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February 5, 2019

Best Financial Advice I’ve Ever Received – Episode Four 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 […]

Categories: Webinars
Tags: finances, financial advice, financial health, financial security

February 8, 2017

What Are You Saving For?

We all know that saving is an important part of taking positive steps toward financial health and wellness. By saving, you are setting yourself up to better face financial emergencies, and prepare for a financially stable future. A recent survey released by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) highlights the great steps many Americans are taking, showing that 70% […]

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

REVIEWED BY: Amanda Rysz, Program Specialist, Training and Professional Development, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

SOURCES:

  • Consumer Federation of America, 2016, http://consumerfed.org/press_release/less-than-half-of-u-s-households-report-good-savings-progress-according-to-annual-america-saves-week-survey/
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 2015, http://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201501_cfpb_report_financial-well-being.pdf
  • America Saves, AmericaSaves.org

Categories: Money, Uncategorized
Tags: #ImSavingFor, #ImSavingForOH, financial health, financial wellness, saving

January 4, 2017

New Year’s Resolutions for Financial Health & Wellness

At this time of year, we find ourselves looking for ways to improve our lives by making resolutions to create a better, happier new year.  We resolve to exercise more, to clean up our diet, and even master a new skill.  And while these resolutions are excellent pathways to a happier and healthier new year, […]

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

REVIEWED BY: Lauren Jones, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Human Sciences

SOURCES:

  • FINRA, 2015, National Capability Study, http://www.usfinancialcapability.org/results.php?region=OH
  • America Saves, https://americasaves.org/for-savers/save-automatically
  • Allgood & Wallstad, 2015, Journal of Economic Inquiry, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecin.12255/full

Categories: Money
Tags: financial health, Financial Literacy, new years resolution

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