IL SMART goal timeline

By jenna.lene
  • S-specific

    S-specific

    I want to get an apartment.

  • Look at apartments near the location I need.

    I want to make sure it is close to a bus stop and near Iowa state university and make sure it has good amenities.

  • Look how much the security deposit is and how much rent is.

    Make sure I can be able to afford the rent a month and see how much I need to save up before I sign a lease.
  • M-measurable

    M-measurable

    I will need to save up $800 for the first month's rent and the security deposit.

  • Get a second job or try and save up more money faster.

  • A-Attainable

    A-Attainable

    I will start saving $50-$150 a paycheck to be able to afford that deposit by the end of the summer.
  • Period: to

    Short-term SMART goal

  • Go up there and look at different apartments and see which ones I will be able to afford and will be more convenient.

  • Make sure I sign the lease at a reasonable time

  • R-realistic

    R-realistic

    I will get $800 saved up by this date so that I will be able to sign a lease.
  • T-timebound

    T-timebound

    I will find and be settled in an apartment.