Category: Money Matters
Cottage Food Business
August 9, 2018
Have you thought about starting your own food business, but you weren’t sure how to start? Do you like making jams and jellies, or do you have a recipe for baking breads that you know others would love? Do you make special pastries that your ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Work & LifeTags: Approved, Business, Cottage Food, Food Entrepreneurship, Sell
Let’s Get Cooking
July 23, 2018
The culinary awakening of recent years is not leaving anyone behind. It is well known that the TV culture of celebrity chefs and cooking related programming has awakened a surge of interest in cooking. Kids are noticing what's on their plates ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Curriculum, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & LifeTags: 4-H, Cooking, Culinary, Extension, Nutrition, Summer, Summer Camp, Youth
Business Interrupted by Algae Blooms? Here’s Help
July 17, 2018
Today we offer some information about the effects of the algae blooms in the Indian River Lagoon. Specifically, what can business operators do to mitigate their loss of income? Will Your Business Be Interrupted? Florida is known as a tourist ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Natural Resources, Work & LifeTags: Algae, Bloom, Blue-green Algae, Business, Cyanotoxins, Insurance, Interruption, Toxic
The Best Way To Lose Weight & Keep It Off
July 16, 2018
We all wish there was some magic potion to lose weight and keep it off, but the only way to lose weight the healthy way, is to eat less and move more. It's no secret: People who lose weight slowly by eating less and exercising more tend to ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & LifeTags: Body Mass Index, Diet, Food, Health, Healthy Food, Nutrition, Weight, Weight Maintenance, Weight Management, Weightloss
Debt Collectors Calling? Here’s help
July 6, 2018
Stuff happens. Sometimes, through bad planning, circumstance or whatever, we get behind on our bills. If we don't fix the situation right away, we can expect the debt collectors to start calling eventually. When that happens, there are some ... READ MORE
Category: Money MattersTags: Debt, Debt Collectors, FDCPA, Past Due, Rights
Master Your Money
June 22, 2018
Only 17 states in the nation require high school students to take a course in personal finance, according to a report from 2016. Florida is not one of them. So how did you learn to master your money? From your parents? A helpful mentor? A ... READ MORE
Category: , Events, Money MattersTags: Financial Education, Master, Money, Saving Events
Hurricane Season: Understanding Homeowner’s and Renter’s Insurance
June 6, 2018
Hurricane season … that time between June 1 and November 30 everyone living in the Atlantic Basin region loves to wish away… is here. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted this year to be normal or above ... READ MORE
Category: , Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Finances, Hurricane, Insurance