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When a new year comes around, it’s an exciting time for many people. It’s a chance to start on a blank canvas and turn over a new leaf. For families especially, a new year means a chance to create new experiences together and move onto greater heights. You should sit down with your loved ones and discuss how the past year has gone, both highs and lows included. You can then get out your pen and paper and do the fun part which is setting brand new goals. In case you need a few ideas regarding the kind of goals you can set, continue reading. Here are some family goals you can consider for 2019.
Improving your health
One of the best ways to start the new year would be to work on improving your health as a family. If you’re already a relatively fit family, then perhaps focus on maintaining the good thing you have going. Nevertheless, here are a few tips for improving your health to add to your goals.
- Eat better– In your goals, why not include finding ways to eat better? Discuss food as a family and how you think it impacts your health then go on to write down your favorites. Separate the healthy from unhealthy foods and look at alternatives that will improve your health but give you the best of both worlds.
- Get active-If you have young kids in the house, keeping busy probably isn’t that hard. All the same, make it a priority that everyone is active on a regular basis. Choose a sport, exercise, or fitness activity that you can all do and encourage movement at home.
- See a doctor often-Getting an examination regularly is important. For this reason, schedule your appointments with your health professional in the new year so you’re up-to-date and know where you stand health-wise.
Spending More Time Together
In 2019, your family should make spending time with one another a top priority. Talk about some of the best moments you had with each other in the past year and how you can make them even better in the new year. In the action points for this goal, you could get a head start on booking any family vacations you have in mind. You can also begin looking for activities you can do together or plan family or games nights or you may want to have.
Buying a Home
Although owning a home isn’t for everyone, if you don’t already own one, it’s something you should consider. It is a great goal to have as a family as a home is where you share sacred moments. In light of this, owning it could make it something that gives you a sense of stability and security. Aside from this, property is a great asset to have if you’re looking at attaining financial security.
If you don’t have the deposit required to buy a home, you should learn more about USDA home loans. This is a great opportunity as you wouldn’t need such a large amount of money for a deposit meaning that you could get on the housing ladder a lot faster. There are, however, income requirements so check if you’re eligible first.
Helping One Another More
Another goal you may want to consider as a family is helping one another more This can help to create a sense of togetherness, especially if you have more than one child. Encourage teamwork when it comes to helping out around the house as well as responsibility. This can help reinforce your family values if they’re related to kindness and love as well as help you practice these things outside too.
Saving More
Finances are important to most families as they can help create a sense of financial security. When you aren’t worried about how you’ll eat or pay bills, you have more time and money to dedicate to spending quality time with one another as well as creating greater opportunities for your family. For this reason, think about how you can save more than you did last year. This could require cutting back on spending by canceling subscriptions, saving energy or consuming less. Alternatively, finding a way to bring in extra income that you can dedicate to savings could help too.
If you don’t have one already, draw up a budget and create financial goals such as saving for your kids’ college tuitions or buying a new family car. Think about what you can afford as well as what’s best for everyone when setting these goals.
Goals are important as they help give you focus and direction. When you have a family especially, goals can be the glue that holds you together.