3) Write a paragraph or more explaining where you see yourself financially when you are 30, 50, and at the retirement age of 65.

I could very easily see myself living here four years from now. Or five. That’s the kind of time range I’m familiar with, thanks to school and college and grad school. My MFA program was only three years, but when you add in the year I spent telemarketing and temping.

So it’s really easy for me to think that I’d like four years from now to look “a lot like this but better:” more freelancing, more income, more savings, more books published, maybe a down payment on a loft-style condo. More involvement in the local arts scene. More teaching.

But eight years from now? Looking at how the past years have gone, I feel like I have to expect some major life change to hit around the time I turn 40. Career seems like the obvious one, followed by marriage (though I’m not actively looking to get married) and health (either mine or a family member’s).

I’d like to say “well, financially it shouldn’t make a difference—just keep working and keep saving, and you can achieve your financial goals no matter what happens to the rest of your life,” but I also know that isn’t necessarily true. Some life changes take all the money you’ve got and then some.

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