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Three out of four Floridians say they\u2019re feeling more financial strain from the COVID-19 pandemic according to a recent survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now credit unions, banks and Florida\u2019s Chief Financial Officer have teamed up and launched a new resource to help guide residents through these turbulent times.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While most Floridians are feeling more financial strain from the pandemic, nearly half say they\u2019re feeling significantly more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJob uncertainty has kicked in,\u201d said Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis.<\/p>\n<p>Patronis is touting the launch of <a href=\"http:\/\/MoneyWiseFlorida.com\">MoneyWiseFlorida.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt’s a roadmap to try to help people,\u201d said Patronis.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-60263 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/05\/29\/new-site-offers-financial-resources-and-advice-during-pandemic\/to-buy-or-not-to-buy\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/05\/29\/new-site-offers-financial-resources-and-advice-during-pandemic\/to-buy-or-not-to-buy00000001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000001-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000001-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000001.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/05\/29\/new-site-offers-financial-resources-and-advice-during-pandemic\/to-buy-or-not-to-buy00000003\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000003-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000003-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000003.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The site offers a multitude of financial resources and advice, many of which are specifically geared towards pandemic relief.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGetting their PPP loans if they need them or want them. Helping them get other products like the economic impact disaster loans,\u201d said Anthony DiMarco with the Florida Bankers Association.<\/p>\n<p>Suncoast Credit Union CEO Kevin Johnson told us, learning how to create a six-month emergency fund is paramount in these times.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-60263 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/05\/29\/new-site-offers-financial-resources-and-advice-during-pandemic\/to-buy-or-not-to-buy00000002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000002-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000002-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000002.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/05\/29\/new-site-offers-financial-resources-and-advice-during-pandemic\/to-buy-or-not-to-buy00000005\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000005-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000005-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000005-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000005.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/05\/29\/new-site-offers-financial-resources-and-advice-during-pandemic\/to-buy-or-not-to-buy00000008\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000008-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000008-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000008-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000008.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It\u2019s something only three in ten Floridians had going into the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that number is much higher if you look at the younger generation and minorities,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cAnd that’s where this information that we’re producing will really help. It’s to be able to help them navigate through this, help them budget their money better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The experts we spoke said the best advice they had to give was to live within your means.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you’re racking up a lot of credit card debt, then you’re probably buying things that you don’t absolutely need or that you can find less expensive somewhere,\u201d said Johnson.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-60263 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/05\/29\/new-site-offers-financial-resources-and-advice-during-pandemic\/to-buy-or-not-to-buy00000004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000004-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000004-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000004-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000004.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/05\/29\/new-site-offers-financial-resources-and-advice-during-pandemic\/to-buy-or-not-to-buy00000006\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000006-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000006-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000006-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000006.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/05\/29\/new-site-offers-financial-resources-and-advice-during-pandemic\/to-buy-or-not-to-buy00000007\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000007-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000007-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000007-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/To-buy-or-not-to-Buy00000007.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>But if you are doing well right now you might want to consider making that big purchase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the rates where they are, mortgage rates and the ability to get financing for homes and cars, now is a good time,\u201d said Jared Ross, President of the Florida Credit Union Association.<\/p>\n<p>And the CFO tells us scammers are running rampant right now.<\/p>\n<p>Remember the federal or state government will never contact you directly offering money.<\/p>\n<p>To report a suspected scam you can go to <a href=\"http:\/\/FraudFreeFlorida.com\">FraudFreeFlorida.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To access the new financial web resource go to <a href=\"http:\/\/MoneyWiseFlorida.com\">MoneyWiseFlorida.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three out of four Floridians say they\u2019re feeling more financial strain from the COVID-19 pandemic according to a recent survey. 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