Best Money Tips: Reach Your Goals By Measuring Them

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Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips roundup! Today, we share how you can achieve your goals and resolutions by measuring them, the down-low on hand sanitizers, fun and frugal ways to bond with your family, and more!

Top 5 Articles

If You Want More or Less of Something in Your Life, Measure It — Something like "Find more joy in life" is harder to measure than "Make plans with friends once a week." Guess which one is easier to accomplish? The Happiness Project

3 Things You Don't Know About Hand Sanitizers, 3 Tips to Buy It Right — Some brands only contain only 40% ethyl or isopropyl alcohol. Anything less than 60% won't work as well, so be sure to check the labels before you buy. Money Talks News

9 Great Ways to Bond With Your Family, for Free (or Cheaply) — If, say, you want to learn photography, see if you can get your family to take the class with you. If the class costs money, see if you can get a family discount. Money Ning via Currency

5 Foods That Make Nutrition Easy on the Go — Keep of stock of pumpkin seeds to munch on all year round. They're packed with protein, fiber, zinc, B vitamins, magnesium, and other nutritional goodness. Dumb Little Man

How to Dress Yourself After You Dress the Turkey — Don't wear a tight belt. Just don't. Jezebel

Other Essential Reading

Wise Investments for the Home — Insulated drapes is a good idea no matter where you live: they keep your house warm when it's cold out and cool when it's hot. Being Frugal

5 Tips for a Successful Dinner Swap — Swapping meals is a great way to save time and money on food. To have a successful dinner swap, keep it simple and limit the size of the group. Our Everyday Dinners

20 Inconvenient Business Truths — The most important one? "It's all about people." Productive Flourishing

8 Tips for a Great Office Party — Invite the kids and spouses. This gives employers and employees alike a chance to get to know the people they work with, outside the work community. Main Street

Top 10 Holiday Travel Tips and Tricks — If you need to travel to travel by car to the airport or train station, ask someone else to drive you — someone who won't be stressed out about getting there in time. Lifehacker