A recent survey by UK consumer finance website SimplyFinance, in association with money education charity Credit Action, shows that 80% of all resolutions made for January 2010 are related to people’s financial situations.

23% of respondents chose ‘Managing my money better’ as their top resolution, while 20% stated that ‘Paying off my debts’ was the top of their to-do list, and 19% chose ‘Saving some money each month’ .
Yet there are signs that significant spending has not entirely ceased, with ‘Making a big purchase such as a house or car’ selected by 8%.

‘Getting fit/getting into shape’ resolution is the top resolution for only 12% of Britons, around half of the number that chose to focus on better money management.

Katie Jenkins of Simply Finance said: “The New Year is traditionally a time for good intentions