This is a guest post from the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE), a non-profit dedicated to improving the financial literacy of all Americans. NEFE operates the site Smart About Money. Follow NEFE on Twitter at @nefe_org

The new year is coming, and with it come the resolutions. Here are a few resolutions that you might consider taking up this year.  Read more... (491 words, 11 images, estimated 1:58 mins reading time)

1. Control spending: If you spend less you’ll have more money available to pay down debt and save for the future. Write down your expenses for a month to see where your money is going. You might be surprised by how easy it is to find places to scale back.

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