Ask the Readers: What Are Your New Year's Resolutions for 2016?
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It's 2016! For many people, a new year signals a fresh start. It's a time when motivation is high and New Year's resolutions abound!
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No resolutions this year. I prefer to take the pressure off.
My New Year's Resolution is to eat healthy every day and get rid of the processed sugar in my diet.
My resolutions are to lose weight, eat healthier, read more, and earn more money.
My resolution is to try at least one new and different thing each month. I want to push myself out of the ordinary and humdrum this year. Even better is finding things to try that do not involve money.
I'm allocating all of my bonus money to payoff my student loans, and we're saving to fund our 2017 wedding!
My New Year's resolution is to become fluent in another language.
My resolution is to exercise more and at healthier
Not to buy any expensive items and pay off all the debts other than Auto & Mortgage loan.
Our New Year's Resolution is to finally pay off all of our student loans!
My New Year's resolutions for 2016 are to exercise more and eat healthier!
I am planning on exercising at least 4 x a week, also drinking more water, sleeping earlier and also spend more time playing with my kids!
Eat more organic and drink more water.
My New Years resolution is to learn to cook healthier for my family! I have so much to learn!
Get more sleep!
My New Years resolution this year is to stop wasting and save money and to cook healthier meals for my family.
Instead of a resolution I have a 'theme': mindfulness. I'm hoping to spend more time being aware of my surroundings and slowing down. This translates to some health-related goals like eating clean, being more in tune with when I'm full, and exercising more. This also is useful for saving money as I want to be more mindful of what I really need, if the purchase makes sense, etc.
My new years resolution is to be more confident
lose weight
My resolutions for 2016 is to only spend money on necessities and to travel more using only sweepstakes wins (hotel stays, airline flights, GC, etc.).
To lose 60 pounds.
Becoming debt-free; Paying off everything (other than my home) and working towards putting more into savings and my IRA per month.
My purpose for this year are:
-Start to control and manage my finances with a professional software
-Start a savings goal (52 week money challenge)
-study and learn how to invest better
My resolution is to start a new hobby. I would love to learn how to play the piano. I would also love to read more instead of watching Netflix at night.
I would love to start a new hobby and maybe learn to play an instrument this year. I also want to read more instead of watching Netflix at night.
Loose weight.
My main thing is to take my health more seriously. You only have one body and you have to take care of it!
Buy a second property and pay off my student loans!!
I want to work on reading at least 2 books a month. I've selected books I know I'll be interested in and am making time to read before going to bed every night.
I didn't make any resolutions on New Years, but I do want to start running
Invest more and read for pleasure more!
Last year I decided to cut out cow and fast food from my diet. This year I'm cutting out pork and eating a handful of spinach everyday. It's going to be hard to cut out the bacon!
I'm choosing to live my life this year with the theme of "upgrade" in my back pocket. If I don't like something, I want to upgrade it so I do like it. Do my friends suck? Find other people that don't. Does my budget fall short each month? Take on a side-hustle to gather back the reigns. It's all about upgrading every shortcoming in the best way possible in order to adore the life I lead every day.
My resolution is to quit smoking.
Be more financial savy. I'm close to being debt free but need to stay debt free.
I want to exercise 5 days a week.
My resolution is to exercise daily and eat healthier
I want to eat less fast food!
My new years resolution is to eat healthier and exercise daily.
I make my resolutions in November. That way after the busy holiday, I have already been working on my new me. I found this way I have a better chance of keeping them and I can focus on other New year jobs like organizing.
My #1 resolution is to adjust our family's diet to be more plant based, with less dairy and only 1-2 meals with meat a week. We are 50/50 right now with meat but I think we can eat even less and not truly miss it. But that means I need to find new recipes!
Yes I do, I made a list breaking up my goals into weekly and monthly markers, I put it on my fridge so I see it daily, when I reach one I cross it off
To try and do new things more often and get out of my rut.
my resolution is to TRAVEL MORE!!
My resolution is to drink more water, play more with my children, and grow in my spiritual walk with the Lord.
My resolution is to meet the man of my dreams and fall in love! Easier said than done haha
i resolve to not buy any clothes for 6 months (for now - up to 12 months if i can!)
save money and lose 20 pounds
My 2016 resolution is to complete my education so I can start next year with a full-time job that offers benefits. Health insurance would be nice, too.
My New Years resolution is to get in shape.
My goal this year is to go down in a dress size!
I'm not going to say anything negative about anyone.
My new years resolution is to clean my house.
My resolutions are to eat better, get fitter and save money to buy a house.
My new years resolution is to lose 10 pounds and start eating better.
I have many resolutions but I think one of my most important ones is to stop using credit cards.
My resolutions are to go backpacking at least three times, lose at least 20 pounds, and pay at least an extra $10,000 toward my girls' 529s and my mortgage. If I do all three, it will be an outstanding year.
I am vowing to take better care of my skin and wear sunscreen daily.
Smarter spending, no more mindless purchases. I'm eating healthier too.
My new resolution is to pay off my credit cards, lose 30 pounds, eat healthy and start saving
I'm determined to get rid of at least one school loan of my husband's so that we can buy a home for our family. I plan on doing thag by budgeting and analyzing our spending.
Find a new job!
I'm working on fixing things whether it be small sewing projects, minor house repairs, or other. Maybe it is also a small part of an anti-procrastination self-improvement plan too.
To sleep more and not buy any new clothes all year (beyond underwear). Thrift store finds are ok as the clothes aren't technically new
To get rid of extra or useless items in our house. They get donated if useful or trashed or recycled.
To be better about getting dinner on the table each night while I'm in law school!
Grow my business - and a few others that I have written down and S.M.A.R.T. goals
My resolution is to eat more organic fruits and veggies.
To stop procrastinating
Add a new baby to our household without going into debt.
This is the year that I want to get serious about eating healthier.
To eat more healthy on a daily basis.
I want to exercise more