Real Financial Resolutions
Steve Bentley BA CFP
Managing Principal CFP ?? NORTHERN RIVER Financial ?? HUB Financial ?? 100MenWR ?? Friends of Algonquin Park ?? Wildlife Photographer Rehab ?? NORTHERN RIVER Images
Instead of concluding that New Year’s resolutions just aren’t your strong suit, our Pavlovian response to the month of December is to once again set ourselves up with resolutions. For the record, this year, I am going to try to never touch my phone when I am driving which would thrill my son Matt. He’s right. That’s probably why I now have a car with a hands free bluetooth car phone.
Last year, I spoke about how to realize your New Year’s resolutions. This year, my advice is going to centre on realizing financial resolutions. Regardless of your resolution shortcomings, people seem to have more success meeting their financial goals by setting shorter-term goals and focusing on one at a time.
However, let’s pace ourselves. Instead of trying to attempt all the things on this list for the next year, pick one or two resolutions to follow through and try it for a specific amount of time. Three months is a personal favourite, but you’ll likely want to adjust your timeline based on the chosen goal.
Here are easily attainable real financial resolutions to consider...