What is the meaning of YMYL pages?

YMYL stands for “your money or your life”. Google said any page including content that can affect someone’s health, happiness, safety, or financial stability comes under YMYL page. According to Google here are some subjects which comes under YMYL pages.

• Shopping or financial transaction pages: webpages that allow users to make purchases, transfer money, pay bills, etc. online (such as online stores and online banking pages).
• Financial information pages: webpages that provide advice or information about investments, taxes, retirement planning, home purchase, paying for college, buying insurance, etc.
• Medical information pages: webpages that provide advice or information about health, drugs, specific diseases or conditions, mental health, nutrition, etc.
• Legal information pages: webpages that provide legal advice or information on topics such as divorce, child custody, creating a will, becoming a citizen, etc.
• News articles or public/official information pages important for having an informed citizenry: webpages that include information about local/state/national government processes, policies, people, and laws; disaster response services; government programs and social services; news about important topics such as international events, business, politics, science, and technology; etc. Please use your judgment and knowledge of your locale. Keep in mind that not all news articles are necessarily considered YMYL.

There are many other topics that you may consider as YMYL, such as child adoption, car safety information, etc. If the website diagnosis ailments based upon above  symptoms, it is called a YMYL page.