PerFine

By 18ryynanet

  • Birth

  • First Job

    Babysitting Siblings

  • Second Job

    Mowing the Lawn

  • First Real Job

    USA Hockey On-Ice Official

  • Mowing for Family Friend

    A family friend owned a few rental houses, and hired me and my brothers to mow them every two weeks.

  • Stopped Mowing the Lawn

    Younger sibling became old enough

  • Stopped Babysitting

    Too busy with school, work, etc.

  • Stopped Mowing for Family Friend

    He sold the rentals

  • First Car

    1997 Honda CR-V bought from older brother for $800

  • Second Car

    The CR-V didn't last too long, a couple months and the transmission gave out (not while I was driving, fortunately), so I found a 2001 Saturn SL1 for $400 on Craigslist. Sold by a graduating Tech student, he just wanted to get out of here. Minor repairs were necessary, completed by a friend in the AutoTech class.

  • Third Car

    The SL1 lasted the winter, but was only front-wheel drive (made winter interesting, if not entirely safe...), and the driver-side mirror decided to fall off -- not while I was driving, thankfully. I went to the junkyard with the intention of purchasing a "new" mirror, and saw a nice-looking 2006 Subaru Legacy for sale. Upon inquiring, I was told it had been bought in auction after the front axle fell off. They fixed it up, and put it up for sale. I paid the agreed $2500 in cash.

  • Attend College

    I hope to attend MIT for a Mechanical Engineering degree, or MTU if MIT doesn't work out.

  • Get Hired

    Work for a company, creating prosthetic limbs

  • Start a Prosthetics Company

    Once I learn enough from the previous job, I'll branch out to create my own designs, and ideally be able to provide inexpensive (but still profitable) deals.

  • Be Able to Retire

    By this point, I want to have enough money that I could comfortably retire, though I don't plan on actually retiring. (What would I do all day???)