Costs begin to spiral as children get older [Independent.ie]
- Published: 16 August 2011
BACK-to-school costs spiral as a child gets older -- as Larissa Anderson knows only too well.
The 38-year-old special needs assistant and her husband, David Anderson (42), a self-employed welder, fork out almost twice as much for their nine-year-old son's return to school than for his little sister.
The couple, who live in Killeven near Clones in Co Monaghan with their two children Finn (9) and Ruby (5), have had to budget carefully this summer.
Finn's uniform is more expensive than senior infant Ruby.
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