How Financial Buffering Protects Against Income Shocks
Income is not necessarily stable. For a number of reasons, earning income can become disrupted abruptly: loss of job, underemployment or medical emergencies, even a nonmedical economic downturn. Financial distress grows fast when income suddenly drops. This is where financial cushioning becomes important. Financial buffering is the process of creating assets (that are accessible) to smooth shocks to income. Instead…






