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“It Takes Time but it is Time Worth Taking” Preventing Identity Theft

    Many times, in life we know we should do something before it is too late. We know our automobile battery is weak, but we wait until we are in a hurry to get to an important appointment and our vehicle will not start. We know our freezer in the basement is old, but […]

WRITTEN BY: Dennis DeCamp, M.Ed., Family and Consumer Science Educator, Scioto County, Ohio State University Extension

REVIEWED BY: Roseanne Scammahorn, Ph.D., Family and Consumer Science Educator, Darke County, Ohio State University Extension

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Shutterstock.com

SOURCES:

  • Consumer Reports, (2010). How to protect yourself from Identity Theft. Retrieved April 23, 2020 from https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2010/07/protect-your-identity/index.htm
  • Federal Trade Commission, (2020). Identity Theft. Retrieved April 23, 2020 form https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/topics/identity-theft
  • Identity Theft. (2020). In USA.gov. Retrieved April 23, 2020 form https://www.usa.gov/identity-theft
  • Loftsgordon, A., (2020). Top Ten Ways to Prevent Identity Theft. Retrieved on April 23, 2020 from https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/top-ten-ways-to-prevent-identity-theft.html

Have You Ever Been a Victim of Identity Theft?

  Four times in the past few years, my credit card information has been compromised.  I know how the number was stolen on the first incident. Other times, I have no idea how my information was attained by the perpetrators. A few years ago, when all the cool people, (not me), were purchasing Keurig Coffee […]

WRITTEN BY: Dennis DeCamp, M.Ed., Family and Consumer Science Educator, Ohio State University Extension

REVIEWED BY: Treva Williams, M.Ed., Family and Consumer Science Educator, Ohio State University Extension

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Shutterstock.com

SOURCES:

  • https://www.identitytheft.gov/
  • https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian
  • https://www.ameriprise.com/privacy-security-fraud
  • https://www.treasury.gov
  • https://www.nsf.gov/oig/_pdf/brochures/identitytheft.pdf

I Should Have… Regrets Do Not Have to Be Forever

I should have read more to my kids… I should have spent less time at work… I should have had more courage… I should have spent less time worrying about what other think about me… I should have left that job months ago… I should have saved more money… I should have said thank you […]

WRITTEN BY: Dennis DeCamp, M.Ed., Family and Consumer Science Educator, Scioto County, Ohio State University Extension

REVIEWED BY: Treva Williams, M.Ed., Family and Consumer Science Educator, Scioto County, Ohio State University Extension

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • lovethispic.com
  • Nina Amir

SOURCES:

  • https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/feeling-smart/201902/the-fear-regret-and-its-consequences
  • https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_let_go_of_an_old_regret
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/53rh7sYP8rRLWqSXXx6Tkkd/why-it-is-good-to-feel-regre

Ditch the Debt in 2020

The holiday decorations have been stowed away, we have sung Auld Lang Syne as we rang in a new year, and now it is time make our 2020 resolution. Rather than picking the same one as in years past, how about trying Debt Dumping? Setting a goal isn’t always easy, it takes commitment and dedication […]

WRITTEN BY: Dr. Roseanne Ellison Scammahorn, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Darke County, scammahorn.5@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Kellie Lemly, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Champaign County, lemly.2@osu.edu

SOURCES:

  • Setting Goals for the New Year (Ohio State University) - https://u.osu.edu/ohwomeninag/tag/smart-goals/
  • Manage You Money (Ohio State University) - https://fcs.osu.edu/programs/major-program-areas/healthy-finances/money-management/manage-your-money
  • Setting Goals for the Agricultural Business (Ohio State University)- https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/1/14976/files/2015/11/Goal-Setting-1akh1p7.pdf
  • Healthy, Wealthy, & Wise (Mississippi State University) - http://extension.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/publications/miscellaneous/m1473_0.pdf
  • Budget Apps (Mississippi State University)- https://www.bulldogbudgets.msstate.edu/budget/#budget-app

My Wish for Moms

Just in time for Mother’s Day this year, supermodel Chrissy Teigen launched the #MyWishForMoms campaign to bring awareness to postpartum depression and anxiety and to help break the stigma surrounding these conditions. While 1 in every 7 moms experience postpartum depression each year, only 15% receive treatment. Perhaps this is because our culture views giving […]

WRITTEN BY: Jenny Lobb, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Franklin County

REVIEWED BY: Whitney Gherman, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Marion County

SOURCES:

  • Allegheny Health Network (2019). The 4th Trimester: Time to Take Care of Mom. https://www.mywishformoms.org/postpartum-resource/
  • MedlinePlus (2019). Postpartum Depression. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007215.htm
  • TODAY Parenting Team (2018). Stay at Home Mom Depression. https://community.today.com/parentingteam/post/stay-at-home-mom-depression
  • Zillman, C. (2018). Childcare Costs More Than College Tuition in 28 U.S. States. Fortune. http://fortune.com/2018/10/22/childcare-costs-per-year-us/

Benefits of Credit Unions and Building an Emergency Savings – Episode Seven of Healthy Living Resources

Healthy Living Resources is a new telecast presented by the Family and Consumer Sciences program specialists that will focus on health, wellness, and the impact that stress has on our lives. Whether it be financial struggle, or chronic disease management, stress can creep up as a result of many of the day to day events […]

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