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Family and consumer sciences: Pinching pennies? Here's some help

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Chase Sewell
July 19, 2010

The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has found that uninsured and low-income Kentuckians report experiencing higher rates of serious problems with cuts in pay and cuts in healthcare benefits.


According to the 2009 Kentucky Health Issues Poll, 38 percent of uninsured Kentuckians, compared to only 20 percent of insured Kentuckians, report experiencing serious problems with cuts in their pay. Twenty-seven percent of uninsured Kentuckians reported they had a serious problem because of a reduction or elimination of healthcare benefits, compared to 14 percent of insured Kentuckians. Thirty-two percent of low income Kentuckians reported they had a serious problem because of a cut in pay, compared to 22 percent of those with higher incomes.


Also, 27 percent of low-income Kentuckians reported they had a problem resulting from a reduction or elimination of healthcare benefits, compared to 12 percent of Kentuckians with higher incomes.


To assist in managing your money in these difficult financial times, the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service has established the Moneywise website, located at http://ces.ca.uky.edu/moneywise/. If you do not have an Internet connection, please feel welcome to call your local Extension office at  Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office at 695-9035. We will be happy to answer your questions or provide research-based publications on topics of interest.


Reference: Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky & The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati. (2009, December). Kentuckians’ Experiences with Reductions in Salaries and Benefits: 2009 Kentucky Health Issues Poll. (For more information about the Kentucky Health Issues Poll, please visit www.healthy-ky.org or www.healthfoundation.org/khip.html.)


Upcoming classes
The following classes have been planned for July and August. Unless otherwise stated, the class will be held at the Extension Office, 101 Lakeview Ct. To pre-register and/or pay, visit the office between 8 and 4:30, Monday through Friday or call 695-9035 for more information.


>Basic Canning 101,  July 28, 3-5 p.m. Join us as we explore the basics of food preservation and canning.   To register, stop by the Extension Office with $12 cash or check payable to FCES before July 24.


>Couponing 101, July 29. 5:30-7:30. Need some assistance with making your dollars stretch a little further?  Discover the “Coupon Queen or King” within you.


>Trellis Necklaces, Aug. 3, 6-8 p.m. Learn how to make Trellis Necklaces in Room A/B at the Extension Office.  All skill levels are welcome.  Materials will be furnished.  There is a $5 fee for this class payable to the instructor the night of the class. 


>Pilates/Kickboxing, 5-6 Monday nights in August beginning Aug. 2. Kickboxing exercises are low impact and will provide you with a good cardiovascular workout.  Pilates can shape and firm up your whole body and give you a slimmer and sleeker look.  Instructor: Cathy Montgomery; $15 for five classes. You will need a mat and water.  Class consist of 30 minutes of kickboxing and 30 minutes of  Pilates on the mat.




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