budget

January 18, 2019

Managing in a Crisis: How to Stretch Your Food Dollar During the Government Shutdown

As the government shutdown continues, many employees are going on several weeks now without a paycheck. With the historic length of this shutdown, another major challenge for many families is that SNAP benefits through February are being released now and must last households through the end of February, with no current assurance on what will […]

WRITTEN BY: Amy Meehan, MPH, Healthy People Program Specialist

REVIEWED BY: Amanda Woods, Healthy Finances Program Specialist

PHOTO CREDITS:

Pixabay.com

SOURCES:

https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/usda-to-fund-snap-for-february-2019-but-millions-face-cuts-if-shutdown
https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank
https://www.mealtime.org/~/media/files/fact-sheets/Canned_Food_Fills_MyPlate_Fact_Sheet_FINAL_.pdf
https://celebrateyourplate.org/recipes/sunny-baked-eggs-and-vegetables
https://www.choosemyplate.gov/amount
https://livesmartohio.osu.edu/food/bohlen-19osu-edu/overnight-oatmeal-to-the-rescue/
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5341
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-NSWPUhldRS0-Ql5XySPSWAzVGk4ndxg

February 22, 2017

The Freedom of Having a Budget

If “budget” is on your short list of words describing a restrictive life style – one that will limit your freedom – you’re misguided. Many people who struggle with financial freedom simply don’t know where their money goes. Many also don’t understand that if they planned the where and how their dollars are spent, they would be […]

August 20, 2015

Tired of Being Broke?

Maybe it is time to try what many Americans are trying…an all cash diet. Maybe living with credit cards has created problems that are just as hard as trying to keep a little cash in your wallet. Want to know how to go about it? Begin with an estimation of how much money comes into […]

December 24, 2014

C-O-N-T-R-0-L: That’s the Way you Spell Success

Two words with similar meanings that you will never find paired in a thesaurus are budget and diet. A budget is a system or plan used to manage your money. If you spend more than you earn, you need to do one of two things: decrease expenses or increase income……or try a little of both. […]

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/

May 22, 2014

Wedding Trifecta: Dreams, Decisions, and $$

We’re coming up on the month of June, which means the wedding season is about to commence. June, July, September, and October are the most popular months for scheduling wedding ceremonies. Peak times vary according to climate. Most brides want to have a reasonable assurance of good weather, which for those of us in the […]

WRITTEN BY: Donna Green, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Erie County, green.308@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Betsy DeMatteo, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio NEFE Rep, Ohio Saves Coordinator, Ohio State University Extension

SOURCES:

http://honeymoons.about.com/cs/eurogen1/a/weddingstats.htm
http://www.kiplinger.com/article/spending/T059-C011-S001-save-money-on-your-honeymoon.html
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/personal-finance/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-your-wedding-1.aspx

January 30, 2014

Cable Quandry

Are you having a hard time justifying in your budget the amount of money you spend to watch television? The cost of cable has been rising at an astonishing rate. Maybe you’ve been getting an “explanation letter” from the cable company the last few years stating that your bill is going to go up another $3-10 […]