nicely I think.

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