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Making New Year’s resolutions? Keep them small and achievable

  Here are strategies to consider: Don’t rely on motivation “New Year’s is when many people feel motivated to make changes, including making saving for retirement a priority. But motivation can dissipate quickly, as anyone who has joined a gym in January and stopped going in February knows.“ Instead find ways to “shrink your goals…

Now is a great time to revisit your resolutions

How to help ensure  you keep your New Year’s resolutions and/or reach your financial goals?    Dan Ariely, Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University, provides these suggestions:  “One option is to make it into a public commitment and use the people around you to push yourself get into better behavior.”  “Another option…