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What’s Your Score?

by John Wells
April 20, 2012

WHAT IS A CREDIT REPORT AND SCORE? A credit score is a three‐digit number that measures how likely you are to repay a loan on time. It uses information from your credit report to predict the risk of you not paying that loan back 24 months ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, WORK & LIFE
Tags: America Saves, Credit Report, Credit Score, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, FCS, Finances, Money Management, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension

Pink Slime: University of Florida’s Dr. Carr Responds

by John Wells
April 19, 2012

Courtesy of Shelley Swenson UF/IFAS Wakulla Extension Family and Consumer Sciences, Agent II There has been so much publicity lately about pink slime and its use by manufacturers in hamburger. Dr. Chad Carr, Assistant Professor in Animal Science ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, FCS, Food, General Information, Meats, Pink Slime, Safe Foods, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension

Coping with a Money Crunch

by John Wells
February 23, 2012

Consumer choice is a fundamental problem for all human beings. It is also a complex problem because there are many new products, services, and ways of doing things being developed all the time. It's even more difficult to make decisions when ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Budgeting, Credit, Debt, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Finances, Money, Reduce Debt, Saving, Wakulla, Wakulla County

Charge It?!

by John Wells
February 22, 2012

Credit Management When you hear people say "charge it," "finance it," "buy on time," or "use a payment plan," it is the same as "using credit." Credit means buying something or getting cash now and paying later. When you use credit, you are ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Budgeting, Charge It, Credit, Debt, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Finances, Money, Money Management, Reduce Debt, Saving, Wakulla, Wakulla County

Financial Security Webinar

by John Wells
February 8, 2012

AARP's Financial Security Team will hold a webinar for couples, just a few days shy of Valentine's Day! The webinar, Social Security and Couples, will provide information on Social Security benefits, how benefits may differ depending on whether ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Budgeting, Credit, Debt, Event, Families & Consumers, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, FCS, Finances, Management, Money, Reduce Debt, Saving, Wakulla

Is it time to ban the can? What is BPA?

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 3, 2012

By Shelley Swenson Family & Consumer Sciences Agent Is it time to Ban the Can? What is BPA and should I avoid it? Where is the research to support this concern? Has it been suggested to you through your reading or conversations that ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Bisphenol A, BPA, Cans, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, General Information, Linings, Safe Foods, Sustai, Wakulla

SAVE THE DATE FOR “GREEN” EVENTS

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 27, 2012

By Shelley Swenson, Family & Consumer Sciences Agent, Wakulla County Extension 850-926-3931 Plan to attend two important Green Events: Interested in Green Cleaning products. UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension and Sustainable Big Bend will ... READ MORE

Category: WORK & LIFE
Tags: Cleaning Products, Energy, Energy Saving, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Event, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Green Living, Green Living Expo, Recycle, Sustainable, Sustainable Big Bend, Sustainable Cleaning Solutions, Sustainable Living, Wakulla, Watts

Got a Question or Comment: Wakulla Extension Is Here To Help You, So Ask Now By Clicking Here!!!

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 29, 2011

UF/IFAS Wakulla Extension is a federal, state, and county partnership throughout Florida, with the mission to improve our lives by developing knowledge in agriculture, natural resources, and the life sciences and to make that knowledge accessible ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Agriculture, Family And Consumer Sciences, General Information, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Wakulla