Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- January 15, 2008
Step-by-step process best for keeping New Year budget resolutions (:46)
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Suggested Intro:
IT'S ALWAYS ONE OF THE TOP TEN RESOLUTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR: YOU WANT TO GET YOUR FINANCES TOGETHER. A CONSUMER SCIENTIST IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS YOU CAN KEEP THE RESOLUTION - ONCE YOU GET STARTED. GARY ABDULLAH HAS THE STORY:
Story:
(:16) WHETHER IT'S INCREASING OUR SAVINGS OR RECOVERING FROM HOLIDAY SPENDING, MOST PEOPLE WANT TO INCREASE THEIR FINANCIAL SECURITY. PENN STATE EXTENSION CONSUMER SPECIALIST CATHY BOWEN REMINDS US THAT GOOD BUDGETERS ARE MADE, NOT BORN. IT'S A SLOW PROCESS TO DEVELOP THE SKILLS, SHE SAYS, AND THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO JUST GET STARTED:
Bowen Actuality:
(:19) "DON'T SHY AWAY FROM TAKING THAT FIRST STEP. FIND A PART OF THE ELEPHANT THAT YOU CAN TAKE OFF AND CHEW, AND WORK IT UNTIL YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH IT AND THEN TAKE ON ANOTHER STEP. Y'KNOW, MAYBE LOOKING AT HOW YOU HAVE YOUR RECORDS ORGANIZED. IF THAT'S NOT YOUR THING, TRY CREDIT. FIND SOMETHING YOU KNOW NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED, AND THEN WORK ON IT UNTIL YOU'RE SATISFIED WITH IT, AND THEN TAKE ANOTHER STEP."(:11) BOWEN SAYS THE PENN STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OFFICE IN YOUR COUNTY HAS PERSONAL-FINANCE MATERIALS AND SPECIALISTS AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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