The New Year is in its infancy and there is no better time
than now to jump on the resolution bandwagon. Forbes Living offers some
suggestions for making 2015 the year of personal finance success.
A survey conducted by Fidelity Investments found that those
who made financial resolutions at the start of 2014 felt they were better off
financially than those who did not. Let that be a good start point for the
following resolutions:
Resolve to review financial statements every month. Whether
you do this online or with the paper documents sent in the mail, it makes sense
to comb through the line items. You may just find some fees which have been
added which were not there.
Resolve to save more for emergencies, retirement and that
one special item (a great safari trip, a new car, first home, etc) There are
many ways to save money each month from setting up automatic deposits to
manually adding the amount to a savings account.
Resolve to pay off debt and dispose of unneeded credit
cards. Forbes Living TV knows that you can live with two and maybe even three
credit cards. Also, cut up and toss out store credit cards.
Resolve to bank smarter. Find a bank with better fees or no fees, use an online bank, and break up with any bank that steals your hard-earned money for their unnecessary charges.
Resolve to spend less every day. Ditch the expensive to-go
coffees in the morning and make your own at home. There are an abundance of
options. It is also a time-saving task since you won’t feel rushed getting to
the coffee shop, waiting in line and rushing to work.
Resolve to not stray away from financial resolutions. It is
very easy to be swayed by good deals, cool vacations and other things. But won’t
it feel great to know that you accomplished your personal financial goals?
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