One of the hardest things you'll ever do is alter your habits. Whether it's losing weight, quitting cigarettes, saving more or paying down debt, making big changes, especially over long periods of time, is exceedingly difficult.

According to one university study, of those making New Year's resolutions, 77% were successful in modifying their behavior for a week, but only 19% could keep it up for two years.

This comes as no surprise to those who have attempted to change our ways, which I assume is everyone.

Why is it so difficult to accomplish things we really want to do, like save more, spend less, drop a bad habit, pick up a good one or otherwise modify our behavior?

That's what this week's "Money!" podcast is about. We're going to give you every tip and trick we could find to help you create great goals and succeed in reaching them. And this is the perfect time to do it, now the year is well underway and those promises you made to yourself on New Year's Eve are starting to get hazy.

Let's get you refocused and back on track.

As usual, my co-host will be financial journalist Miranda Marquit. Listening in and sometimes contributing is producer and novice investor Aaron Freeman.

Want more information? Check out these resources:
5 New Year's Resolutions That Will Pay Off 10 Years From Now
Simple, Achievable New Year's Resolutions That Will Make You Richer
11 New Year's Resolutions That Will Save You Money in 2022
New York Times: How to Make (and Keep) a New Year's Resolution
Harvard: Seven steps for making your New Year's resolutions stick
CNN: 5 science-based strategies for nailing your New Year's resolutions
org: 9 Tips For Making a New Year's Resolution and Keeping It
Inc: 7 Tips to Make Sure You Actually Keep Your New Year's Resolution This Time
Stacy's stock portfolio
Subscribe to the Money Talks News newsletter
Take our course The Only Retirement Guide You'll Ever Need
Take our course Money Made Simple
Miranda Marquit's website

One of the hardest things you'll ever do is alter your habits. Whether it's losing weight, quitting cigarettes, saving more or paying down debt, making big changes, especially over long periods of time, is exceedingly difficult.
According to <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223679624_The_resolution_solution_Longitudinal_examination_of_New_Year's_change_attempts">one university study</a>, of those making New Year's resolutions, 77% were successful in modifying their behavior for a week, but only 19% could keep it up for two years.
This comes as no surprise to those who have attempted to change our ways, which I assume is everyone.
Why is it so difficult to accomplish things we really want to do, like save more, spend less, drop a bad habit, pick up a good one or otherwise modify our behavior?
That's what this week's <a href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/podcasts/">"Money!" podcast</a> is about. We're going to give you every tip and trick we could find to help you create great goals and succeed in reaching them. And this is the perfect time to do it, now the year is well underway and those promises you made to yourself on New Year's Eve are starting to get hazy.
Let's get you refocused and back on track.
As usual, my co-host will be financial journalist <a href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/author/mirandamarquit/">Miranda Marquit</a>. Listening in and sometimes contributing is producer and novice investor <a href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/author/aaronfreeman/">Aaron Freeman</a>.
Want more information? Check out these resources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/5-new-years-resolutions-you-wish-youd-made-10-years-ago/">5 New Year's Resolutions That Will Pay Off 10 Years From Now</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/simple-achievable-new-years-resolutions-that-will-make-you-richer/">Simple, Achievable New Year's Resolutions That Will Make You Richer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/slideshows/11-new-years-resolutions-that-will-save-you-money-in-2022/">11 New Year's Resolutions That Will Save You Money in 2022</a></li>
<li>New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/guides/smarterliving/resolution-ideas">How to Make (and Keep) a New Year's Resolution</a></li>
<li>Harvard: <a href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/seven-steps-for-making-your-new-years-resolutions-stick">Seven steps for making your New Year's resolutions stick</a></li>
<li>CNN: <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/01/health/how-to-set-new-year-resolutions-wellness/index.html">5 science-based strategies for nailing your New Year's resolutions</a></li>
<li>org: <a href="https://www.lifehack.org/articles/featured/7-steps-for-making-a-new-years-resolution-and-keeping-it.html">9 Tips For Making a New Year's Resolution and Keeping It</a></li>
<li>Inc: <a href="https://www.inc.com/amy-morin/7-tips-to-make-sure-you-actually-keep-your-new-years-resolution-this-time.html">7 Tips to Make Sure You Actually Keep Your New Year's Resolution This Time</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h09OsyC3tPHYoSxJEsmo97mciSKfA1w3IbsDRCWMLpQ/edit?usp=sharing">Stacy's stock portfolio</a></li>
<li>Subscribe to the <a href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/#newsletter">Money Talks News newsletter</a></li>
<li>Take our course&nbsp;<a href="https://unb.moneytalksnews.com/retirement-guide/">The Only Retirement Guide You'll Ever Need</a></li>
<li>Take our course&nbsp;<a href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/courses/money-made-simple/">Money Made Simple</a></li>
<li><a href="http://mirandamarquit.com/">Miranda Marquit's website</a></li>
</ul>

Welcome to Money Talks News: The Podcast, a podcast devoted to everything money: how to get it, how to grow it and how to keep it. From the creators of MoneyTalksNews.com, a leading source of personal finance news and advice since 1991.

Welcome to Money Talks News: The Podcast, a podcast devoted to everything money: how to get it, how to grow it and how to keep it. From the creators of MoneyTalksNews.com, a leading source of personal finance news and advice since 1991.

Money Talks News: The Podcast

10 Tips to Help You Keep Your New Year's Resolutions

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/67ee9ddc-11a3-4cec-841d-ac9a015d5b41/clips/e984fa2d-845b-4fb9-b9a2-ae2f00edfe7a/transcript

Transcript

Advertisement