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Make 2015 Your Year to Improve Financial Fitness
(Family Features) Lose weight,
quit smoking, find a new job
and get out of debt…does this
sound familiar? Millions of
Americans will resolve to
change their lives in the New
Year, but few will stick with
their goals.

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In fact, a recent survey by the
National Endowment for
Financial Education (NEFE)
finds six in 10 people will
strive to improve their financial
well-being in 2015. Changing
your financial habits is a
resolution you cannot afford to
overlook. It's time to flex your
financial muscle.
The experts at the nonprofit
National Endowment for
Financial Education offer these
seven tips to help make your
financial resolutions stick:
1) Do it now. Many will
wait until they feel the
time is right to begin
new behaviors. If you
wait until after the big
party to start watching
your diet, or until after
that big purchase to start
saving money, the ideal
time will never present
itself.
2) Write down your
financial resolutions.
The NEFE survey finds
setting a budget, making
a plan to get out of debt,
and boosting retirement
savings are the top
priorities for Americans
in the coming year.
Clearly articulate why
you think your
resolution is a good