If I plan to invest dollars, I have to make sure those dollars are available without
putting other financial obligations at risk.
Not exact matches
Another quarter of those surveyed said that they're
putting extra cash toward
other financial obligations, such as paying down debt, taking care of aging parents and paying for their kids» expenses.
Unfortunately, almost none of that could be said to come «naturally» in a society that doesn't always teach men to fully respect or nurture their partners, doesn't provide universal paid parental leave for all parents, doesn't ensure that all healthcare providers understand what it means to support mothers» efforts to breastfeed, doesn't teach people what it looks like to establish a nursing relationship, and pushes mothers to
put all sorts of
other things (
financial obligations, social pressures to entertain guests and / or «get their body back») ahead of their postpartum recovery.
This debt
obligation can
put a serious damper on achieving
other financial goals in the near or long term, like owning a home, saving for retirement, or planning a family.
Some people crave the security of owning their home free and clear, but
putting your mortgage ahead of
other financial obligations is almost always a bad idea.
A fiduciary, on the
other hand, has a legal
obligation to
put your
financial interests first and disclose or eliminate all potential conflicts of interest when giving advice.
Maybe that would
put this 10 month period in context, relative to
other Canadians who fail to meet their home - secured
financial obligations and yet somehow remain housed.
Older adults may have
other financial obligations that have
put retirement saving on the back burner.