These Are The "Right" Ages To Reach Significant Life Milestones
July 31, 2019
The Bottom Line:
- A survey by H&R Block reveals the average ages people expect certain huge life milestones to be reached
- Folks say 26 is the “right” age to get married, while 27 is the age to start a family and 29 is the age to buy a home
- 49% of respondents say their financial issues have kept them from reaching these milestones by these ideal ages
- Source:Money
Did you hear Bobby Bones talking about this morning? Everyone here at BIG 95.5 were surprised that reaching financial independence ( from your parents ) doesn't happen until age 32!
Growing up people have this idea about what their future life is going to look like, and a lot of people set expectations for big life events to happen by a certain age. Well, we all know that isn’t likely going to happen, but now a new survey reveals what most people feel is the "right" age for big life milestones, like getting married, having a kid, etc., and they definately seem a bit idealistic.
According to a survey by H&R Block, the average ages people expect certain huge milestones to be reached, include:
- Get married – 26
- Start a family – 27
- Buy a home – 29
- Expand family – 30
- Reach financial independence – 32
- Build a forever home – 37
- Feel the most content – 38
- Retire - 63
Now if you haven’t even come close to reaching these milestones by that age, don’t worry, you aren’t alone. The survey notes that 49% of respondents say their financial issues have kept them from reaching these milestones by these ideal ages. And apparently a lot of people are stressing out about it, with 36% of folks saying they put pressure on themselves to reach them.
Source:Money