Personal Financial Timeline

By Icy
  • Period: 1 CE to 1 CE

    Youth (1-17)

  • 2

    Pass SAT

    Estimated cost/years to save
    Cost per year
    Save for/ pursue other funding?
    Plan: short, medium, or long term? None
    None
    None
    Short
  • 3

    Graduate High School

    Estimated cost/years to save
    Cost per year
    Save for/ pursue other funding?
    Plan: short, medium, or long term? None
    None
    None
    Long
  • Period: 4 to 4

    Young Adult (18–24)

  • 5

    Go to College

    Estimated cost/years to save
    Cost per year
    Save for/ pursue other funding?
    Plan: short, medium, or long term? $20,770 in 18 years
    $1, 155 per year
    None
    Long
  • 6

    Buy a Car

    Estimated cost/years to save
    Cost per year
    Save for/ pursue other funding?
    Plan: short, medium, or long term? $20,770 in 18 years
    $1, 155 per year
    None
    Long
  • Period: 7 to 7

    Adult (25–40)

  • 8

    Marry

    Estimated cost/years to save
    Cost per year
    Save for/ pursue other funding?
    Plan: short, medium, or long term? $30,000 in 10 years
    $3,000 per year
    None
    Long
  • 9

    Have Kids

    Estimated cost/years to save
    Cost per year
    Save for/ pursue other funding?
    Plan: short, medium, or long term? $170,000 in 30 years
    $5. 700 per year
    None
    Long
  • Period: 10 to 10

    Middle Age (41–64)

  • 11

    Work

    Estimated cost/years to save
    Cost per year
    Save for/ pursue other funding?
    Plan: short, medium, or long term? $15,000 in 5 years
    $3,000 per year
    None
    Medium
  • 12

    Have Grandchildren

    Estimated cost/years to save
    Cost per year
    Save for/ pursue other funding?
    Plan: short, medium, or long term? $15,000 in 5 years
    $3,000 per year
    None
    Medium
  • Period: 13 to 13

    Senior (65 and up)

  • 14

    Retire

    Estimated cost/years to save
    Cost per year
    Save for/ pursue other funding?
    Plan: short, medium, or long term? $985,000 in 40 years
    $24,625 per year
    None
    Long
  • 15

    Die

    Estimated cost/years to save
    Cost per year
    Save for/ pursue other funding?
    Plan: short, medium, or long term? $6,950 in 5 years
    $1,390 per year
    None
    Medium