Tips for Making (and Keeping) Resolutions

1/7/2025

Young woman drinks coffee and takes notes.

2025 resolutions don't look much different from 2024 resolutions...or 2023 resolutions...or 1993 resolutions for that matter.

According to a Statista poll, the top 2025 resolutions are:

To save more money (21%)
To eat healthier (19%)
To exercise more (17%)
To lose weight (15%)
To spend more time with loved ones (14%)
To quit smoking (9%)
To spend less (9%)

More money and better health are always top of mind when we're looking for ways to improve ourselves and our lives. The problem is that the follow-through on these resolutions tends to be lacking. Changes don't stick. Goals are forgotten.

It doesn't have to be that way. If you're thinking of making big plans or changes this year, consider these tips for making resolutions that actually stick.

Pick goals that you want, not goals that you think you want

Tagged in Goal setting, Navigating change, Psychology and money

Jesse Campbell is the Content Manager at MMI, with over ten years of experience creating valuable educational materials that help families through everyday and extraordinary financial challenges.

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