Category: Money Matters

Future Leaders Gather for First 4-H Teen Leadership Summit in Wakulla County

by Dr. Rachel Pienta
October 27, 2025

The leaders of the future took center stage at the inaugural Future Leaders of Wakulla 4-H Teen Leadership Summit, hosted by Wakulla 4-H at the Extension Office in Crawfordville October 13, 2025. The one-day event welcomed over 40 participants ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum, Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: 4-H Youth Development, Citizenship And Leadership, FAMU, Living On My Own, Panhandle 4-H, Workforce Preparation

Plugging Spending Leaks

by Samantha Kennedy
October 6, 2025

When it comes to managing money, most people focus on the big-ticket items: rent or mortgage, car payments, or student loans. But it is often the small, unnoticed expenses – known as spending leaks – that can really make a big impact ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Budgeting, Spending Tips

Meet our new director!

by Erik Lovestrand
April 22, 2022

Congratulations to our new Wakulla County Extension Director, Samantha Kennedy! Director for the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension program Although Samantha is taking on a new role as the Director for the UF/IFAS Wakulla County ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, Events, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, Home Management, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Community, Educational, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Florida, General Information, Nutrition, UF/IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Don’t sacrifice safety for convenience

by Samantha Kennedy
March 28, 2022

Online shopping is more popular than ever. While its popularity has been steadily trending upwards over the last decade or so, the COVID pandemic has really caused online shopping’s prevalence to spike. With more people working from home and ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Cybersecurity, Online Shopping

Edible Garbage

by Samantha Kennedy
May 14, 2021

Last month I shared Six Tips for Reducing Food Waste. I would like to continue on the theme of reducing food waste by talking more specifically about ways to use food scraps effectively to prevent them from ending up in the landfill. As I was ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Compost, Composting, Food Scraps, Food Waste, Reducing Food Waste

Spending Leaks Can Drain Your Budget

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 3, 2017

by Samantha Kennedy, UF/IFAS Extension Wakulla County Spending leaks happen every day and they can be easy to overlook. Over time, however, they add up to large amounts of overspending which lead to a broken budget. Identifying spending ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Money Matters, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Archive, Community, Credit, Education, Families & Consumers, Family, Family Youth & Community Sciences, FCS, Finances, Florida, Food, Food And Nutrition, General Information, UF/IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

10 Tips For Stretching Your Grocery Dollars

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 29, 2017

By Samantha Kennedy UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Agent 10 Tips for Stretching Your Grocery Dollars Everyone needs to eat, and especially in these tight economic times, everyone wants to make ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Archive, Community, Environment, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, FCS, Finances, Florida, Food, FYCS, General Information, Health, UF/IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Successful VITA Tax Preparation Season in Jefferson County

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 1, 2016

Tax season is a very difficult time of year for many people. It is a time when good record keeping is vital. The preparation fee is expensive for many families. Some use computer software to avoid fees. However, in doing so they may overlook ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Archive, County, Jefferson, Living Well In The Panhandle, Preparation, Season, Successful, VITA

ASK SHELLEY: Does College Son Need Renter’s Insurance?

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 20, 2016

By Shelley Swenson Extension Agent III UF-IFAS Wakulla County Extension Here are some of the information requests I received this month and announcements of topics of interest. Phone calls and emails allow me to review topics with Wakulla County ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Archive, Ask Shelley, Credit, Education, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Finances, General Information, Health, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension

Improve Savings and Health With Minor Changes In Your Home

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 13, 2016

Be sure to check out this month's feature in The Green Scene. Ready to make a few enhancements to your home to improve its overall performance? Improving the home performance through small increments or changes requires extended periods of ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Archive, Conservation, Energy Savings, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, General Information, Green Living, Recycling, Shelley Swenson, Sustainable Living, Wakulla County Extension, Water Conservation

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