Introduction - Life Events

Life events

As you go through life, your circumstances sometimes change. This is sometimes through choice, for example if you decide move in with someone or to buy a home.

At other times, the change may be forced on you, perhaps through bereavement or divorce or even the unplanned arrival of a child.

Whatever the reason, your change in circumstances means that you may have to adapt your life and learn new skills, often rapidly and without the opportunity to prepare in advance.

This is particularly true in relation to your financial life where any change in the way you are living has a knock-on effect on your spending and your need to manage money.

This section on Life Matters looks at some of the more common events that may change your life and provides information on possible financial implications together with guidance on how best to manage money as your new life takes shape.

Bereavement

Buying a home

Getting divorced or separating

Living together

Long term illness/disability

Migrants

Prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families

Redundancy

Retirement

Service personnel and ex-service personnel

Starting a family

Starting a job