January 2011

	Resolve to Dig Deep this New Year Ever wonder why you spend money on vacations yet purposefully neglect your 401(k)? The answer may lie within your unique LifeValues. Take the SAM LifeValues Quiz to find out what you value most and want out of life. In doing so, you will discover how these values affect your daily financial decisions and identify how you can improve upon your spending habits in the New Year. Take it yourself. Get a better understanding of your financial values. You may make some new discoveries and better understand your spending choices. Take it with someone you love. By taking this quiz with a friend/partner/spouse/child, with whom you may share finances but not agree on financial decisions, you will create an open forum for a productive conversation. Take it with your student. If you are an educator (teacher, financial planner, college advisor, counselor) use the special instructions provided to share with your pupils. Take Valuable Next Steps • Find out what your LifeValues scores mean by interpreting your results. • Get a better understanding of your financial values by taking a look at your unique family financial history. • Put your knowledge into action by learning how to improve your spending decisions.				What are the four LifeValues? Seven ways to make your resolutions stick this year. Will you be making a financial resolution this year? View our poll >> Share This: • Tweet • Facebook Visit SAM’s Family of Resources: Plan for retirement at myretirementpaycheck.org. Confess your bad spending habits at spendster.org. Make sure your kids are learning financial basics in high school and college.
Copyright © 2011, National Endowment for Financial Education. All rights reserved. Contact Us