This might include fitness, relationships start dating again, maybe? Unfortunately, that same survey found that one in five people abandoned their money goals within two weeks, and more than half failed to reach some or all of their resolutions. And this is in a time when we all need to prepare for a recession. There is a reason I blog primarily about money on this site and in my book though I do love writing about dating!! Money touches every vertical of your life:. If you are not in control of your finances, this affects your family life, because you are stressed, perhaps overworked and distracted worrying about bills. Money affects the men you seek out and attract — I have heard countless stories of very smart women moving in with all the wrong guys because they were tired of being stressed about rent. Money affects your physical well being less money means you are more likely to eat unhealthy food, pass on a aingle membership and checkups, and suffer all the negative side effects o...