Save money
A money goal: $50 a week adds up to $2,600 by December 31. Log each deposit, and a withdrawal as a setback.
Track as: money · weekly
A New Year's resolution tracker that lasts past February.
Yearbar turns each resolution into a goal with a bar that races the calendar. You always know your pace, and a bad week costs you a little catching up, never your whole year.
Opening soon. Free to start, no credit card needed.Free to start. No credit card needed.
Sample resolutions
Save $2,600$50 a week
On paceRead 24 books2 a month
AheadWork out3 times a week
6d to catch upLearn Spanish120 lessons
On paceSample data. The dark marker shows where the year is.
Why resolutions fall apart
January is easy. It's the slip that ends it.
A new year is a great moment to start. Researchers call it the fresh start effect: people are more likely to take on a goal right after a landmark like New Year's Day, a birthday or the start of a month.
The hard part comes a few weeks later. A busy week, a cold, a trip. Most apps count days in a row, so one gap turns weeks of effort into a zero, and a zero feels like a good reason to stop.
Source: Dai, Milkman & Riis, “The Fresh Start Effect”, Management Science, 2014.
- “Read more” has no finish line, so you never know if you're doing well.
- One missed week resets a daily streak, and the restart feels heavier each time.
- You find out you're off track in December, when it's too late to fix.
- By March the resolution lives only in a note you don't open.
How to track a resolution
Three steps that work with or without an app.
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Make it countable
“Read more” becomes 24 books. “Get fit” becomes 3 workouts a week. “Save money” becomes $50 a week. A number tells you when you've won.
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Pick when you'll check in
Name the day: “Sundays after breakfast”. A planned check-in is far easier to keep than a vague “sometime this week”.
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Judge the year, not the week
Compare where you are with where the year is. Ahead? Enjoy it. A bit short? A few good days and you're back on pace.
Resolution ideas
Popular resolutions, ready to track.
Each one turned into a target with a pace. In Yearbar you can start from these or type your own.
Exercise more
Three workouts a week, shown as this week's dots (●●○). A week counts once you hit three, whichever days they fall on.
Track as: count · 3× a week
Read more books
24 books is 2 a month. Add a photo of each cover and your journal becomes a year of reading.
Track as: count · monthly
Learn a language
Count lessons or study sessions, say 120 for the year. Add the exam date as a key date and watch the countdown.
Track as: count · 3× a week
Pay off debt
Set the balance you want to clear and log each payment. Milestones at 50% and 100% get a reward you pick yourself.
Track as: money · monthly
Finish a project
A side project, a garden, a home office: list the steps and tick them off. Progress comes from the ticks.
Track as: checklist
Sleep better
“In bed by 11” five nights a week. Miss a night and the week can still count.
Track as: count · 5× a week
Stay in touch
Call family every week, or see a friend twice a month. Small, steady and easy to forget without a nudge.
Track as: count · weekly
Travel more
A checklist of 4 places to visit this year, each with a flag on the bar on the day you go.
Track as: checklist + key dates
Built for the whole year
Missed a week? Your resolution is still alive.
- Nothing resets. Every check-in stays on the bar. A slow week just shows “7d to catch up”.
- Streaks count weeks, not days, with freezes built in, so a quiet Tuesday doesn't erase anything.
- Start any day. A goal added in March counts from March, so its marker is fair from day one.
- “Welcome back!” After time away you can log what happened since in one screen and pick up where you left off.
Make this the year it sticks.
71 days left this year. Plenty to start with.
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Questions about tracking resolutions
What's the best way to track New Year's resolutions?
Turn each resolution into something you can count, give it a target for the year, and compare where you are with where the year is. A tracker that shows your pace (ahead, on pace, or a few days to catch up) keeps a slow week from feeling like failure.
How many resolutions should I set?
Fewer than you think. Two to five goals you check in on every week are easier to keep up than ten you forget. Yearbar's free plan holds 5 goals, which is plenty for most people.
I already gave up on my resolution. Is it too late?
No. In Yearbar a goal counts from the day you add it, so starting in March, July or October is as fair as starting on January 1. If you were already tracking, your progress is still there and the app tells you how many days you need to catch up.
Can I track resolutions on my phone and computer?
Yearbar works in any modern browser today, and iPhone and Android apps are on the way. With a free account your board stays in sync between devices.
Is Yearbar free?
Yes. The free plan covers up to 5 goals with check-ins, milestones and rewards. Pro adds unlimited goals, photo backup and more, with a 7-day free trial and no card needed. See pricing.