Tips to Reduce Spending
Do you need help managing your finances so that your family can realize more of their needs and wants? Family members of all ages must learn to communicate and understand what their financial situation is. Open discussions among family members often results in...
Florida’s “Enhanced Child Passenger Safety Law” – What Do You Need to Know?
There’s a new law in Florida – and although it’s far from comprehensive, it’s designed to better protect our kids. As of January 1, 2015, Florida law requires that all children riding in vehicles must use a safety seat until their 6th birthday. This means that kids...
Cutting Down Waste in the School Cafeteria
Do you have a child or grandchild who eats meals at school? Do they come home hungry and complain about the meals they are served? Have you taken any time to explain how the lunchroom food choices are made? If not, it may be time to have that conversation. The...
Get Free Tax Prep Help
In the early '70s, Gary Iskowitz was doing graduate work as well as teaching tax law while working for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Mr. Iskowitz saw a growing problem with questionable tax preparers who were scamming low-income people in his area. He did not...
America Saves Week ~ Online Challenge
America Saves Week 2015 ~ February 23 - February 28 America Saves Week is coordinated by America Saves and the American Savings Education Council. Started in 2007, the Week is an annual opportunity for organizations to promote good savings behavior and for individuals...
Ag Save$ ~ Get Involved!
Ag Save$ Ag Save$ is a new initiative to bring personal finance education such as wealth building, estate planning, succession planning, asset protection, and other financial topics to agricultural producers in Florida. Have you ever asked yourself: How do I become...
Resolutions for Living Well
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines "resolution" as “the act of finding an answer or solution to a conflict, problem, etc.; the act of resolving something.” Now that 2015 is here, what are you seeking to resolve this year? If you read Living Well in the Panhandle...
You Make Me Sick
Being sick during the holiday season is no fun. Did you know the flu is not the only thing that can have you feeling under the weather? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) get...
Thank you from the UF/IFAS Extension Northwest District
Thank You for a Wonderful Year! As we come to the end of our 100th year of serving the citizens of Florida, the University of Florida/IFAS Extension Faculty located in the 16 county offices of the Florida Panhandle thank you for making 2014 another great year!...
Five Steps to Seasonal Savings
Recently, UF/IFAS published Five Steps to Seasonal Savings, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/FY/FY140500.pdf, an EDIS brochure which reminds us of the stress that can result from holiday spending. I would encourage each of you to print or review the brochure...