Category: Money Matters
Cinnamon for the Holidays
November 5, 2021
Workshop in Memory of Co-Worker and Mentor Join me on November 30, from 5:30 pm to 8:30pm, or December 1, from 9:00 am, to noon for Cinnamon for the Holidays Workshop. During the groundbreaking for the new Ag Auditorium, Dr. Brenda Williams, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Events, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Christine Vivian, Food Safety, Health And Wellness, Holidays, News, UF IFAS Extension
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Grocery Shopping for Your Health: Beans and other legumes
October 29, 2021
In our last post in the "Grocery Shopping for Your Health" series, we strolled into the canned foods aisle. We'll stay there for this post, as we focus on beans and other legumes. Legumes, such as dried beans, peas and lentils, are packed ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & LifeTags: Beans, Food, Groceries, Grocery, GroceryShoppingForYourHealth, Health, Legume, Money, Nut, Nutrition, Pgm_FCS, Saving, Shop
5 Steps to Establishing an Emergency Fund
October 25, 2021
A single one dollar bill. Money, cash, currency. UF/IFAS Photo: Tyler Jones.A single one dollar bill. Money, cash, currency. UF/IFAS Photo: Tyler Jones.What is an emergency fund? An emergency fund is money set aside for unplanned expenses. ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: @UFIFASFCS, Emergency Expense, Extension, Fund, Hamilton County, Life Skills, Money, Save, Savings, Unplanned Expenses
Straight Talk about the FICO Pie Chart
October 22, 2021
Fair Isaac Corporation developed FICO® Score models to rate a consumer’s credit history. Since 1989, the company has developed many different scoring models to sell to lenders and consumers. A pie chart is often used to explain factors ... READ MORE
Category: Money MattersTags: Credit History, Credit Repair, Credit Report, Credit Score
Beware of Scams and Fraud – Phishing Scams
October 18, 2021
In my last blog, I discussed the two most common types of fraud: imposter scams and online shopping scams. There are a variety of imposter scams, but they all have one thing in common: a scammer pretending to be someone you trust so they can ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Work & LifeTags: Money Management, Personal Finance, Phishing, Report Fraud, Scams And Fraud
Beware of Scams and Fraud
October 7, 2021
In the United States, scams and fraud are big business. Each year the number of consumer fraud reports and the dollars lost are rising. In fact, the FTC received a total of 4.8 million consumer fraud and identity theft complaints in 2020. A ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Work & LifeTags: Citrus County, Family Resource Management, Money Management, Personal And Family Finances, Personal Finance, Scams And Fraud, UF/IFAS Extension Citrus County
Use the Fall Festivities to Teach Children Money Saving Tips
October 7, 2021
It's that time of year again when gorgeous foliage, a gentle chill in the air, and sweaters and scarves all contribute to that cozy fall feeling and Halloween also sets the tone for enjoying the cool days of Fall. Some families, however, spend ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & LifeTags: Children Saving Money, Kids And Money, Life Skills, Money Saving Tips, Ocextension, Saving Money, Teaching Children About Money
Holistic Healthy Behaviors
October 1, 2021
Co-authored by Ashley Johnston, Family & Consumer Sciences Agents Duval County We talk a lot about the social determinants of health, health outcomes, and data in our academic environment at UF/IFAS. Today we are shifting our lens to ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: #904Health, #904Health #financial, #BetterLivingTwinning, #JaxLivingWell, #LivingWellJax