What's your new year's resolution?

Is saving money your top priority in 2009?

  Will you be saving money in 2009? Clearing debt and sorting out other personal finance issues is the most popular new year's resolution for 2009, according to research.

Traditionally, joining the gym and eating healthily are among the most common resolutions, but after 2008 was dominated by news of financial meltdown and recession, it looks like 2009 will be a year of belt-tightening for many people.

What's your new year's resolution?

Is saving money at the top of your to-do list, or are you fed up with thinking about your finances?

Is it possible to stick to new year's resolutions and make positive, long-term lifestyle changes, or is it inevitable that you'll give up after a few days or weeks?

Share your new year's resolutions with us in the comment box below.

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