Surviving Tough Economic Times is Focus of Making $ense Series

(DURHAM, February 11, 2010) – Smart home remodeling projects, buying good groceries on a budget, and reducing the stress of unemployment are featured on the next MAKING $ENSE NEW ENGLAND, airing Thursday, February 18 at 8 p.m. on New Hampshire Public Television, Maine Public Broadcasting Network and Vermont Public Television.Recession-Proof Home Remodeling. Owning a home is a great investment, so what improvements will protect your house, increase its value and make it more livable? We visit several homes that illustrate forward-thinking improvement strategies and explore a decision-making approach for completing a practical, appealing and cost-effective project.Buying More with Your Grocery Budget. One thing we all need to do is eat. In a tight economy, more of us are preparing meals and eating in. Jennifer Rooks of MPBN goes grocery shopping and learns how to eat well and pay less for food. Reduce the Stress of Unemployment. Job loss is stressful for both employers and employees. Learn how New Hampshire Works Rapid Response teams strive to minimize the stress of unemployment by working with both employers and employees to help keep businesses functioning well and laid-off workers on track to new careers. Small Business Lending. Jennifer Rooks speaks with Karen Mills from the U.S. Small Business Administration about lending programs and how small businesses in northern New England can access them.MAKING $ENSE NEW ENGLAND, a 10-part series, airs monthly through August 2010, with stories about grassroots responses and solutions to the economic crisis of northern New England. The series is a collaboration of New Hampshire Public Television, Maine Public Broadcasting Network, and Vermont Public Television. www.makingsensene.org Funding for Making $ense New England provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority; Foundation for Financial Planning; FINRA Investor Education Foundation; and Goodwill Industries of Northern New England.

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