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Build Your Financial First Aid Kit


October 2, 2018

Article and audio introduction by Samantha Kennedy, Family and Consumer Sciences Back in April, I wrote about the importance of keeping personal papers and financial documents secure. I would like to revisit that topic, with particular ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Disaster Recovery, Family And Consumer Sciences, Financial Documents, Wakulla Extension
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Hidden Household Hazards


September 10, 2018

Article and audio introduction by Samantha Kennedy, Family and Consumer Sciences According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 30,000 people die each year in the United States due to unintentional injury within the home ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Management, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Family And Consumer Sciences, FCS, Home Safety, Household Hazards, Personal Safety, Safety, Wakulla County, Wakulla Extension
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Back to School Survival Tips


August 2, 2018

Article and audio introduction by Samantha Kennedy, Family and Consumer Sciences The new school year begins in Wakulla County on August 10, and back to school fever is in full swing. It is an exciting and often anxious time for many ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Home Management, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Back To School, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, FCS, Relationships, School Preparedness, School Supplies, Wakulla County, Wakulla Extension

Make Saving a Lifelong Habit


April 14, 2018

Article and Audio Introduction by Samantha Kennedy https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/wakullaco/files/2018/04/Make%20saving%20a%20habit.m4a According to the Federal Reserve, most Americans do not have enough money saved to even cover a $400 emergency. ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, WORK & LIFE
Tags: FCS, Financial Education, Home Management, Money Management, Piggy Bank, Samantha Kennedy, Saving, Saving Money, Summer Camps, UF/IFAS, Wakulla County

Free Home Management Classes


April 11, 2018

Residents can attend free classes at the Wakulla and Franklin County Libraries over the course of the spring and summer. Topics for these modules cover a variety of home management topics which include, emergency preparedness, self-protection ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Emergency Prepardness, FCS, Franklin County Library, Home Management, Kitchen Skills, Sam Kennedy, UF/IFAS, Wakulla County Library

Homemade Cleaners are Safe and Inexpensive


April 11, 2018

Ever thought about making your own homemade cleaners? You should! Many of today’s commercial cleaners are petroleum-based, which may have harmful effects on human and environmental health. But have no fear! On the market today are many ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Cleaning, Family And Consumer Sciences, FCS, Green Cleaners, Home, Homemade Household Cleaners, Samantha Kennedy, Skennedy, Wakulla Extension
How to store your important documents.

Keeping Important Papers and Documents


April 1, 2018

Keeping Important Papers by Samantha Kennedy, UF/IFAS Extension Wakulla County In 2005, I applied for a United States passport. As part of the application process, I had to provide an original copy of my birth certificate. Luckily, ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Educational, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, FCS, Florida, General Information, Health, UF/IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension
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Shop Local for a Healthier Environment


March 19, 2018

This year's National Nutrition Month theme is "Go Further with Food." One of the main components of this is "shop local." Why? Because by shopping and buying local, you are not only supporting small businesses and small farmers, but you are ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Family And Consumer Sciences, FCS, Money, National Nutrition Month, Samantha Kennedy, Shopping, Skennedy, Smart Spending, Wakulla Extension, Wakullaco

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