Personal Finance Timeline

By BjornCarlson
  • High School Graduation

    High School Graduation

  • Begin Searching For Summer Job in KC

  • Move Out of Kanas City

  • Begin College - (Hopefully in DC)

  • Begin Searching for College Job

  • Internship With the State Department

  • Study Abroad

  • Achieve Bachelor's in International Relations

    40,000 Tuition

  • Move out of Dorm into a Rented Apartment

  • Master's Degree in International Relations

  • Career in the State Department

  • Move Into a Higher Quality Apartment

    Move Into a Higher Quality Apartment

    1,400 Rent

  • Become Fluent in a 3rd Language

  • Married

  • Diplomatic Status in a Foreign Country

  • Ambassadorial Status

  • Become Fluent in 4th Language

  • Move into Home in DC

    300,000

  • Attempt to Work Way into Elected Politics

  • Hopefully Election into House of Representatives

  • Election into Senate

  • Achieve Appointed Position in State Department

  • Move into Home Closer to DC Downtown Area

    500,000

  • Begin Working for International Organization of Peace (Non-Profit Career)

  • Retirement

  • Pick Up a Hobby

  • Begin Teaching Part Time at Universities

    Begin Teaching Part Time at Universities

  • Move to Switzerland

    Move to Switzerland

    690,000

  • Discontinue Having Part Time Jobs

  • Die in Some Dramatic Way That isn't Painful

  • Have a Fantastic Funeral in Switzerland