Agent Articles
The Johnson County Extension program has a wealth of knowledge. These articles can assist you with finding the information you need to make wise choices in the lawn or garden. The articles are grouped by subject matter for ease.
Advance Directives
Aging
- Keeping Your Brain Fit
- 6 Tips to Continue Living Safely at Home
- Aging in Place Home Modifications (video)
- Aging in Place Home Modifications Deck Slide (PDF)
- Website Links for Aging in Place Home Modifications (PDF)
Career
Cleaning
- Four Container Cleaning System
- Green Cleaning for your Home
- Homemade Cleaners
- How to Clean a Bike
- Removing Ice Cream and Chocolate Stains
Credit
- Credit Report: Have You Done Your Annual Checkup?
- FICO Has a New Credit Scoring Model
- Keep Your Resolution to Improve Your Credit
- Know Your Credit Score
- How to Improve Your Credit
- Smart Money Moves You Can Make Today
Emergencies
- Building an Emergency Fund
- Don't Panic in this Pandemic — Take Control
- Get Financially Prepared: Take Steps Ahead of a Disaster
- Grab and Go File
- Managing Your Money During a Pandemic
- Plan, Prepare, and Protect Your Pet Before, During, and After an Emergency
Families
- 10 Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Back to School-Ease the Transition
- Bonding with Board Games
- Boomerang Kids: Moving Home After College Graduation
- Caring for the Caregiver
- Family Communication
- Game Play: Build Family Bonds and Social Skills
- Grandparents as Caregivers
- Healing from Grief
- Keys to Embracing Aging
- Kids + Homework = Success
- Kids Staying Home Alone
- Lessons in Back to School Shopping
- Low Cost Summer Activities for Families
- Passing on family heirlooms and stories to the next generation
- Play for a Better Brain for Baby
- Read With Your Children, Not to Them
- Stepfamilies
- Strengthen Family Bonds During the Holidays
- Teach Your Children to be Good Consumers of Advertising
Health Insurance
- Fall is Medicare Season!
- Medicare Q&A
- 2023 Medicare Open Enrollment
- Changes to Medicare 2023
- Advance Health Care Planning: Who will make medical decisions for you?
- 2024 Medicare Review
Holidays
- Halloween Safety: Simple, Not Spooky
- Halloween Safety: Tips for Parents
- Packing and Unpacking for Vacation
- Prepare Now for Spending Time and Money During the Holidays
- Skip the Resolutions, Try a Bucketlist
- Smarter Holiday Shopping Using Your Smart Phone
Housing
- Considerations for Hiring a Contractor
- Day of Giving Back
- Fall Home Maintenance
- How to Stop Junk Mail
- Insulating your home
- Taming Your Paper Tiger
- Twelve Hints for Your Home This Holiday
- Understanding Reverse Mortgages
- Winterizing Your Home
- January is Radon Awareness Month: Have you tested?
Indoor Air Quality
- Indoor Air Quality: Is it scary?
- January is Kansas Radon Action Month
- Radon in Johnson County, Kansas
- Testing for Radon
- Don't Let Mold Win
Insurance
Money
- Americans Ill-informed About Personal Finances
- April 2023 Financial Check In
- April is Money Smart Month
- August 2023 Financial Check In
- As You Graduate … Paying for College
- Become Financially Literate
- Cash flow and saving the third paycheck of the month
- Cash is King
- Cashing in on Gift Cards
- Cashing in with Coupons
- December 2023 Financial Check In
- Digital Estate Planning
- Don’t Pay the IRS Scam Tax
- Don’t Let Back to School Bust Your Budget
- February Financial Check-In
- Found Money
- From Clutter to Cash
- Getting Your Finances Back on Track
- Has Your Household Budget Sprung a Leak?
- July 2023 Financial Check In
- June 2023 Financial Check In
- March Financial Check-In
- Making Ends Meet
- May Financial Check-In
- November 2023 Financial Check-In
- Numbers for Better Health and Wealth
- October 2023 Financial Check-In
- Online Banking
- Resources for Consumers Whose Income is Interrupted
- Saving Money When Prices are High
- September 2023 Personal Financial Check In
- Tax Time Savings Tips
- Thrift Store Shopping
- Time to Sharpen Your Survival Skills
- Where Did My Money Go
Savings
- 12 Ways to Save Energy and Money
- 529 College Saving Plans
- Saving for Retirement
- Savings on Household Costs
Senior Living
Self-care
- 8 Dimensions of Wellness
- Can Crafts and Hobbies Help You Cope?
- Catch Some Zzzz’s
- Everyone needs a ...cation
- Loneliness vs. Social Isolation
- Make the Most of your Doctors Visit
- Mindfulness
- Tips to Survive the Dog Days of Summer
Taxes
- Capturing Teachable Moments at the VITA Site
- Choosing an Income Tax Preparer
- Get the Most out of Your Tax Return
- Income Tax "After Action Review"
- Income Tax Season Coming to a Close: 7 quick filing tips
- Moving Expenses Are Tax Deductible
- Where's My Income Tax Refund?
Contact Us
Joy Miller
Family and Community Wellness Agent