I’ll buy food at Lidl and clothes at Primark rather than take my son out of his private school
Daily MailI’ll buy food at Lidl and clothes at Primark rather than take my son out of his private school Joe's education is the one area my husband and I won't compromise I love Waitrose but we knew we had to forgo it We didn’t have thousands going spare, but at least we were ‘managing’ Cutting back: Clare Campbell with her 16-year-old son Joe An email bearing the dreaded subject line ‘School Fee Bill’ pinged into my inbox. Many people will think the hundreds of thousands of pounds we’ve spent on our children’s education wasteful — but it is the one thing on which we refuse to compromise. I’ve swapped designer frocks from Harvey Nichols for cheap High Street brands, and have even turned my beautiful flower garden into a home-grown vegetable patch — all so we can pay those school fees. And while many people would suggest we just send Joe to the local comprehensive, children only get one shot at education — and I didn’t want to throw away my son’s.
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