12/10/2026
Planning usually covers illness and accidents.
What tends to get missed are the periods where income drops for something other than health. Five reasons come up again and again:
1. Growing a family
2. Caring for ageing parents
3. Taking leave to head off burnout
4. Going back to study
5. Changing direction within medicine
Every one of these takes time and money, and can mean a stretch on reduced income.
Inside a plan, they're manageable. Left until the day they arrive, you're asking what you can sell and how quickly.
General information only, not personal advice.