Weekly Roundup

My ultimate n3rd New Year resolution - originally posted by jonolist

I’m in the process of writing a post about how to set short, medium and long term financial goals which I’ll be posting next week along with my financial goals for 2008. In the meantime I thought I would use New Year’s Resolutions as my inspiration for this week’s round up.

Before you even have to worry about trying to stick to you resolutions, you need to consider the best way to decide on them? Trent, over at The Simple Dollar, offers some great advice in his article ‘How to Define and Stick To a Successful New Year’s Resolution, Financial or Otherwise’. Paid twice also had a great article this week on ‘How To Set A Good Financial Goal’.

One you have chosen your resolutions they can so easily fall by the wayside. Often, this is not because people don’t have the will power to stick to them, but because they don’t know ho w to go about implementing them. This shouldn’t be as hard as it seems though. There are some great resources on the web which can give you ideas for implementing almost any financial resolution you can think of. I have listed some of the most popular resolutions below along with a selection of articles showing some great ways you can go about implementing those resolutions . These articles are only my selection from this week, which gives you an impression of how many great bloggers and great ideas are out there if you go looking. Hope you enjoy!

Resolution #1 - Learn More About Personal Finance

The Simple Dollar - Six Invaluable Online Resources for Personal Finance Education

brip blap - cash rules

Get Rich Slowly - Asking for a Better Financial Future

Lazy Man and Money - Playing For Perfect Personal Finance

Get Rich Slowly - The Architecture of Personal Finance: Choosing the Right Materials

Resolution #2 - Pay Off My Debts

I’ve Paid For This Twice Already - The Snowflake Revolution

Resolution #3 - Save For Retirement

My Wealth Builder - Dealing with the issues That Can Ruin Retirement

Generation X Finance - Teens Don’t Save For Retirement: Are You Surprised?

Resolution #4 - Save Money

Wise Bread - When going green is classy

The Simple Dollar - The Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to Riches

Gather Little By Little - Being Frugal Isn’t Being a Miser

Resolution #5 - Buy My Own House

The Digerati Life - How Much House Can You Afford? 10 Steps to Determine Your House Buying Budget

Resolution #6 - Become a Smarter Shopper

The Digerati Life - 20 Ways to Shop Safely: Watch Out For Those Shopping Scams!

Cash Money Life - Supersize Me: The Art of Upsell

If none of these appeal to you, you could always go with some of Wise Bread’s suggestions for 6 New Year’s Resolutions that will help others and not hurt you financially.

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On a final note, I has just applied for a barclaycard one pulse when I stumbled upon plonkee’s article, barclaycard one pulse - is this a good idea? It makes for interesting reading, especially if you are based in London like me.