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Fortune
Eleanor Pringle

House, marriage, kids: Following a traditional 'order' of life milestones could majorly mess up your finances

An illustration of a family with a house in the shopping cart. (Credit: Malte Mueller—Getty Images)

First comes love. Then comes marriage. Then comes a baby in a baby carriage. Or so the rhyme goes—but life in the 21st century may force a change of plan.

Today, the nuclear family, a white picket fence and married parents is increasingly becoming an American dream that younger generations are simply no longer chasing. Either they don't want it, or it's not financially viable to attain.

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