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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
J.R. Duren

Eight out of 10 Americans fail on some (or all) of their financial New Year’s resolutions

There’s no other way to say it; Americans struggle with financial New Year’s resolutions.

A study of more than 2,000 U.S. adults, from debt consolidation firm Beyond Finance, found that a staggering 83 percent of people failed some or all of their financial-related goals in 2025, with 38 percent of them ditching their resolutions within three months.

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