Large Screen TV 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 ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Work & LifeIt's Easy to Get Started The U.S. Department of the Treasury has launched myRA (my Retirement Account), a new retirement savings account that can help people start saving for their future. If you don’t have access to a retirement savings ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Work & LifeAg Save$ Ag Save$ is a new initiative to bring personal finance education such as wealth building, estate planning, succession planning, asset protection, and other financial topics to agricultural producers in Florida. Have you ever asked ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Work & LifeClick the link below for guidance to help you get started with a money saving plan. It can be hard to put aside money for savings. But there is an easy way to save money without ever missing it -make your savings automatic in 2014 READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Work & LifeHow to do it: Particpate in a work-related retirement program or open up a Roth IRA. Already saving? Increase the amount you save toward retirement by 1% in 2014. READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
In a previous blog, we explored budgeting as one of the elements of money management. But once you know where your money is going, the next step is making that money work for your future through saving. Savings is the portion of your ... READ MORE
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Where Is That Water Hiding? Though we may already be familiar with the more obvious ways we use our water (for drinking, cleaning, showers, and irrigation), there are plenty of other ways we use water indirectly in our daily rituals. For instance...consider ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
The Department of Energy designates every October as National Energy Awareness Month, to show the importance of responsible energy consumption. While technologies have changed and evolved since the early 1990s, energy efficiency has remained ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation![A shopper grapples with products and technology in a grocery store [CREDIT: pxhere.com, Viki Mohamad]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2021/07/2021_FCS_blogGroceryShoppingHealth_bannerv02_1338x357.png)
As part of our "Grocery Shopping for your Health" series, we will take you on a tour of a typical store. But, before we begin, let's look at what it means to build a healthy eating pattern. Keep in mind that a healthier eating pattern doesn't ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & LifeIn our last "Grocery Shopping for Your Health" post, we talked about building a healthier way of eating. Now that we have an idea about our eating patterns, let's get shopping. First, there are plenty of places where you can buy food. You might ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & Life