Saving a little extra makes a big difference to retirement
A key to making resolutions stick though is to make the goals concrete.
[...] if saving more is your aim this year, try this more specific goal on for size — set aside just 1 percent more for retirement.
"People sometimes get overwhelmed thinking about it (retirement saving), so we are trying to chunk it up for them," said Christine Marcks, president of Prudential Retirement, which is urging people to pledge, in person or online, to save one percent more in 2017 toward their retirement.
"The fact is, people who make resolutions on money matters tend to feel better about the state of their finances and are generally in better financial shape than those who don't," said Ken Hevert, senior vice president of Retirement at Fidelity Investments.
[...] you get the bonus of seeing your contributions grow, which can provide the positive feedback you need to make better choices down the road.