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You may be too hungover to realize it, but 2009 is your year. That's right, let not the failed resolutions of New Years past discourage you this January. This time around, you're going to lose the weight/quit nicotine/learn how to cook/meet Mr. Right/save the world. And you're gonna do it all on the cheap. Here's how.

To best the bulge: Get your rear end to the gym -- for FREE. When you sign up for Discovery Health's National Body Challenge 2009, you'll get a free 30-day membership to Bally Total Fitness. (And make sure to gear up before you go. Save 10 percent on a new pair of kicks at Foot Locker, with code LKS4AFD.)

To stop smoking: Cold turkey won't cost you anything but your sanity. Instead, set a quit-by date, get online support and track your progress at Quit Net. A basic membership is FREE, and once you plug in some quick facts, like how many cigs you smoke a day, the site will tabulate how much moolah quitting cancer sticks will save you per year.

To conquer all things culinary: Look no further than Mark Bittman, the New York Times epicurean minimalist. Instead of mastering just one dinner-party-worthy dish, he's got 101 dishes you can make right now. They're simple (boil-water-cook-pasta-toss-with-olive-oil-and-herbs simple), delicious and ready in 10 minutes or less.

To get The Ring: For all its heterosexual bias, eHarmony keeps coming up with couples that have gone the distance for those corny commercials. So if you're a girl who likes boys or a boy who likes girls, take 20 percent off a six-month subscription to the matchmaking site with code CJWINTERPROMOCCDD (exp 1/31).

To save the world: Do it one plastic bottle at a time -- by using only one plastic bottle. BPA-free bottles from Tappening pack more than nature's most abundant liquid refreshment, and they also carry serious sloganage. Tell the bottled-water industry where they can shove all those tons of carbon-footprinted waste, and quench your thirst at the same time.