Falling into a social, professional, or financial rut can make it hard to regain a sense of purpose and control over your life.
Starting fresh can be daunting, so make achieving your goals easier by taking things one month at a time. Try out a 30-day challenge to kickstart new habits and build a monthly routine that will help get your life back on track.
Pair your monthly challenge with one of these printable trackers or planners to keep yourself accountable for crushing your goals.
Download the Life Balancing Wheel.
Challenges to Improve Your Finances
Have some major financial goals to accomplish this year? Try out these two challenges to help you get there!
1. Document Every Dollar
Sometimes, we aren’t fully aware of how much money we’re really spending. For 30 days, try tracking every purchase, whether it’s a $1 candy bar or an investment in a new car. It’s important to develop a strong consciousness of your spending habits so you can adjust and improve them over time.
2. Avoid Retail
Finding it hard to avoid treating yourself to that shopping spree? Challenge yourself to stay away from retail shopping for a month! Spend 30 days building up your savings by not spending on anything non-essential, like food and utilities. The money you save can go toward your financial goals like building an emergency fund or paying off debt. Use a no-spend tracker like the one below to help you out!
Download the Monthly No-Spend Tracker.
Side Hustle Challenges to Expand Your Opportunities
Don’t sit around waiting for opportunities to come to you, take action and create your own!
3. Start a Weekly Blog
One of the easiest ways to let your creativity flourish and make money in the process is through blogging! All you have to do is choose something you are passionate about and start writing. At the beginning of each week, brainstorm different topics to develop into a whole article, and then schedule out time during the week to write, edit, and post on your blog. By the end of the month, you’ll have a working blog routine to keep the momentum going.
4. Dog Walking Challenge
For those who take regular walks throughout the day to give their brain a break, walking dogs is the perfect opportunity to make money while you recalibrate. Reach out to local dog owners through social apps like Rover and carefully plan out your month with the printable goal-setter below. At month’s end, you’ll smash your fitness goals and also earn some extra cash doing it.
Download the Side Hustle Goal-Setter.
Challenges for Building a Better Lifestyle
You only have one body, so it’s important that you get in the habit of taking care of it.
5. Get Fit Challenge
Always say you’ll workout and never do? It’s time to finally hold yourself accountable with a 30-day fitness challenge. Try out being active for at least 30 minutes everyday. Whether you enjoy boxing, running, or lifting weights, turn your favorite physical activity into a habit with this challenge. Don’t feel daunted by intense workouts either, even a 30 minute stretch or walk every day can make a huge difference for your body. The goal is to make activity a habit, and you can always level up from there.
6. Drink More Water
Water is essential for all life, but it’s also easy to forget about drinking it. Set a goal to better hydrate yourself and gamify it by upping your intake from the day before. If you start off the month managing just 32 ounces a day, you can increase that amount every day to reach a healthier water intake by the time the 30 days are up.
Building new routines and better habits can be easy when you use a 30-day challenge to help you get there. Stay motivated throughout the month by checking in with your goals, and you will achieve the outcome you desire. It’s helpful to set your intentions at the beginning of the month, so use this 30-day intentions planner from Mint below to get started.
Download the 30-Day Challenge Intentions tracker.
