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How Much are your New Year's Resolutions worth?

43% of Americans make at least one New Year's resolution. 2012 HOW MUCH ARE THESE RESOLUTIONS WORTH? RESOLUTION: S SAVE MONEY The average coffee drinker has over 3 cups per day. 3 regular cups per day at $1.38 each =$1,56147VEAR PER $1.38 $1.38 3 Starbucks cups per day at $2.65 each =$2,998-48 PER AR $2.65 $2.65 $2.65 E RESOLUTION: LOSE WEIGHT 10% LIGHTER SELF reduction in weight saves FATTER WALLET $5,300 in lifetime medical costs RESOLUTION: BREAK HABITS Your bad habits are draining your investing account. 1.5 packs per day at $3.81 each 78.25 MILLION PEOPLE SPEND $100 BILLION EACH YEAR ON FAST FOOD $3.81 $2,085 $1,278 PER PERSON PER VEAR PER YEAR saved by quitting smoking saved by giving up fast food RESOLUTION: FIND LOVE Finding love this year can save more than you think. Couples living together save 30% 20 MILLION PEOPLE belong to online dating sites with average membership fees of in living expenses totaling $264 $14,833 PER PER YEAR YEAR RESOLUTION: SLEEP MORE 45% Sleep deprivation costs 27% 20% $3,025 per employee in absences have reduced have trouble become productivity concentrating impatient RESOLUTION: A INVEST MORE When you invest $50 per week it could become: $37,669 *Assumes average annual return of 7% $15,574 $8,685 $2,695 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS Infographic by A Betterment.com Data from: http://www.e-importz.com/Support/specialty_coffeehtm http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_a_cup_of, http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2006-09-22-starbucks-prices_xhtm http://bargainbabe.com/2010/12/31/no-1-resolution-to-lose-weight-also-saves-money/ http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0072.pdf http://www.quitspeed.com/2006/01/19/how-many-cigarettes-does-the-average-regular-normal-smoker-smoke/ http://www.pamf.org/teen/health/nutrition/tastfood.html http://www.census.gov/population/www/popdlockus.html http://www.datingsitesreviews.com/staticpages/index.php?page=online-dating-industry-facts-statistics http://www.thedatingreviews.com/prices-online-dating-websites/ http://columntvemedia.com/work-items/mint-infographic-cohabitation-nation-the-hnancials-of-living-together-without-getting-married/ http://www.super-solutions.com/SleepDeprivation_WorkerProductivity.asp#axzztgMHIXrWi http://www.census gov/prod/2011pubs/p60-239.pdf

How Much are your New Year's Resolutions worth?

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Created for a Betterment.com New Year's blogging event to show exactly just how much keeping your resolutions could save you. http://newyear.betterment.com

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