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H&FF Radio plumbs security breaches, military family resources

WASHINGTON (3/19/10)--Sunday's H&FF Radio program delves into consumer security breaches, buying food locally, teaching your kids the psychology of money, and resources for military personnel and their families.

Home & Family Finance airs Sundays at 3 p.m. ET on the Radio America Network. The show also is carried on American Forces Radio Network. The one-hour program devoted to consumer finance issues is brought to you by America's credit unions and their 90 million members, and is presented by CO-OP Network.

The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and Radio America are podcasting Home & Family Finance through iTunes, Podcast Alley, Odeo, and other popular podcast library sites, as well as on Radio America and CUNA's websites.

Sunday's show, which you also can hear later via the Internet, features Paul Berry, Washington, D.C., journalist and broadcaster, discussing these topics with special guests:

  • "Consumer Security Breaches Increase--U.S. Has No ID Theft Plan." Adam Levin, president and founder, I.D. Theft 9-1-1 and credit dot com, Scottsdale, Ariz., discusses why businesses and government should be more protective with consumer information.

  • "Eat Locally, Save Money, and Strengthen Your Local Economy with Tips from Farmers Market Cookbook." Scott Jones, executive food editor, Southern Living Magazine, Birmingham, Ala., discusses why to buy local and ideas for saving money at the market.

  • "Kids, Wealth, and Consequences: Ensuring a Responsible Future for the Next Generation." Richard Morris, principal, Resource for Ownership Intelligence Consulting, and adjunct professor, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, Chicago, Ill., provides information for parents who want to raise children with the financial and psychological skills needed in today's world.

  • "Military OneSource." David Julian, a retired Naval commander representing the defense department, Washington, D.C., shares free resources--available 24/7 anywhere in the world--for military personnel and their families.

Home & Family Finance is a resource center for personal finance information at CUNA. The radio show is sponsored by CO-OP Network, the national credit union ATM network; Cabot Creamery Cooperative, maker of award-winning cheddar; and the Defense Credit Union Council and member credit unions, serving those who serve the country worldwide.

For more information, read "Gouged by Groceries" and "Services, Sites Help Veterans Navigate Benefits" in the Home & Family Finance Resource Center.

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