# The Biggest Financial Mistakes Happen During Major Life Transitions

- Source: Money Crashers
- Published: 2026-10-23T15:00:00+00:00
- Category: Markets
- Original: https://www.moneycrashers.com/financial-mistakes-life-transitions/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/the-biggest-financial-mistakes-happen-during-major-life-transitions-fdb391/

In a major life transition, the costliest money mistakes are usually small steps you skip or rush, not the big decisions. Within 30 days of a marriage, divorce, new baby, or job change, update your beneficiaries, fix your health coverage, and move old retirement money directly into a new account instead of cashing it out. Source

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