Sending my children to private school means I always have to scrimp, save and make do. These are my best tips to keep the costs down… from my sibling discount trick to the school uniform saving

A new term begins and for those of us committed to sending our darlings to independent schools, it’s back to scrimping, saving and making do.

No, our backs aren’t against the wall, and I’m expecting nothing more than the tiniest of violins, but the 20 per cent VAT addition to fees, plus the cost-of-living squeeze, means we’re feeling the pain acutely.

Even the Royals might be wincing as they wire over £63,000 for Prince George’s first year at Eton.

I reckon I could have bought a house with what I have spent. The problem is, it’s like eating Pringles: once you pop, you

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