Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions We Made for 2023

Bob Bronson January 3rd

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We’re on Day 3 of the new year . . . is your resolution still intact?

A poll leading up to New Year’s found 37% of us were planning to make a resolution this year, and another 17% said they might. Here are the top ten resolutions we made for 2023, according to the poll . . .

10. Learn Something NewWhether it’s learning to ski, golf or cook, we all want to learn something new this year. The good news is, there’s plenty of time to get started on whatever it is you want to learn.
9. Spend More Time With The FamilySpending more quality time with the family is a great resolution to make and fun to keep. After all, did any body ever wish they spent more time at work on their proverbial death bed? Doubt it.
8. Improve Your Mental HealthFor most of us when it comes to our health and resolutions it’s all about our physical health. Losing weight and getting in shape, etc. but we can easily neglect our mental health. So, be sure to make that part of your new year, it’s just as important as looking good!
7. Pay Down DebtHaving a mountain of debt is one of the most stressful things we deal with and it’s also one of the scariest things to think about the ramifications of carrying so much debt. Any financial advisor would tell you to pay it down and avoid adding to it. With interest rates so high it’s more important then ever to pay it down, and making extra payments if possible.
6. Try To Be Happier In GeneralTrying to be happier in general is a worthy resolution, who doesn’t want to be happier? Find small things that to do that make you happy, the best news is, some of those things are free.
5. Lose Some WeightLosing weight is always a top 5 resolution and most of us make for a good reason, we have been through the food gamut starting with Halloween and straight through all the New Year’s Eve parties. We tell ourselves that beginning January the diet starts, if this is something you have on your list, you are not alone. Good luck!
4. Eat BetterAfter all the parties that started around Halloween and through Thanksgiving and Christmas and ending on New Year’s Eve, most of us could probably eat better, so let’s all try the salad for lunch!
3. Work Out MoreThere’s a reason you’re seeing non stop ads on TV or hearing on the radio for health clubs and gyms. January is the busiest month of the year at your local gym. They offer great deals to join them, but joining and using are two different things. I hope you find yourself there a lot!
2. Be Healthier In GeneralThis is a great way to package all the ways to be healthier this year in general. Adding a workout program to a commitment to eat better combined with a desire be happier is a winning combination that is hard to beat.
1. Save Money!The number one goal is to save money this year, which ties in nicely with the number seven goal of paying down debt. Without paying down your debt it is very hard to save money. One you have paid down your debt then you can really save money. It’s a whole lot easier to be happy and healthy knowing you have money in the bank and you will help you sleep better, but don’t keep your money in the mattress, there are better places for it!