Family and Consumer Sciences

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Ohio State University Extension

New Baby, New Plans

As if there isn’t enough to think about when planning for a baby’s arrival (major lifestyle changes, childcare, creating a safe and comforting environment, to name a few), parents-to-be or those planning to start a family should take a good, hard look at their financial circumstances. Since 1960, the USDA has been issuing a report […]

WRITTEN BY: Joanna Fifner, Extension Educator, Ohio State University, fifner.2@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Amanda Woods, M.Ed. Healthy Finances Program Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

SOURCES:

  • https://www.cnpp.usda.gov/expenditures-children-families-annual-report
  • https://livesmartohio.osu.edu/money/extensionauthors/rainy-day-savings-how-are-your-skies-looking-today/
  • http://www.insurance.ohio.gov/Newsroom/Tips/Pages/Basics.aspx

REFERENCES:

  • http://www.insurance.ohio.gov/Newsroom/Tips/Pages/Basics.aspx
  • http://www.insurance.ohio.gov/Consumer/pages/LifeToolkit.aspx
  • http://njaes.rutgers.edu/money/ffquiz/

Lending Practices in America….Who Wins?

How long has consumer credit been available? It is a rather modern concept and I still hear my mother-in-law talking about signing off for groceries at the mining store and waiting to pay the bill until the next paycheck arrived. Today, many consumers would be hard pressed to obtain a new vehicle if they didn’t […]

WRITTEN BY: Nancy Stehulak

REVIEWED BY: Candace Heer

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Pixabay.com

SOURCES:

  • ConsumerFinance.gov

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