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Holidays, Home and Family

Create holiday memories, not holiday debt

This holiday season, with careful planning and thoughtful spending, families can create lasting memories without breaking the bank. Read More

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Holidays, Home and Family

Tips for holiday shopping on a budget

Sara Wyant
Agripulse, Farm Bill, Opinion

What’s ahead for the ‘One Big Beautiful bill’ and the farm bill?



(Journal stock photo by Jennifer Carrico.)

Cattle farmers: Is it time for a budget checkup?

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Expert tips on smart shopping and reducing food waste

Sara Wyant

How budget reconciliation could shape major legislation next year

A group of gift packages wrapped in different U.S. dollar denominations of twenty, and hundred dollar bills, decorated with red and green bows. (Photo: iStock-YinYang)

Tips to make your holidays more joyful by lessening financial stress

Legislators face setback with farm bill budget estimate

Schoolchildren students standing in line waiting for boarding school bus before starting new educational semester year after summer holidays. (iStock - Inside Creative House)

Stretching the dollar at back-to-school time

  • By Lisa Moser │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
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Plan for back-to-school shopping during Iowa sales tax-free weekend

  • By Carol Ehlers │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
A group of gift packages wrapped in different U.S. dollar denominations of twenty, and hundred dollar bills, decorated with red and green bows. (Photo: iStock-YinYang)

How to manage holiday spending