2013 New Year’s Resolutions

Resource:  www.statisticbrain.com

My own opinion

It is that time of year again, out with the old and in with the new?

I was curious to review what the percentages were for New Year’s Resolutions for 2012 as our country approaches the Fiscal Cliff and remains in a weak economy. Note that money matters ranked number 3 for personal resolutions – not surprising to me.

My thoughts on this?  Spending less money, saving money behaviors also need to be our state and federal governments’ New Years Resolution. The overspending and over borrowing behaviors only cause higher taxes and lesser support programs as consequences for Americans.

Our governments can not financially sustain what they are putting out and borrowing. Have we not learned from Europe and especially Greece?

Therefore, as Americans try to change their spending behavior for the better, so should our government.

Am I concerned about our country?  Yes I am. I have been since the expensive wars started under Bush and the worse over exorbitant spending under Obama. Would you run your own personal home budget like this?  What would be the consequences of that behavior if you did?

Not very good ones….

As the resolution statistics say- perhaps if our president and elected officials made it a collective goal to straighten out our over spending and borrowing issues, maybe they would more likely be able to achieve it?

With watching all of this mayhem, I think unfortunately more crises will occur. If things continue to not improve, spending less, saving money will rise higher on the Resolution list.

It is that time of year again, out with the old and in with the new?

Unfortunately, the American debt is not going anywhere but increasing.

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I can still try to hope for the best though. It is the optimist in me  = )