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Pomp and Financial Circumstance

Memorial Day weekend is imminent, which is the unofficial start of summer and the official start of area graduation ceremonies. If you have a family member graduating from high school this year, congratulations. Hopefully you aren’t breaking the bank to host a graduation party. Like other celebratory events such as kid’s birthday parties and weddings, […]

WRITTEN BY: Donna Green, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Erie County

REVIEWED BY: Melissa Welker, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fulton County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • http://search.creativecommons.org/

3 Ways to Automate your Finances

I write this as I glance at my to-do list, which I cannot recall the last time was blank. In our society, most adults are stretched thin with busy schedules, family responsibilities, work, maintaining a home, and trying to find some time for number one. Automation is one strategy that can help alleviate some of […]

WRITTEN BY: Joanna Rini, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, rini.41@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Katie LaPlant, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, laplant.8@osu.edu

SOURCES:

  • http://www.marketplace.org/topics/your-money/why-dont-more-consumers-use-automatic-bill-pay

REFERENCES:

  • https://today.duke.edu/2015/04/autopay

Financial Shaming—Who Made You Judge and Jury?

Most of us can identify a few friends or family members who really seem to have their financial acts together. We can learn many things from them, but not necessarily everything that is helpful for our own personal situations. That’s why I love reading financial blogs. They are so enlightening. I can communicate vicariously with […]

SOURCES:

  • http://thebrokeandbeautifullife.com/
  • http://www.modestmoney.com/top-finance-blogs/

Does Your Toddler Have a Mortgage?

Credit reports have become an important tool in American society. Good credit can be needed to get a loan, to get a job, and even to rent an apartment.  What happens when a young person, looking for their first loan or apartment, finds that they already have terrible credit? Identity theft. 6% of all identity theft […]

WRITTEN BY: Betsy DeMatteo, Family & Consumer Science Educator, OSU Extension

REVIEWED BY: Candace Heer, Family & Consumer Science Educator, Morrow County, OSU Extension

SOURCES:

  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2014). How to Protect Vulnerable Children from Identity Theft.
  • Federal Trade Commission (2014). Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book for January-December, 2013.

How are Your Retirement Savings Coming?

Have you started saving for retirement yet? If you have a retirement plan, how is it growing? This year finds more American workers confident they will be financially secure in retirement.  As you might guess, 2009 to 2013 saw record lows in the number of Americans confident they could have a comfortable retirement. This year’s […]

Protect Your Assets: Make a Will!

A prominent member of our community was killed in a car accident last month and it made me realize, yet again, how fragile and random life can be. I haven’t made a will since my children were small, and I’ve been thinking that it is way past time to make a new one, since much […]

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