Category: Money Matters
Four Steps to Financial Well-Being
August 4, 2017
Track Cash Flow: You work hard for your money so don’t let it dribble away. Start by looking at essential expenses such as rent/mortgage, automobile payments, insurance, utilities and mobile phone charges. Next look at expenses that don’t ... READ MORE
Category: Money MattersTags: Debt Management, Personal Finance, Saving Money
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
Watch Out for Bank Fees
July 21, 2017
Bank accounts can be a convenient, inexpensive, safe way to transact business. But you need to choose carefully and keep watch for fee or other bank policy changes. Bank accounts typically work best for consumers who can leave a cushion in their ... READ MORE
Category: Money MattersTags: Bank Fees, Banking, Budgeting
4 Tips for Money Management
July 19, 2017
By: Madeline Black, Family and Consumer Sciences Intern Do you feel overwhelmed and overcome by your finances? You are not alone. According to the American Psychological Association, money is the number one stress in America. Stop allowing ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Work & LifeTags: Madeline Black, Wilchcombe
10 Tips For Stretching Your Grocery Dollars
June 29, 2017
By Samantha Kennedy UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Agent 10 Tips for Stretching Your Grocery Dollars Everyone needs to eat, and especially in these tight economic times, everyone wants to make ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Work & LifeTags: Community, Environment, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, FCS, Finances, Florida, Food, FYCS, General Information, Health, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension
UF/IFAS VITA Team Makes the Mark
June 27, 2017
Since 1989, the Prudential Productivity Awards program recognizes and rewards state employees and teams whose work significantly contributes to increased productivity and fosters innovation to enhance the delivery of state services, saving ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Work & LifeTags: Carree Musgrove
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
Truth About Credit Repair
June 8, 2017
Promotions such as – We Can Repair Your Credit – are everywhere. They imply that all you need to do is hire a service to get negative items wiped off your credit history and your credit score will instantly improve. The reality is that consumers ... READ MORE
Category: Money MattersTags: Credit, Credit History, Credit Repair, Credit Score