McKinsey's financial timeline

By mckinsey_simmons

  • born

    I am the first born in my family.

  • my parents divorced

    I was still very young when my parents seperated, so I don't remember much, but I'm sure it affected both of their financial situations.

  • first sibling

    My first sibling of five was born when I was about five years old on my moms side.

  • moved houses

    My dad, stepmom, brother, and I all moved to a larger house when I was a second grader.

  • parent job loss

    My stepdad was let go of his job, and we had to cutback on things we wanted to buy.

  • my first job

    I started working my first job as a sophmore.

  • first paycheck

    I decided to make a savings and checking account, and I put half of my paycheck in savings and the other half in checking.

  • college

    I plan on going to college when I graduate from high school. I want to go to Indiana University, but I'm still not sure what I want to be when I'm older.

  • transportation

    Right now I have an older car. In the future I would like to have a nicer car. Maybe something used, but recently new.

  • housing

    I plan on living in apartment for a few years of my life. I might even share it with one of my friends so it doesn't cost as much. Later, I plan on buying a small house with whoever I marry, and possibly getting a larger one once I have had children.

  • married

    I plan on getting married in the future, which hopefully whoever I marry and myself will have decent careers.

  • vacation

    In the future I would like to travel the world. I really want to go to Italy and somewhere tropical like Hawaii.

  • children

    I want to have 2 children when I am older. I plan on waiting a while to save money for children, and other wants I have in the future.