DISQUS

Mrs. Micah · 2 years ago

They say that it helps having accountability buddies. I'd bet that having a blog helps keep some people more on track because they don't want to admit they screwed up...

Aaron Stroud · 2 years ago

"It never happens because I don’t plan well."


Flexo, I'd go a step further and suggest the root of problem is that you really don't want to change (Hey, I'm in the same boat on this point!).

We'd all like to lose some weight to be healthier, but do we really want to? If we really wanted to, wouldn't we get organized, schedule exercise time, eat healthier food, and stick to it? Unfortunately we don't, which indicates to me that we'd only like to be healthier. Few of us actually want it enough to make the sacrifices required to succeed.

As far as resolutions go, not only are they meaningless, but we can really shoot ourselves in the foot by waiting to change. Recently, I put a post up that covered the dangers of delaying until resolution time.

Lynnae @ beingfrugal.net · 2 years ago

I definitely think blogging has helped me stick with my financial goals. And resolutions will always fail unless you have a plan.

This year I'm working on actually setting some goals (not one of my strengths). I'm going to keep track of them on my blogs, and whether I fail or succeed, at least I'll have a written record, so I can analyze what worked and what didn't.