Assistance with bookkeeping and budgeting can be obtained through numerous sources. We suggest the following:

1. The Widow's Alliance: This organization provides a lot of very helpful and useful information and forms to both widows and widowers including schedules and advice on budgeting and bookkeeping. The Widow's Alliance has a very thorough workbook which can be obtained from John T. Turner at 528-2292/ 525-8565.

2. CSI Inc. (Comfort-Security-Independence): Assists elderly persons with basic financial services such as balancing their checkbooks, paying bills, etc. They can be contacted at 538-0353.