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Choosing to be CHILDLESS

First comes love, then comes marriage, but what about the baby in the carriage?

While we’re certainly not in the grip of a fertility crisis just yet, recent studies show that less women are having children than ever before.

In fact, according to investment management company Fidelity International, 64% of married couples in the UK say that they don’t feel prepared for a child.

For over half of those couples, financial insecurity was the number one reason not to have a child.

Their research suggests that it can

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