With the tough economic times, Vickie King hopes people in High River can find ways to make money last at the "Make It Or Break It" event on Saturday, April 16.

A few months ago, King says she was alarmed to hear the Governor of the Bank of Canada say there won't be a change in our economy for a long time and people need to "get used to it". King says she started looking into ways to save money, and hopes to work with others in the community to get new ideas.

"So I started wondering how to make things more efficient in my own household, what things were working well and what things could use improvement. Then I realized that if I'm thinking of this there are many, many other people are also. So why not get together and share ideas on how to stretch our household dollar."

King says she began by talking with friends and coming up with a list of about a dozen topics to make money last and she hopes to have others join the conversation and add to the list.

"We hope to increase it by great numbers with an event we're having in April. There will be a topic put on each table and people can gather around a topic that interests them, have a discussion, there will be tips that are gathered to date, and they can add their tips to this topic."

She says there is a great need for conversations on how to stretch our household dollar.

"These days there are a lot of people that have lost a $100,000 job that they've had for a good many years. Or there's maybe the new mom who's on maternity leave and really doesn't want to go back to work or doesn't have a job to go back to. So we therefore are just wanting to put together some suggestions on how to make things better for them."

The "Make It Or Break It" event will be held at the High River United Church from 9am-12pm on April 16. After the event, King says information will be gathered and made into a manual. She says so far the Salvation Army, Family and Community Support Services, and Immigration Services have expressed interest, but absolutely anyone can have this information.

For more information, contact Vickie King at 403-652-2558.