SMART Goals

By rita4784

  • Short Term SMART Goal

    Short Term SMART Goal
    S: Buy airpods for my mom
    M: Save $180
    A: Put $20 into my savings account each month from my paychecks
    R: I make enough money from my job that this will be no problem. I want to treat my mom.
    T: I want to order them in early December in order to get them before Christmas.

  • Step 1 (S)

    Step 1 (S)
    Research to find the price of airpods.

  • Step 2 (S)

    Step 2 (S)
    I am going to check my bank account to see how much I currently have saved up.
  • Period: to

    Buy my mom airpods for Christmas (short term)

  • Period: to

    Buy an apartment (long term)

    I want to find an apartment to live in my sophomore year of college

  • Step 3 (S)

    Step 3 (S)
    I will work as much as I can. I am going to try and find more time to work and cover as many shifts as I can to get more hours in.

  • Step 4 (S)

    Step 4 (S)
    Start a plan to save up the difference of how much more I need to buy them. This will most likely be $20 per paycheck.

  • Step 5 (S)

    Step 5 (S)
    I will transfer the amount I choose into my savings account each month; I won't get into that money.

  • Step 6 (S)

    Step 6 (S)
    Go to apple.com and order the airpods early so I can get them before Christmas, to have them for Christmas day. Then give them to my mom.

  • Long Term SMART Goal

    Long Term SMART Goal
    S: Buy an apartment to live in after my first year of college
    M: Save up $2,500
    A: I will save $30 per paycheck in my savings account, and maybe more if I have more than one job
    R: Most apartments in Iowa are around $1,450, but I need to find a cheaper one and still save for security deposit and furniture.
    T: I will complete this to be able to live in it the start of sophomore year of college

  • Step 1 (L)

    Step 1 (L)
    I will research how much the average apartment costs in Iowa City

  • Step 2 (L)

    Step 2 (L)
    I will search currently available apartments in Iowa City and stay up to date with available ones in the area

  • Step 3 (L)

    Step 3 (L)
    I will start working more often and maybe even find a second job. I will save $30 per paycheck.

  • Step 4 (L)

    Step 4 (L)
    Find an apartment I like and within my budget, and possibly roommates to help pay each month.

  • Step 5 (L)

    Step 5 (L)
    Make sure I have enough for furniture and other things to go in my apartment

  • Step 6 (L)

    Step 6 (L)
    Go look at apartments in person and pick one I like

  • Step 7 (L)

    Step 7 (L)
    Put in an offer and move in before school starts in August