If making NYE resolutions is your tradition, include resistance! There are hundreds of ways to focus on resistance, or to sneak it into things you already wanted to do. From “call Congress once a week” to looking for a better job, make resistance part of your thinking. Click through for inspiration.
In many areas you can get prepared meals to heat at home, made locally with good ingredients. Some are stand-alone businesses, others are part of a network. If eating better is part of your 2026 plan, participate in the time-honored tradition of neighbors making ends meet by selling delicious food!
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The post office no longer promises your mail will be postdated on the day you drop it. That has real consequences for taxes, ballots, rent checks and more. If you have mail that needs to be postmarked in 2025, you will need to walk up to a post office counter and ask for hand stamp.
Use leftover holiday cards to create a “Mail Storm” to Congress with this demand: repeal the USPS Prefunding Mandate. Learn more here: https://apwu.org/the-usps-fairness-act/
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The 2026 America the Beautiful Park Pass features Trump’s face (alongside Washington’s.) There are lawsuits, but if you’d rather NOT stare at Trump’s face every time you access a National Park, go get one before the end of December. It’s good for twelve months and features 2025 designs.
The end of the Gregorian year is in a few days and many fiscal calendars also roll over. You have just a few business days to make any financial moves you intended for 2025. Tax codes have a number of year-based requirements, but there are other things to consider, from estate planning to vacation time.
