Money Resolutions Top the List
Americans are more determined to get in better fiscal shape than physical shape in 2008, according to a study by Countrywide Bank. As reported by Reuters, some 67 percent of respondents to a nationwide survey said that becoming financially fit is a top New Year's resolution, while 57 percent said they are committed to becoming more physically fit in the New Year.
Matt's View
The story said that women are more "insecure" about their finances than men, noting that just 37 percent said they are currently financially fit, compared with 55 percent for men. But I find that to be a questionable interpretation. Past surveys have shown that women are simply more honest about their financial condition than men.
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Managing Money by The Book
- "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock." - Matthew 7:24-25
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