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Will you make a New Year’s resolution this year? One of the smartest resolutions might be getting your finances in order. But as we all know keeping that promise to ourselves is another matter.
A lot of people make money resolutions. According numerous studies, the most popular resolution every year is to lose weight, followed by getting organized, and saving more money. It’s good to see that a financial-related resolution is in the top three.
Here is framework for making your New Year’s resolution stick.
This year is definitely different from year's past with the Covid-19 pandemic. It may feel even more uncomfortable and lonely if this is your first holiday season since your divorce.
Is this it? Is this the first time since the birth of your kids that you will be forced to spend at least part of the holiday without your children? That's no fun and the first year will prove to be the hardest. Although it will be very different, the entire holiday season doesn’t have to be bad. Here are a few tips.
Use money to enhance your life and the lives of those around you
Money matters are complex and even scary. How you choose to approach finances mentally is key to mastering them.
Financial advisors call this “money mindfulness.” And it’s a mentality that can be worked on while we’re following the current “stay-at-home” orders of our local and federal government.
It is difficult to deal with your finances on your own because the technical aspects can be bewildering. Investment options, taxes, interest rates and securities transactions in general are overwhelming for folks outside of the finance industry. Few of us understand the math necessary to handle our own money, even at a minimal level.
Plus, there’s a real element of danger about finances. Nearly everyone has been ripped off at some point. Many of us are wary of trusting anyone, even family members, with our money.
It Start with Our Behavior…
