Daily Trust· 3h ago· 1 min read
September always sneaks up on parents like an uninvited relative. One minute you are enjoying the last bit of the holidays, the next you are staring at a school fees invoice that has grown taller since last term or semester. It happens everywhere, from Lagos to London to Nairobi. It is worth discussing, not just as a financial matter, but also as a health matter. That is because the stress of paying for a child’s education can quietly wear a parent down long before the fees are even due.
Around the world, education costs have been climbing faster than many household budgets can keep up with. In the United Kingdom, private school fees have increased sharply in recent years, partly driven by new tax rules on independent schools. In the United States, college tuition has been rising for decades, leaving graduates with debts that follow them into their forties. Across much of Africa, and…
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