1.3 Construct a Personal Financial Lifecycle to identify financial needs at different life stages.
Dependent Pre-Retirement
Independent Development Retirement
KEY SKILLS
1. Identify types of needs and wants at different stages in life.
2. List different types of typical incomes earned across a person’s lifetime.
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3. Construct a personal financial lifecycle.
4. Understand that stages and ages of a personal financial lifecycle will vary for different people.
INTRODUCTION
A person’s income will usually change as they move through different stages of life. This graph shows the average weekly earnings for different age groups in Ireland in 2024. It shows how the average income can rise and fall over the course of a person’s life.
CLASS ACTIVITY
a) Which age group has the lowest weekly earnings?
b) Which age group has the highest weekly earnings?
c) How much does income change as people move from their 30s into their 40s?
d) Why might earnings be lower for younger people?
e) Why might income fall for those aged 60+? f) Why might earnings increase with age?
g) Do you think everyone follows this pattern? Why or why not?
h) Do you think people’s spending patterns follow a similar trend? Why or why not?