With most people experiencing their commitment peak aged 35; a new study shows that over ten times more money is being spent on financial commitments than family and friends. In contrast though, up to four times more effort is devoted to thinking about emotional commitments.

The latest Standard Life report ‘Your Commitments, Your Future’ reveals the interesting relationship the British population enjoys between emotional and financial commitments.

Between 35-44 years of age is when the majority of British people reach their financial and emotional commitment peak. This means that, according to the study, people spend on average £1,160 a month on financial commitments and think about these issues for 45 minutes every day.
Focusing on overall figures, the report shows that Brits spend an average of £914 a month on financial commitments and 37 minutes thinking about them per day.

Interestingly enough, the report reveals how, in contrast, these same people spend only £87 a month on their emotional commitments, but think about them for 2 hours and 18 minutes every day.

This means that while Brits spend considerably more money on financial commitments than on emotional ones, they devote more time thinking about family and friends than about their finances.

Lifetime commitment stages

The research also defines the three core commitment stages in the lifetime of every British person.

Those aged 18-24 are called ‘Commitment Sleepwalkers’. The report says that this group have a smaller amount of both financial and personal relationship commitments. With their regular financial commitments amounting to just £458 a month, they spend the least amount of time thinking about their finances.
This puts them “at risk of overlooking the long term cumulative effects of these costs”, according to the study.

The ‘Fully Committed’ group, as mentioned above, are those aged 35-44. They are likely to be paying a mortgage, looking after a child and possibly paying off any debt accrued in earlier life.

Finally, the research refers to those who are starting to become less financially and emotionally committed as ‘Commitment Slowdowns’ (55+). They are spending £818 on their commitments each month, almost £100 less than the average.

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