Economy Got You Down? You're Not Alone "eXtension" can help!

Managing in Tough Times
Visit "eXtension" for access to fact sheets covering such topics as managing stress, stretching grocery dollars, and keeping a roof overhead.

Job Loss or Economic Situation: For information about coping with job loss or the challenging economic situation, go to the new OSU Extension web site focusing on five counties in Southwest Ohio, including Montgomery: 5countysolutions.osu.edu

Consumers and Financial Well-Being
The Conference Board, Inc., an economics research organization best known for the Consumer Confidence Index, released its monthly assessment of these data . See the press release here:
http://www.conference-board.org/economics/ConsumerConfidence.cfm

The Wall Street Journals MarketWatch reports that U.S. consumer sentiment is "significantly" below last year's levels and "the risk that a recession develops remains uncomfortably high," according to a survey released recently by University of Michigan and Reuters. The article is available here: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/consumer-sentiment-significantly-below-last/story.aspx?guid=%7B51860337-BC82-4718-9018-8978779C79AE%7D

Belt-Tightening Tips
The USDA Cooperative Extension has a free tip sheet on how to lower your grocery bill. Click here: http://www.extension.org/pages/Tips+to+Help+Lower+the+Grocery+Bill

AARP offers a primer on coping with a sudden financial setback in an article, Financial Survival Tips for the Newly Laid Off, located here:
http://www.aarpmagazine.org/family/Articles/a2003-11-20-mag-survivaltips.html

Federal Citizen Information Center:  Each issue includes information to stretch your dollar plus helpful web sites. http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/

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