Tag: financial goals

Simple Money Saving New Year’s Resolutions

by Alicia Betancourt
December 15, 2025

A new year is the perfect moment to reset your financial habits. You don’t need extreme budgets or complicated spreadsheets to make real progress—small, consistent changes can add up to meaningful savings over time. Below are practical, ... READ MORE

Category: , Home Management, Money Matters, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Automate Savings, Beginner Budgeting, Budgeting Basics, Debt Reduction, Emergency Fund, Financial Goals, Financial Literacy, Financial Wellness, Household Budgeting, Money Saving Tips, New Year's Resolutions, No-spend Challenge, Personal Finance, Saving Money, Smart Spending

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

Financial Decisions: Make Your Values and Goals Work For You

by sellis
September 28, 2021

During our lifetime we make a lot of financial decisions from where we live to how we dress to what we will have for dinner. Our values and goals often influence these decisions and could help us or hurt us financially. Lets talk about how you ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Financial Decisions, Financial Goals, Learn To Save, Money Management, Values

Achieve Your 2019 Financial Goals with Free Financial Guidance

by Lisa Leslie
December 14, 2018

Hillsborough County residents can receive free one-on-one financial education on basic personal finance topics from University of Florida Master Money Mentor volunteers. Mentors can meet at a time and community location that fits an individual’s ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters
Tags: Budgeting, Credit, Financial Goals, Financial Planning, Florida Master Money Mentors, Saving

America Saves

by Shari Bresin
February 26, 2018

This week, February 26 through March 3, is America Saves Week, and all are encouraged to participate in this national week of saving money! The purpose of America Saves Week, which started in 2007, is to raise peoples’ awareness on their ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: America Saves Week, Financial Goals, Money, Pledge

Holiday Spending Got You Down?

by sellis
January 2, 2018

The holidays are over and many are dreading opening their credit card statements! Did you overspend this holiday season? If so, the good news is that the New Year brings a new chance to make a change in your financial life to avoid this next ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters
Tags: Family Resource Management, Financial Goals, Money Management, Personal And Family Finances, Personal Finance

Share Your Savings Goals and a Chance to Win $1,000 in the # IMSavingFor Contest

by Lisa Leslie
February 9, 2017

For many years, UF/IFAS Extension has partnered with Consumer Federation of America on the America Saves Initiative. The goal is to motivate residents to take small steps to increase their financial stability by increasing their savings or decreasing ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: # IMSavingFor Contest, America Saves Week, Budgeting, Financial Goals, Saving Money

Turn Big Ticket Dreams into Reality

by Lisa Leslie
July 1, 2016

Whether you’re saving for an automobile purchase, a special vacation, a new home, or retirement — a little planning and budgeting can turn a fuzzy dream into a reality. Use a step-by-step planning approach, take actions to reach your goal, ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Budgeting, Financial Goals, Investing, Saving

5 Easy Steps to Save for Big Ticket Items

by gorimani
August 29, 2015

Very few of us have money ready to cover an emergency, never mind the money for the larger purchases we’d like to make. This is why it’s so important to prioritize savings to cover both the items you need as well as those you want. Whether ... READ MORE

Category: Work & Life
Tags: America Saves, Budgeting, Financial Goals, July-September 2015, Money Management, Panhandle-livingwell

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