Infographic: America's Top New Year's Resolutions for 2024 (2024)

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New Year's Resolutions

Planning to save more money is top of mind for many Americans making resolutions for 2024. Where in previous years the vows to exercise more, eat healthier and lose weight had come in top positions, now the financial goal has leapfrogged them to become the most commonly cited resolution this year. This is according to data from a Statista’s Consumer Insights survey.

Slightly further down the list came the goal of reducing stress from work and spending less time on social media (both 19 percent), while less popular resolutions included cutting down on alcohol (13 percent) and becoming a vegetarian or a vegan (3 percent).

In a similar vein to saving more money, one in four U.S. adults said they wanted to reduce their spendings on living expenses such as food and energy in the coming year.

Looking further into U.S. savings habits, data from an earlier Statista survey found that in 2022, the three areas most commonly cut back on in times of high inflation and rising energy costs were contracts and subscriptions (66 percent), purchasing clothes (42 percent) and visiting bars, cafes and restaurants (39 percent).

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This chart shows the most common New Year's resolutions among U.S. respondents who have made one or several (2022).

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What are the most popular New Year's resolutions for 2024? ›

Other popular 2024 New Year's resolutions from the Forbes Health/OnePoll survey include improving finances (38.2%), losing weight (33.8%) and improving one's diet (31.6%). Meanwhile, fewer people are focusing on goals like learning a new skill (8.8%), making more time for hobbies (7.1%) and traveling more (5.9%).

What is the number one new year's resolution in America? ›

Most Common New Year's Resolutions

Improved fitness (48%) Improved finances (38%) Improved mental health (36%) Lose weight (34%)

What are the most successful New Year's resolutions? ›

Top 10 Most Common New Year's Resolutions (and How to Follow Through on Them)
  • Exercise more.
  • Lose weight.
  • Get organized.
  • Learn a new skill or hobby.
  • Live life to the fullest.
  • Save more money / spend less money.
  • Quit smoking.
  • Spend more time with family and friends.

What resolution should I take for 2024? ›

Prioritize mental health

Mental health is just as important as physical health. This year, resolve to take care of your mental well-being by practicing mindfulness, meditation, or simply talking about your feelings. This will help you reduce stress and increase focus in daily life.

What is the hardest new year's resolution? ›

Full List
  • Lose Weight and Get Fit.
  • Quit Smoking.
  • Learn Something New.
  • Eat Healthier and Diet.
  • Get Out of Debt and Save Money.
  • Spend More Time with Family.
  • Travel to New Places.
  • Be Less Stressed.

What is the least popular New Year's resolution? ›

Less popular resolutions include traveling more (6%), meditating regularly (5%), drinking less alcohol (3%) and performing better at work (3%). Among other results: 62% of respondents said they feel pressured to set a new year's resolution. Women (64%) feel slightly more pressured to set a resolution than men (60%).

How to start the New Year in 2024? ›

If you are a fitness geek and you are pledging to make 2024 a fruitful year for your health, you need to start the new year in the same way. You can organise a midnight Yoga Session. Take your Yoga mats, move to the garden area and start meditation with Sukhasana or other easy Yoga poses.

What is better than New Year's resolutions? ›

The key is to reframe our personal goal setting into themes versus resolutions. In a nutshell, a new year's theme is a word or phrase that awakens a better quality of thinking and approach to yourself and your life. This new mindset then filters into our words, actions and decisions.

What are the 3 most common resolutions? ›

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The most common desktop screen resolution 2023 is 1920×1080, with a market share of 22.18%. This is followed by 1366×768 with 14.02% and 1536×864 with 10.03%. It is important to note that these are just the most common desktop screen resolutions.

What does the Bible say about New Year's resolutions? ›

Let's see what Scripture has to say. Proverbs 16:9 gives us this truth, “The heart of a person plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” Here, Proverbs is telling us that as we grow and discover our talents and gifts, we make plans that we hope would be fulfilling for us in the future.

What is the #1 New Year's resolution? ›

What are the most common New Year's resolutions? According to a survey done by Statista, more than half of Americans make goals related to weight loss or eating habits each year. Another large percentage of respondents set career or financial goals.

What are three resolutions' goals for the New Year 2024? ›

55 New Year's Resolutions To Try for 2024
  • Focus on a passion, not the way you look. ...
  • Stop gossiping. ...
  • Do random acts of kindness. ...
  • Read a book a month. ...
  • Go someplace you've never been. ...
  • Clear out the clutter. ...
  • Turn off your phone one night a week. ...
  • Reduce your waste.
Dec 30, 2023

What are the best New Year resolution questions? ›

31 Writing Prompts for the New Year
  • What are your resolutions for this new year?
  • Why is it important to make new year's resolutions?
  • What was the best thing that happened to you this past year?
  • What are you most looking forward to this new year?
  • This year will be a year of…
Jan 3, 2024

How to start the new year in 2024? ›

If you are a fitness geek and you are pledging to make 2024 a fruitful year for your health, you need to start the new year in the same way. You can organise a midnight Yoga Session. Take your Yoga mats, move to the garden area and start meditation with Sukhasana or other easy Yoga poses.

What is better than new year's resolutions? ›

The key is to reframe our personal goal setting into themes versus resolutions. In a nutshell, a new year's theme is a word or phrase that awakens a better quality of thinking and approach to yourself and your life. This new mindset then filters into our words, actions and decisions.

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