Financial Timeline

  • Learn to walk

    Learn to walk
    Free.
  • Get promoted from Elementary School

    Elementary school is free.
    Long term goal.
  • Get promoted from Middle School

    Middle school is free.
  • Graduate High School

    Graduate High School
    Keeping in mind price of lunch, field trips, AP exams, and SAT testing, the cost of high school is $2880 ($720 a year).
    It is a long term goal.
  • Get Driver's License

    It costs $400.
    I will save money from my graduation party and my summer job.
  • Graduate College

    It cost's $69,440 a year, but $3000 a year w/ financial aid. I will get an on-campus job to pay for college.
  • Get a Job

    It will cost me $50 to get a job. It is a short term goal.
  • Buy/rent my own house

    It will cost me $1300 a month, and $15600 a year. I will save 15% of my job salary to pay my rent. It is a long term goal.
  • Get married

    Get married
    It will cost me $8000 for my wedding. I will save 10% of my job salary to pay for my wedding. It is a long term goal.
  • Get retired

    It will take me 40 years to save $90000 for retirement. It will cost me $2250 a year, which I will get from saving a proportion of my job salary. It is a long term goal.
    I would want to visit family in Ethiopia.