Category: Home Management
Financial discussion with aging parents
August 12, 2017
At some point in their lives, parents and adult children will face the challenge of having a financial discussion about issues associated with potential chronic illness, disability, mental incapacity or death. Rationally, we may know that the ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Adult Children, Money, Parents, Wills
Tampa Farmer’s Markets
August 8, 2017
Every year, the first full week in August marks National Farmer’s Market week. What a great time to check out the markets we have available here in Tampa Bay. Farmer’s markets are a great place to access affordable fresh foods as well as ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Health & Nutrition, Home ManagementTags: Farmer's Market, Hillsborough County
Spending Leaks Can Drain Your Budget
August 3, 2017
by Samantha Kennedy, UF/IFAS Extension Wakulla County Spending leaks happen every day and they can be easy to overlook. Over time, however, they add up to large amounts of overspending which lead to a broken budget. Identifying spending ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Work & LifeTags: Community, Credit, Education, Families & Consumers, Family, Family Youth & Community Sciences, FCS, Finances, Florida, Food, Food And Nutrition, General Information, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension
Extension Educates Future Home-buyers
June 27, 2017
To many residents in Columbia County, when they hear the word SHIP, they don’t think of boats or waterways. Instead, they think of their home. SHIP is the acronym for the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program. Through SHIP, funds ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Work & LifeTags: Carree Musgrove
Introduction to LED Lighting
June 7, 2017
Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) are part of a class of lighting called Solid State Lighting (SSL). Unlike incandescent or compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), LEDs are small electronic components that convert electricity into light. (more…) READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Natural ResourcesTags: Electric Bill, Home Energy Efficiency, LED, Lighting
Q and A: I have an open aerator on my water system that now smells like rotten eggs. Do you have any ideas for troubleshooting this problem?
May 13, 2017
from G.M., via e-mail Answer: Hydrogen sulfide or sulfur is a naturally occurring contaminant, which gives water a disagreeable "rotten egg" odor and taste. Hydrogen sulfide is a gas that is found in well water and makes water corrosive to ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Natural Resources, WaterTags: Aerator, Hydrogen Sulfide, Lee County, Rotten Egg Smell, Roy Beckford, Southwest, Sulfur, Well Water