12 Things You Should Do At Least Once A Year

9. Go on a Digital Cleanse

Just because it’s the internet doesn’t mean it doesn’t need cleaning. In fact, it’s more important in this day and age to give your digital life a thorough check lest it come back to bite you in the butt a few years down the line!

Start by decluttering your phone/computer, organizing apps and folders, deleting stuff you don’t need anymore, etc. Move on to your social media accounts, unfollowing pages you’re no longer interested in, unfriending people you’re no longer in touch with, changing your passwords, reviewing the security settings, etc. Of course, you can do this regularly, but at least once a year is the minimum.

10. Get Your Wheels Serviced

Car maintenance is another important part of your annual checklist. Depending on how much you use your car and the kind of roads you drive on, the frequency in which your wheels need to be realigned may differ. But once a year is a good starting point for the average car user.

Getting your wheels properly oriented significantly improves your car’s performance. It also benefits the car’s hardware, making it last longer and saving you money in the long run.

11. Review Your Retirement Plan

You probably already have a retirement plan in place, which is a great first step. And although most plans are set up to run and make adjustments according to market changes automatically, it’s not a bad idea to review it once in a while.

As the circumstances of your life change, you might want to up your contributions as well as make changes in your savings plan and/or investments. This will help you live you live as comfortably as possible once you’ve retired.

12. Do Your Taxes

Although this is something that most people are already aware of, a surprising number of them don’t actually know the proper process to do that (especially when it comes to withholding). As a result, this one-time job can take way longer than is necessary, and let’s not forget all those unexpected bills or refunds come April 15.

A good place to start is by reading up on the right way to do your taxes. Then you can get a quick evaluation on IRS.gov. The task of doing your taxes can seem a little less daunting if you take the time to have an annual appraisal of your finances.