Google "men marrying later."
There is a plethora of articles on the subject. Read a few. Multiple reasons underlie the cause. But, financial well being is the one reason every article I've read mentions. Simply put, many young men are not in a position to start families.
Indeed, the statistic that made me move forward with writing Motivate Your Son was that 1/3 of men between 22 and 34 years old were not financially independent. The statistic came from a census BEFORE the Great Recession. While I've seen a variety of other statistics post-Recession, I'll refrain from citing here because we are in a turbulent economic period and the numbers are changing quarterly. Regardless, 1/3 is on the low end.
How can men start families if they are not economically independent?
They can't. They will delay getting married or won't get married at all. They will further delay fatherhood or won't have children at all.
As I discuss in the book, the root cause for so many men lacking financial independence can be traced back to not being motivated in school.
Since the most significant root cause for men not getting married and not having children (your grandchildren) is lack of financial independence and since the root cause of
There is a plethora of articles on the subject. Read a few. Multiple reasons underlie the cause. But, financial well being is the one reason every article I've read mentions. Simply put, many young men are not in a position to start families.
Indeed, the statistic that made me move forward with writing Motivate Your Son was that 1/3 of men between 22 and 34 years old were not financially independent. The statistic came from a census BEFORE the Great Recession. While I've seen a variety of other statistics post-Recession, I'll refrain from citing here because we are in a turbulent economic period and the numbers are changing quarterly. Regardless, 1/3 is on the low end.
How can men start families if they are not economically independent?
They can't. They will delay getting married or won't get married at all. They will further delay fatherhood or won't have children at all.
As I discuss in the book, the root cause for so many men lacking financial independence can be traced back to not being motivated in school.
Since the most significant root cause for men not getting married and not having children (your grandchildren) is lack of financial independence and since the root cause of
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