Family Financial Management


Everyone has to deal with money, whether it’s budgeting, buying insurance, planning for retirement, or saving to buy a house. The following resources provided through the Family, Youth and Community Sciences department are designed to strengthen the capacity of Floridians to establish and maintain economic security. Specific emphases include helping youth, adults, and older adults to:

  • better manage their resources through developing spending and savings plans;
  • develop investment strategies
  • manage credit, reduce debt and pay bills on time
  • develop consumer competencies in the market place so they can evaluate alternatives and avoid frauds and scams
  • learn effective consumer skills and develop shopping skills
  • plan for financial security in retirement
  • evaluate alternative ways to transfer assets, develop an estate plan, prepare a will, and evaluate trust and beneficiary transfers
  • evaluate risk management strategies and develop strategies to reduce taxes; and
  • read, understand, and compare insurance policies.