Getting By in Uncertain Times: Intelligent Food Spending

One of the best ways to efficiently spend your food dollars is to meal plan. Some households do this one week at a time and others plan on a monthly basis. No matter the frequency,… Read More
by Lynda Spence
Posted: January 23, 2019
One of the best ways to efficiently spend your food dollars is to meal plan. Some households do this one week at a time and others plan on a monthly basis. No matter the frequency,… Read More
Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: food, grocery, healthy eating, Lynda Spence, meal planning, Spence, spending
by Lynda Spence
Posted: January 23, 2019
There are so many things we have no control over. Case in point: unpaid and furloughed federal workers are coming up on missing a second paycheck disbursement. For most, household bills come due monthly. When… Read More
Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: communications, credit card balance, freeing up money, furlough, Lynda Spence, Spence, trying times, unpaid bills
by Lynda Spence
Posted: January 18, 2019
These are trying times for those affected by the government shutdown. Many Americans live paycheck to paycheck and when that first paycheck fails to come through, the ripples negatively impact workers and their families. You… Read More
Category: Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: government shutdown, Lynda Spence, money worries, paycheck to paycheck, Spence, work furlough
by Lynda Spence
Posted: January 18, 2019
Romance Scams Valentine’s Day is intended for matters of the romantic heart rather than heartache over being financially duped, but such is not always the case. The FBI reports that in 2017 alone, well-intended and/or… Read More
Category: Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: cyber dating, elder abuse, love interest, Lynda Spence, online dating, romance scams, scam gram, scams, Spence, valentines day
by Nancy Gal
Posted: March 1, 2018
An eight-session educational series on Mondays Dates: June 4, 11, 18, 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23 Time: 10 to 11:00 a.m. … Read More
by Lynda Spence
Posted: January 23, 2018
When the old year fades and the new one begins, thoughts of tax season come to mind. Most adults view paying taxes as a duty, an obligation, and things of that nature. For scammers however,… Read More
Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: credit, fraudulent, identity theft, scam, scammers, Spence, tax, tax preparer, tax return, taxes
by Lynda Spence
Posted: January 5, 2018
In 2010, the Associated Press found less than 30 percent of Americans reported having an advance directive, yet according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a 2005 study found nearly 70 percent of… Read More
Category: Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: april, communication, decision, directives, end-of-life, expectations, five wishes, healthcare, medical, Spence, treatments
by Lynda Spence
Posted: December 19, 2017
During the holiday season when most of us are distracted by plans for sharing and caring for others, scammers are in overdrive planning JUST THE OPPOSITE! Said another way, the good guys plan to give… Read More
Category: Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: debit card, DNC, do not call, Lynda Spence, phone, registry, scam, scammers, Spence, victim
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