MONEY 2020™ is a money management program
designed to help families with limited resources gain skills in:

• value clarification and goal setting
• identifying resources: maximizing their use
• tracking expenses to see where money really goes
• saving for the future and emergencies
• teaching children to handle money
• developing spending plans
• use of credit: comparing credit costs, consolidation loans
• stretching dollars through smart spending
• evaluating rent to own, pawnshops, check cashing services

eXtension is a new interactive website to help with your personal finance. Through Events, FAQ's, Learning Lessons, News and the ability to "Ask an Expert", you will find help to successfully manage your money and resources.

For more information, contact Doris Torkelson, Area Family Living Agent.

We are transitioning over to a new wealth building program called America Saves. Please click on www.americasaves.org for more information. The purpose of this program is to encourage Americans to set a savings goal and to take action to achieve it. Educational programs and services, such as seminars and newsletters, will be provided to enrolled savers. America Saves was developed by the Consumer Federation of American, in partnership with the Cooperative Extension Service.