Tag: inflation

Find Your Frugal: Five tips to help you save on hurricane preparedness expenses

by Lourdes Mederos
June 1, 2023

About this series Rising costs have brought on rising concerns. From grocery shelves to gas pumps, the ripple effects of the COVID pandemic continue to surface in economies worldwide. Adding the start of hurricane season to the mix makes ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Brenda Marty-Jimenez, Disaster Menu Plan, Emergency Food Supply, Family And Consumer Sciences, Featured Hot Topic, Find Your Frugal, Florida's Tax Holiday 2022, Food Safety, Hurricane, Hurricane Menu Planning, Hurricane Preparation, Inflation, News, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Solutions

Find Your Frugal: Keeping Produce Fresh

by Stella Canfield
November 30, 2022

About this series The rise of inflation continues to raise cost concerns, one of them being the price of food. The ripple effect of the yearslong COVID pandemic continues to rattle worldwide economies. Tie Liu, a UF/IFAS assistant ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS
Tags: Find Your Frugal, Horticultural Sciences Department, Inflation, Produce, Tie Liu

Eating Healthfully and on a Budget in a Time of Inflation

by Rebecca Elliott
November 18, 2022

Food is the third highest expenditure for the typical U.S. household, representing 11% of total household expenditures, and followed by housing (34.9%) and transportation (16%) (USDA, 2020). Food cost inflation has increased 3% each year over ... READ MORE

Category: , Food Safety, Health & Nutrition
Tags: #EatOnBudget, #FoodPrices, #Thanksgiving2022, Inflation

How much will the holiday season cost this year?

by Alicia Betancourt
November 17, 2022

We all are feeling the pinch of inflation. Everywhere from gas to the grocery store. Now, with the holiday season looming I am feeling anxious about my spending. All of the things that make the holiday special like decorations, meals, and ... READ MORE

Category: , Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Holiday, Inflation, Spending

Find Your Frugal: Six tips to save money at the farmers market

by Lourdes Mederos
August 17, 2022

About this series Rising costs have brought on rising concerns. The ripple effects of the yearslong COVID pandemic continue to surface in economies worldwide. In an ongoing effort to help people – from producers to consumers – weather ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS
Tags: Brenda Marty-Jimenez, COVID, EBT, Farmer's Market, Find Your Frugal, Inflation, Produce, SNAP, UF IFAS Family And Consumer Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, Vendors

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

Find Your Frugal: Five ways to save on banking, avoid fees

by Lourdes Mederos
July 7, 2022

About this series Rising costs have brought on rising concerns. The ripple effects of the years-long COVID pandemic continue to surface in economies worldwide, from grocery shelves to gas pumps. In an ongoing effort to help people – ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Bank Fees, Banking, Carol Roberts, COVID, Family And Consumer Sciences, Fees, Find Your Frugal, Inflation, Interest Rates, Money, Money Management, Savings, UF IFAS Family And Consumer Sciences

Find Your Frugal: Five tips to getting, keeping credit

by Lourdes Mederos
July 1, 2022

About this series Rising costs have brought on rising concerns. In an ongoing effort to help people – from producers to consumers – weather the storm, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences brings research-based ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Carol Roberts, Credit, Credit Limits, Credit Score, Find Your Frugal, Inflation, UF IFAS Family And Consumer Sciences

Find Your Frugal: Five money-saving tips for grocery shoppers

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
June 21, 2022

Category: Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Family Nutrition Program, Find Your Frugal, Grocery Shopping, Inflation, Saving Money, Sharon Austin

What is behind a number?

by Alejandro Sanchez
June 21, 2022

I imagine that, lately, one of the most frequent thoughts in people’s minds, when they walk through a supermarket, is the steep increase in prices. But, before prices started soaring because of inflation, the war in Ukraine, and some corporate ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Food, Inflation, Money

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