Category: Money Matters

Serie de Ahorros para el Consumidor: Economice en almuerzos escolares

by Luz Bahder

September 21, 2022

To access the English version, please use this link Acerca de esta serie: • El aumento de los costos preocupa a los consumidores. El efecto acumulado de varios años de la pandemia de COVID repercute en la economía mundial, desde los ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Ahorro, Alimentos, Almuerzo, Economizar, Empaque, Escuela, Hijos, Ninos, Proteina, Sobrantes

Find Your Frugal: Save water, save money

by Brad Buck

September 7, 2022

With summer’s heat still simmering in Florida and in many parts of the United States, people may be tempted to water their lawns and take more showers. Beth Robertson, water conservation specialist for UF/IFAS Extension Polk County, is ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters
Tags: Beth Robertson, Cost, Dishwasher, Find Your Frugal, Grass, Irrigation, Rain Sensor, Saving, Shower, Toilet, UF/IFAS Extension Polk County, Water

Building Good Credit: Truth and Falsehood

by Lisa Leslie

August 25, 2022

The persistent falsehood – leave a small balance on your credit card every billing cycle to build a credit score – has no basis in fact. The truth - if you leave a balance on your credit card - you accrue interest on both existing and new ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters
Tags: Build Credit, Credit, Credit History, Credit Repair, Credit Report, Credit Score

On-Demand Class: Building Financial Stability

by Lisa Leslie

August 15, 2022

University of Florida/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County offers the online class Building Financial Stability. This is an opportunity to learn basic strategies to achieve financial stability. Topics covered: Goals, Spending, & Saving ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Building Credit, Financial Goals, Online Money Management Classes, Online Personal Finance Class

Medicare Webinar Series

by Lisa Leslie

August 10, 2022

UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County is partnering with Florida Department of Elder Affairs SHINE program to present a Medicare webinars series. All are 12:00 pm – 1:00pm EST, Cost = Free September 14: Medicare Basics - This presentation ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Medicare, Retirement Planning

New Rules: Credit Reports and Medical Debt

by Lisa Leslie

August 4, 2022

Until recently, the three major credit bureaus – Equifax, Experian & TransUnion- tracked and treated medical debt collection very similar to other types of collections. If a consumer does not pay a debt, the creditor can sell the unpaid ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters
Tags: Credit Report, Credit Score, Debt, Debt Collection, Debt Management

Preparing to Weather a Financial Storm

by Carol Roberts

July 29, 2022

Recent economic indicators are not positive. Our financial forecasters are seeing storm clouds of inflation and higher interest rates forming. While it all may not be doom and gloom, we might be smart to start preparing to weather a financial ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters
Tags: Debt, Economy, Finance, Financial Storm, Money, Spending Plan, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

Find Your Frugal: More ways to curb school supply costs

by Lourdes Mederos

July 27, 2022

About this series The ripple effects of the yearslong COVID pandemic continue to surface in economies worldwide, and school supplies are not exempt. With stores stocking up on school supplies that cost more than last year, finding ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Money Matters, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Extension, Family And Consumer Sciences, Find Your Frugal, Inflation, Jenny Rodriguez, Money Management, Saving Money, School Supplies, UF IFAS Family And Consumer Sciences

If you are still using “123456” as your password…

by Katherine Marin

June 24, 2022

Now might be the time to change it! According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Florida is in the top 5 states where ID theft complaints were made. Identity theft is a severe problem, especially for young people just starting to establish ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Money Matters, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: #youthdevelopment, Crdifasmiami, Lifeskills, Miami, Miami-Dade, South Florida

Energy improvements at Sarasota Housing Authority: That’s a wrap for the Annex!

by nicolebarber

June 10, 2022

Sarasota County Sustainability staff and Sarasota Housing Authority (SHA) kicked off the summer by completing energy- and water-efficiency improvements for the last three floors at SHA’s Annex building in downtown Sarasota. Our team ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Home Management, Money Matters, Natural Resources
Tags: Conservation, Energy, Equity, Low Income, Pgm_Sustain, Saving, Water

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