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Results: 44 Publications found
for Family Financial Planning and Consumer Affairs
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A Mini Guide to Telephone Scams: Tip-Offs to Rip-Offs
Many legal companies use the telephone to sell products and services. This practice is called telemarketing. Unfortunately, many illegal companies use the telephone to trick consumers out of money. Illegal telemarketers, also known as con artists, know what to say to make you part with your money. To avoid becoming a telephone scam victim, learn familiar statements and tactics used by con artists. This two-page publications covers them.
Department:
Agricultural & Extension Education
Catalog Number:
UI348
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Agricultural Water Use in the Allegheny/Monongahela/Ohio River Basins
2002 agricultural water use regulations in the Allegheny, Monongahela, and/or Ohio River basins. Note: Available in PDF only; not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Catalog Number:
F-201
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Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops 1: Making Sense of My Losses
The first in a series of publications about rebounding from unemployment, this four-page publication helps explain the emotional responses to job loss. It covers the grieving process associated with job loss and offers helpful strategies to cope effectively. It also includes a self-test that can help you evaluate how you are handling unemployment.
Department:
Agricultural & Extension Education
Catalog Number:
UI340
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Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops 10: Protecting Retirement Benefits
This four-page publication helps you and your family protect your retirement benefits after sudden unemployment by explaining defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, distribution and payment options, and how to transfer retirement funds.
Department:
Agricultural & Extension Education
Catalog Number:
UI374
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Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops 2: Working Together as a Family
The second in a series of publications about rebounding from unemployment, this eight-page publication explains how income loss affects every aspect of a family's life, including the emotional well-being of all family members. It covers how to recognize signs of stress in preschoolers, schoolchildren, and teenagers, and offers helpful tips for how to cope with job loss as a family. It includes stress tests for youth and adults.
Department:
Agricultural & Extension Education
Catalog Number:
UI341
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Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops 3: Checking Financial Resources
The third in a series of publications about rebounding from unemployment, this six-page publication explains how the loss of income can help families make positive changes. It can be a new beginning to take control of your financial resources and review how your family is using its income. It explains how to develop a net worth statement for your family, and how to assess the value of your belongings.
Department:
Agricultural & Extension Education
Catalog Number:
UI342
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Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops 4: Setting Spending Priorities
A loss of income forces a family to evaluate its spending. Your family must plan on new spending priorities as soon as possible, and all family members should be involved in the process. The fourth in a series of publications about rebounding from unemployment, this four-page publication offers helpful tips to set spending priorities and avoid waste.
Department:
Agricultural & Extension Education
Catalog Number:
UI343
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Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops 5: Paying Creditors and Maintaining Your Financial Reputation
If your income suddenly drops because of things you cannot control, how you manage until your income returns to normal will depend on how you approach the situation. You must take action before you have trouble repaying bills. The fifth in a series of publications about rebounding from unemployment, this six-page publication explains the steps you can take to work with your creditors to protect your financial reputation. It includes advice about prioritizing bills, examining household income and expenses, and last-resort alternatives such as bankruptcy.
Department:
Agricultural & Extension Education
Catalog Number:
UI344
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Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops 6: Cutting Corners and Economizing
The effects of a reduced income can be managed by economizing. The result will be a more effective use of resources, especially time and money. The sixth in a series of publications about rebounding from unemployment, this six-page publication offers advice about how to reduce expenses by economizing, and includes an extensive list of ways to economize on expenses related to food, housing, clothing, transportation, personal habits, and money management.
Department:
Agricultural & Extension Education
Catalog Number:
UI345
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Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops 7: Using Community Resources
Losing a job or income can be frightening for individuals and their families. Fortunately, many services can help families during this stressful time. The seventh in a series of publications about rebounding from unemployment, this four-page publication reviews the major resources available throughout Pennsylvania, including job training and information, unemployment compensation, assistance services, and personal and financial counseling services.
Department:
Agricultural & Extension Education
Catalog Number:
UI346
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Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops 8: Finding New Employment
Finding a good job with a future does not mean you just apply for whatever jobs are available. Finding a job with a future means you need to do some work before you being to apply. This eight-page publication explains how to identify career options and work toward finding new employment. It includes information about writing resumes and cover letters, filling out applications, going on job interviews, and more.
Department:
Agricultural & Extension Education
Catalog Number:
UI347
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Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops 9: Getting the Health Care You Need
This six-page publication explains how to evaluate your health care needs and insurance coverage if you have just recently been laid off, lost a job, or started a new job. Information on health insurance providers, private insurers, sponsored coverage, health resources, and other health insurance options is included.
Department:
Agricultural & Extension Education
Catalog Number:
UI373
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Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops: Overview
Losing your job, being laid off, or having your family income decrease is traumatic. However, you can bounce back and learn valuable skills through the process of finding a new job. This four-page publication offers helpful suggestions about how to bounce back after job loss, including taking positive steps, considering yourself and your family, budgeting, planning alternatives, and finding community resources.
Department:
Agricultural & Extension Education
Catalog Number:
UI339
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Build Wealth Not Debt: Become a Pennsylvania Saver
This brochure provides tips and contacts for money-saving programs.
Department:
Agricultural & Extension Education
Catalog Number:
UI376
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Credit Cards and College: Know the Facts
This brochure offers tips for managing credit cards, and explanations of the terms associated with them: APR, cash advance, credit line, fees, grace period, finance charge, and so forth.
Department:
Agricultural & Extension Education
Catalog Number:
UI382
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