Why You Should Use the New Year to Set a Money Resolution
It’s a New Year. It’s a Monday. It’s the beginning of the month. All of these are reasons to embrace a fresh start for your finances and your future. But is this a good approach? And if so, why? It turns out there is enormous power in starting something new on a fresh turn of the calendar page. In Dan Pink’s book When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, Pink writes about “temporal landmarks.” Temporal landmarks are key dates or points of time in the calendar. These can include a new year, a holiday, or a birthday. They prompt us to reflect on the old and the new. Think about your most recent birthday. Didn’t you reflect on how quickly or slowly the year had gone? About what you did…
