SMART Goal By isabellagruse Aug 18, 2015 Began working Aug 21, 2015 Take $50 out of first paycheck Sep 1, 2015 Continuously take $300 each month Dec 31, 2015 Now have approxiamtely $1200 saved up Mar 1, 2016 Decide what college I will be attending May 10, 2016 Done working for the school year. Now have $2700 total saved up. All of the money I need to have saved up for college has been saved. This will give me $300 a month for college.