What is one financial goal that you have? how do larger economic factors influence your pursuit of this goal?

One financial goal that i have is to support myself when i'm eighteen.
Larger economic factors influence the purchasing power of the dollars I have. Inflation of our currency reduced that purchasing power so it, in effect, takes from me what is mine without my permission. The more I rely on Federal welfare and retirement programs, the more dependent is my family's welfare on our government officials - elected or not. 

With any turning vehicle, the rear wheels follow a shorter path than the front wheels. the longer the vehicle is, the greater the difference will be. truck drivers initially swing out before making a turn. what isn't shown in this illustration is as car straightens out, the front wheels must travel a greater distance and the tail end drags on the shortest path.