Category: Home Management

UF expert: Protect your family from foodborne illness during hurricane season

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 19, 2017

by Tom Nordlie GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Protect your family from foodborne illness during hurricane season by following research-based guidelines and common sense, urges a University of Florida food safety expert. As part of Hurricane ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Events, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Featured Hot Topic, Hurricane Irma, IFAS, News

Irma is gone, now what? UF experts offer help with safety, insurance

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 14, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Now that Hurricane Irma has wreaked havoc and destruction, residents may be wondering what to do first. Angela Lindsey, the UF/IFAS Extension representative for the Extension Disaster Education Network, offers ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Tags: CALS, Center For Agriculture, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, IFAS, Insurance, News

UF Extension director offers tips on getting post-hurricane help

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 14, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Hurricane Irma has done her worst, and now residents are left to pick up the pieces. But, help is available if residents act quickly, said Gene McAvoy, University of Florida IFAS Extension Hendry County director. “While ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Extension, FEMA, Hendry County, Hurricane Irma, IFAS, News

Emergency savings

by Teresa O'Reilly
August 19, 2017

Emergency savings can help cover expenses Building an emergency savings fund is a difficult but necessary task for many families. Having an emergency savings fund may be the most important distinction between those who manage to stay afloat ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Emergency, Money, Saving

Financial discussion with aging parents

by Teresa O'Reilly
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 & Life
Tags: Adult Children, Money, Parents, Wills

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