Gas and food costs are taking an increasingly bigger chunk out of consumers’ budgets. A dollar doesn’t buy what it used to. Families need to make the most of their money.

Stretch Your Dollar was designed by the Family and Consumer Sciences section of the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service.

Workshops and financial tools provide consumers with skills needed to manage expenses and maintain spending plans. Your best protection for financial security - in good times and in bad - is to practice recommended financial management skills. Set financial goals. Live within your income. Protect your assets.

Follow Extension’s money saving tips.

• General Tips
• Food Dollar
• Home Energy and Water Dollar
• Insurance Dollar
• Leisure Dollar
• Medication Dollar
• Transportation Dollar

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