SMART Goal Timeline: College Laptop By NSchaf Sep 13, 2019 Start saving for a college laptop. Period: Sep 13, 2019 to Jun 6, 2020 SMART Goal I plan to put a down payment of $780 on a new laptop for college by saving $65 for the first six months and then save $130 for the next three months before spending that on other expenses, before my first semester of college. Sep 14, 2019 Put a down payment of $780 on a new laptop. Oct 1, 2019 Save $65 out of September paycheck Nov 1, 2019 Save $65 out of October paycheck Dec 1, 2019 Save $65 out of November paycheck Jan 1, 2020 Save $65 out of December paycheck Feb 1, 2020 Save $65 out of January paycheck Mar 1, 2020 Save $65 out of February paycheck Apr 1, 2020 Save $130 out of March paycheck May 1, 2020 Save $130 out of April paycheck Jun 1, 2020 Save $130 out of May paycheck Jun 6, 2020 Own laptop!