Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Former child artist Enno Lerian commented about the Sandwich Generation via his TikTok account last May. Enno actually expressed his gratitude because he came from that generation.
“I’m part of the sandwich generation, but just be grateful. The more grateful we are, the more we work hard, God willing, there will be abundant sustenance,” said Enno in his TikTok video.
In the video, Enno tells how he is bear the burden and responsibility in financing family needs other than the main ones.
Enno also advised the sandwich generation to enjoy everything sincerely and work hard. By being open-minded, trials will feel calmer so that good fortune will be provided.
The term sandwich generation emerged in 1981 from a journal by an academic named Professor at the University of Kentucky in the United States. named Dorothy A. Miller. People who are referred to as the sandwich generation are people who are financially squeezed, because they have to support their families as well as their parents’ families.
In fact, everyone who belongs to the sandwich generation is divided into three categories.
These three categories describe how much responsibility the person in question has as the sandwich generation. The following are the categories in question.
Traditional sandwich generation
Those who fall into this category bear the burden of life for their parents, as well as their partners and children.
This type is the type that is often discussed because it is a common type and is often used as a case study for financial planners.
Club Sandwich Generation
The club sandwich generation’s burden is certainly greater than the traditional one. This is because Club Sandwich bears the family’s financial burden on his parents, who are none other than his grandparents.
And it’s not impossible, they could cover their grandchildren’s living expenses if they already have grandchildren.
This sandwich generation generally comes from someone born into a large family.
Open faced sandwich generation
In this case, generally they are those who are married but don’t have children. But of course, they have to bear the burden of their parents.
At first glance, their financial burden is indeed smaller than traditional and club sandwich types. They can still make financial moves to anticipate this problem if they have children in the future.
Both traditional and open faced types, in fact there is also an extended category which is the extension.
It is called extended if they not only support their parents, but also their siblings who are none other than their parents’ children.
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