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title: "How Not To Tear Your Family Apart: Caregiving Impacts Retirement"
description: Carroll Golden discusses in this chapter how caregiving impacts retirement.
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# [How Not To Tear Your Family Apart: Caregiving Impacts Retirement](https://lhc.naifa.org/lecpblog/how-not-to-tear-your-family-apart-caregiving-impacts-retirement)

 Written by [Carroll Golden](https://lhc.naifa.org/lecpblog/author/carroll-golden) | 6/13/22 1:30 PM

One of the most overlooked threats to retirement is when people need to either limit their earning potential in the workforce due to caregiving demands (think not taking a promotion or limiting the ability to travel), or they leave the labor force altogether because the demands of caregiving are so great. This excerpt explores the impact that leaving/diminished workforce engagement has on future retirement planning.

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