The Cleveland Cavaliers have had a very rough start to the young season. Some may even call it a nightmare.
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A young couple say they save around £9,000 a year by not having children, and choose to spend their money on four annual holidays instead.
Jenni Hill, from Manchester, says her and partner Bob 'celebrate' being child-free, and want to help others feel empowered to 'make a different choice' if they aren't sure about having children.
The 33-year-old said she always thought she would be a mum, but watching friends have children made her realise how difficult it is to be a parent, adding she wasn't sure if she could 'handle' it.
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"I had a plan – I thought I’d get married at 28, have a baby at 29 and live happily ever after," she said. "But by aged 28 to 29 I started to change my mind.
“Life was only just getting to a place I wanted it to be – I’m not ready. Seeing my friends become mums it made me realise how hard being a mum is. I see how much they struggle - I don’t think I could handle that. I don’t think I could sacrifice everything else if I became a mum."
Jenni did some research and found out the average cost of raising a child. She then divided that by the number of years, and calculated she was saving around £9,000 annually by not having a child.
“It feels like I have an extra £9k to spent on what I want," she said. “I want to enjoy my money and celebrate it.”
Jenni didn’t travel much in her 20s and now loves to jet off as much as she can, going on three or four holidays a year with her boyfriend.
"It’s really nice," she said. "There are no responsibilities. We can be quite spontaneous. We have
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