Healthy, Wealthy, & Wise

The Healthy, Wealthy and Wise Program is designed to motivate adults to improve financial health and increase wealth by reducing debt, increasing savings and gaining confidence in the ability to make wise financial decisions.

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Filed Under: Family, Financial Health and Wellness, Basic Money Management, Coping Financially in Uncertain Times April 4, 2025

Are you finding it harder to make ends meet? Many people are having to adjust their spending with rising prices on everything from groceries to gasoline. But even as prices rise, most families can find a little room in their budgets by taking a close look at where their money goes each month.

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Filed Under: Financial Health and Wellness, Basic Money Management July 14, 2022

Using digital resources to buy products from individuals can be as easy as making online purchases from major sellers if consumers take steps to ensure financial security. Mark Kilpatrick recently offered a desk for sale in Starkville, Mississippi, and was targeted for a questionable transaction. The name of the financial app was deleted from the following conversation.

Calculator, pencil, receipts and monthly budget sheets on a table.
Filed Under: Family, Financial Health and Wellness, Basic Money Management February 15, 2022

The first step to achieving financial fitness is creating a budget, but that first step can be hard to take. This step-by-step approach makes the budgeting process less intimidating.

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