Do you ever heard about "Sandwich Generation"? It must sound novel. Sandwich generation is designation given to people who must fulfill the needs of a large family. Like a sandwich, it has many layers. Themselves, parents, and children. They have to take care of their elderly parents. At the same time, there are children who must be raised to adulthood. Sandwich generation is often found in developing countries, where a person's relationship with their family is so thick.

Definition of Sandwich Generation

A married person has a great tendency to become the sandwich generation. They will become parents, it means their daily needs will increase.They have to buy milk, vitamins, nutritious food for their children. They must provide a decent home to live in and also a good school. If they still have parents, they have to make sure their parents are always in good condition, have regular health check-ups, and pay for treatment.

Who can be "Sandwich Generation"?

The "Sandwich Generation" will feel a lot of pressure that triggers problems. Starting from work, social relationship, personality, to mental health. They feel tired quickly, offended, difficult to talk to, but don't know why their emotions go up and down. They just feel tired.

Pressure

As the sandwich generation, you need to change the mindset that life isn't always difficult. You still have time to do what you want to do. You can take your time as much as you can. Having a lot of burdens is not easy, but it can be done by managing income as well as possible, living a simple lifestyle to allocating funds for saving and investing.When you need a vacation to recharge, spend time with family, of course you can with a simple vacation plan. It doesn't spend a lot of money. This condition will make you smarter in managing finances, but still have quality time.

"Sandwich Generation"

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