New Year's Resolutions
How to Be a Better Fool
December 31, 1997
Here we are again -- deep in debt, ready to kill everyone
in the family, and 10 pounds heavier than we were five weeks ago. And what's
worse is that we've promised that starting tomorrow we're going to be perfect!
Happy New Year!
Yeah, right.
Hey! Maybe this year we will be right. Pull up your laptop, change the channel
to Dick Clark, and let's see if the Family Fool can help make the difference
between your being a loser (again) or your being on top of your Foolish game.
- As you seek to better yourself, you'll want to take a stab at our
Fool Quiz. Find out where your
yearnings toward moderation, virtue, proactivity, and honesty fit in with
the bigger picture of companies and earnings.
- Check out How to Have a Foolish New Year for some tips on how to get off on the right foot with your finances this year.
- In our 10 Foolish Resolution Tips we've got some ideas on how to make sticking to your goals a piece of cake -- whether it's how to afford a bigger cake or how to cut back on the
cake you eat.
- In Play Dough this week our intrepid Fool dad went out into the field to find out what New Year's resolutions
kids are making.
Go ahead and finish off the Godiva that your boss gave you for Christmas.
Chug the final beer that's left over from last week's party. Indulge for
one brief shining moment, Fool. Then come back here and listen to our best
Foolish advice.
Because tomorrow is another day!
--Trudy Hoyden
(TMF Hoyden)