Tips to Overcome that Holiday Debt
Now that we are squarely into 2022, we can start to look forward to all that the new year will bring us. What we won’t look forward to are all the credit card bills the… Read More
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Fair Debt Collection Practices
For a lot of us, we don’t intend to leave a debt unpaid. Often, it is a tough decision that has to be made between buying groceries and medicine or paying the credit card payment…. Read More
Spending on Maintenance to Save in the Long Run
Spending money to maintain things used to be something I thought was optional. It took me a while to learn that spending for maintenance was a great way to make sure I could save money… Read More
Tax Season is Coming – Prepare for Preparation
It is almost that time again – tax season! Unlike deer season or snook season, we don’t have a tasty reward to look forward to after meeting all the requirements, but we may have a… Read More
Love and Money: How to Lose Your Heart without Giving Away Your Wallet
Relationships are wonderful and difficult at the same time. When it comes to love and money, sometimes our judgement can become clouded. Our emotions can override our rationality or our trust becomes misplaced. While we… Read More
Extension Offers Free Credit Improvement Workshop
UF/IFAS St. Lucie County Extension and St. Lucie County Community Services staff want to help Treasure Coast residents improve their credit scores. Why Does A Credit Score Matter? A credit score is a number that… Read More
Dealing with Debt
When using credit, it is important to know how to handle the debt you’ll be accumulating. This short presentation will give you some tips on how to recognize when we might be over-extending on credit… Read More
Creating a Useful Spending Plan
Many of us are having to adjust to a change in income right now. This presentation will help you organize your finances so you can make better decisions about moving forward. Please feel to email… Read More
Go Ask ALICE
What is it like to live just above minimum wage? The ALICE know. ALICE refers to persons who are Asset Limited, Income Constrained, yet Employed. Others have referred to them as the working poor. The… Read More
Master Your Money
Only 17 states in the nation require high school students to take a course in personal finance, according to a report from 2016. Florida is not one of them. So how did you learn to… Read More