Tag: Spence

SHARING WISDOM: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO MATTERS OF HEALTH AND WEALTH AS WE AGE. L. Duncan, UF/ IFAS Extension Sumter County, L. Spence, UF/IFAS Extension Marion County, M. Wilchcombe, UF/IFAS Extension Lake County.

by nladd
April 15, 2019

Situation: AARP reports one in eight Americans who are over the age of 65 are the fastest growing segment of the aging population. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, in 2030 one in five Americans will be over 65 and by 2050 our nation’s elderly ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: 2019, 2019 UF/IFAS Central District Symposium, Duncan, Family & Consumer Sciences, FCS, Spence, UF/IFAS Extension Lake County, Wilchcombe

LONELINESS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. L. Spence, UF/IFAS

by nladd
April 15, 2019

Situation: As we age, it’s natural for friendship connections to shrink. Considering health, mobility, and other constraints, initiating new networks is more difficult. Compounding loneliness, partners, friends, and family become infirm, die ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: 2019, 2019 UF/IFAS Central District Symposium, Family & Consumer Sciences, FCS, Health, Mobility, Spence, UF/IFAS Extension Marion County

Sharing Wisdom: Matters of Health and Wealth

by Nancy Gal
March 1, 2018

An eight-session educational series on Mondays Dates: June 4, 11, 18, 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23 Time: 10 to 11:00 a.m. Location: Hawthorne Estates 3211 SW ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Blood Pressure, Bone Health, Diabetes, Educational, Financial Concerns, Gal, Health Concerns, Nutrition, Planning, Series, Spence, Type 2 Diabetes

Outwitting the Tax Season Scammer

by Lynda Spence
January 23, 2018

When the old year fades and the new one begins, thoughts of tax season come to mind. Most adults view paying taxes as a duty, an obligation, and things of that nature. For scammers however, tax time is simply loaded with opportunity. During ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Credit, Fraudulent, Identity Theft, Scam, Scammers, Spence, Tax, Tax Preparer, Tax Return, Taxes

National Healthcare Decisions Day is Wednesday, April 16, 2018

by Lynda Spence
January 5, 2018

In 2010, the Associated Press found less than 30 percent of Americans reported having an advance directive, yet according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a 2005 study found nearly 70 percent of Americans die in a hospital, ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: April, Communication, Decision, Directives, End-of-life, Expectations, Five Wishes, Healthcare, Medical, Spence, Treatments

You Be The Judge

by Lynda Spence
December 19, 2017

During the holiday season when most of us are distracted by plans for sharing and caring for others, scammers are in overdrive planning JUST THE OPPOSITE! Said another way, the good guys plan to give and the scammers plan to take. Its one thing ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Debit Card, DNC, Do Not Call, Lynda Spence, Phone, Registry, Scam, Scammers, Spence, Victim

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