How to parent through a pandemic and work from home
By Diana Mager, PHEc Are your mini-coworkers challenging your work day schedule? Learning how to negotiate work time and space with your partner in a makeshift home office? Feeling like …
Options for Reducing Your Debts
By Judy Hannah, Home Economist Updated in June 2015 by the Manitoba Association of Home Economists Being faced with debts can be an overwhelming situation but, while there is rarely …
Post-Secondary Education, Money and Me! Some ideas to help students look after money – Part 4
Part 4: Be Your Own “Accountant” By the Association of Saskatchewan Home Economists There are many apps on the computer and phone that can help you keep track of your …
Post-Secondary Education, Money and Me! Some ideas to help students look after money – Part 3
Part 3: Tips to stretch your Dollars By the Association of Saskatchewan Home Economists There are many ways to achieve this in all areas of spending such as food, entertainment, …
Post-Secondary Education, Money and Me! Some ideas to help students look after money – Part 2
Part 2: How to be your own Financial Manager By the Association of Saskatchewan Home Economists Don’t be afraid to ask for help with your finances! Keep all receipts (including …
Post-Secondary Education, Money and Me! Some ideas to help students look after money – Part 1
Part 1: Financially, what does your academic year look like? By the Association of Saskatchewan Home Economists Money seems to disappear quickly and one wonders where it went! Managing expenses for …
How to Enjoy Vegetables and Fruits All Year Round
By Melodie Ho, RD We all know that eating lots of vegetables and fruits is important for good health. But it can sometimes be a challenge to include a variety …
Reduce Your Food Waste!
By Symone Moodoo, RD Do you ever look in the fridge and find groceries that have gone bad because you either a) may have forgotten the food you bought earlier …
Getting the Most Out of Summer Food
By Melodie Ho, RD Living on the Prairies is more often associated with the cold and seemingly never-ending winters than it is the sunny, hot summers that come and go …
Creative writing to cope with COVID-19 distancing
By Debora Durnin-Richards, PHEc, M.Ed. Darn, physical distancing is hard. This business of not being able to gather for family or friendship dinners or celebrations takes a toll on our …
