financial timeline abby roeder

  • Birth

    Birth
    I was born.
  • Mom quit her job

    Mom quit her job
    My mom quit her job and became a stay-at-home mother.
  • Lorna birth

    Lorna birth
    My parents had another kid.
  • Moved houses

    Moved houses
    We moved to our new house.
  • Owen birth

    Owen birth
    My parents had another kid.
  • Pool

    Pool
    My family decided to put an above-ground pool in our backyard. It was very expensive and continued to be expensive becuase of the chemicals and all of the water it neded each summer.
  • Got my tonsils taken out

    Got my tonsils taken out
    I had to have surgery to get my tonsils taken out. It was very expensive.
  • Wesley birth

    Wesley birth
    My parents had another kid, this is the last child.
  • Dad switched jobs

    Dad switched jobs
    My dad quit his job at Toyota and he took a job at Duke Energy. Made more money here.
  • Braces

    Braces
    I got my braces and it was a major financial decision becasue braces are very expensive.
  • Lorna braces

    Lorna braces
    Lorna got her braces. Again, this was a major financial desicion because hers were even more expensive than mine,
  • Moved houses

    Moved houses
    We left our house that we lived in for 14 years and moved to Cambridge so we could be closer to my dad's work and to our school.
  • Financial Status-NOW

    Financial Status-NOW
    As of now, I do not have a job. Only my dad has a job. My mom still is stay-at-home.
  • Financial Status-NOW

    Financial Status-NOW
    I like to save my money. I try to save as much money as possible and I only spend money on necessary things.
  • SHORT TERM GOAL

    SHORT TERM GOAL
    I hope to get a part-time job after I get my license. I may want to work somewhere such as Shnucks or IGA.
  • MEDIUM TERM GOAL

    MEDIUM TERM GOAL
    I hope to have saved up a lot of my money I have earned so that I will have plenty of cash to take with me to college. I also hope to have earned many scholarships that will help me narrow down my fees for college.
  • LONG TERM GOAL

    LONG TERM GOAL
    In 10 years or so, I hope to have graduated college and to have stayed free of student loan debt. I hope I will have a steady job/career, and I may even want to start a family by now.