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"Saving Your Green" -- Resource Conservation
Energy Conservation

As a nation, we have developed what I call a “drive through window” mentality. We want everything fast, and we’ve had the money to pay for the convenience. But “fast” costs more than just money. Fast takes extra resources and it creates extra waste. Think about this statement, “resource conservation begins at home, and it begins with me.”

Chinese Drywall ALERT
Drywall

This article answers questions for homeowners who purchased Chinese drywall especially during the shortage following the recent housing boom and hurricane seasons.

Lost Your Job? Financial Survival Tips for the Recession
Calculator

What can you do to survive in tough economic times, especially when you have lost your job? Although you may want go on with life as usual, stop spending immediately while you identify and prioritize what you must spend for needs and greatly reduce or eliminate what you spend for wants.

Childcare Provider Training
Preschool Blocks

You'll find a schedule of training classes along with registration information.

Pet Care Costs
Pets
As families are forced to cut back and downsize or relinquish their homes, keeping a pet becomes much less affordable or even impossible.
Financial Security in ToughTimes
Dollar Sign
You'll find advice from financial experts.
Identity Theft Prevention for Seniors
Identity Theft
This information will help you to become resilient in protecting yourself from becoming a victim of identity theft.
Interviewing and Clothes
Interview
You'll find suggestions on appropriate dress for an interview.
Living Well Newsletter
Living Well
This is a quarterly newsletter from the LSU AgCenter's Family and Consumer Sciences Division.
Back to School Is Not the End of Hurricane Season
Hurricane
Be prepared for the possibility of a hurricane in your area.
Back to School Is a Good Time to Talk to Your Preschooler about Money
Preschoolers
Begin teaching kids about money at an early age.
Back to School Is a Good Time to Talk to Your College Freshman about Money
College Costs
You'll find examples of what to discuss with your new college student.
Back to School Is a Good Time to Talk to Kids About Money
Money Tree
You'll find suggestions on how to approach kids on the topic of money.
How Lower Federal Rates Affect Consumers
Federal Reserve
What impact does a Federal Reserve rate cut have on you, the consumer? We hear and read about rate changes, but we don’t always understand how they affect us as consumers, according to LSU AgCenter family economist Gloria Nye.