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The Economics of Family Living

by FCSAmerica Staff Reports | May 21, 2021 | The Business of Agriculture,

Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) and Frontier Farm Credit are co-sponsoring a webinar series, Two Economists and a Lender. Our May installment featured Agriculture Economic Insights (AEI) co-founders David Widmar and Brent Gloy and Lindsey Haskell, financial services officer. The webinar recording from May 20 is available.

 
 

Understanding your family living expenses is the first step to controlling this challenging cost. We reviewed easy-to-overlook expenses, tips for measuring and tracking family living and benchmarks to consider.

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