It’s easy to make New Year’s Resolutions.
Keeping them, however, is a different story all together.
Luckily, in today’s technological world you don’t have to worry, ‘cause there’s an app for that. Seriously.
If Your New Year’s Resolution is to Save Money
You Need a Budget
Available for iPhone, iPad, and Android, think of YNAB as a budgeting goddess at your fingertips. For all those who get panicked by Excel and spreadsheets, fear not; it couldn’t be simper (and borderline addictive). It’s especially helpful for those younger, entry-level young professionals (YPs) who may be living paycheque-to-paycheque.
Mint
Not only does Mint offer a platform to help better manage your finances and create budgets, it allows you to pay all your bills in one place and helps you better your credit score.
If Your New Year’s Resolution is to Get Fit
Nike+ Training Club
If hiring a personal trainer isn’t in the cards, the Nike+ Training Club is the next best thing. Holding you accountable to that resolution, the app helps you track your progress and improve the way you train. It offers over 100 workouts (a perfectly curated mix of cardio and strength training) of varying fitness levels, lead by world-class athletes and Nike Master Trainers. While the app is designed for women, there’s nothing stopping the guys from trying it too.
Fitness Builder
The Fitness Builder is another trainer-in-your-pocket type app. For those serious about getting in shape, it enables you to track your results with photos (though you may want to delete the “before” shots), weight, body fat %, BMI, BMR, blood pressure, resting heart rate, girth measurements, and more.
If Your New Year’s Resolution is to Make Better Use of Your Time
Hours
The Hours app helps young professionals track their billable hours. But it’s not just for that; the time tracker will give you a better sense of how you spend your day, with a visual timeline displaying just how you spent your time, complete with smart reminders and a detailed report. These days, every hour counts, and this app makes it much easier to detect inefficiencies and make adjustments in your time management.
If Your Resolution is to Run a Marathon
RunKeeper
If you’ve decided that you want to jump on the young professional marathon bandwagon (note: wagon not included), but have no clue how to start, your first step may be to download the RunKeeper fitness app to track your runs and workouts. You can track your pace, measure your distance, and measure weight loss and workout goals.
If Your New Year’s Resolution is to Get More Sleep
SleepGenius
In order to get more sleep, you have to be able to fall asleep in the first place. Calling itself “the world’s most scientifically advanced sleep app,” SleepGenius relies not on white noise, but good old neuroscience to help you drift off faster and sleep deeper. This is achieved through a combination of neurosensory algorithms and psychoacoustic music that promises to have you in dreamland in no time.
If Your New Year’s Resolution is to Do More Good
If you’ve decided that you’d like to make more of a difference this year than purchasing a few charity ball tickets, there are no shortage of do-good apps out there that make giving back so easy there’s no excuse not to be. Here are just 7 of our favourite do-good apps that will have you giving back in no time.
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