By Jake Holmes, Financial Literacy Outreach Coordinator at the Maine Credit Union League. Reposted with permission from the Financial Literacy Blog. How Does Compound Interest Work? When you borrow money, whether by taking out a loan or charging your credit card, you usually have to pay it back ... Read More
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Are You Talking to Your Family About Money?
By Jake Holmes, Financial Literacy Outreach Coordinator at the Maine Credit Union League. Reposted with permission from the Financial Literacy Blog. According to the New York Times, almost half of Americans say the most difficult topic to discuss with others is personal finance and they would ... Read More
Savings Tips that Saved Me
By Maria MacDougal, College Access Counselor at FAME, one of Maine Jump$tart’s foundational partners and sponsors. Reposted with permission from Munchies, Money, and Mumblings. My dear readers! I hope you are well. Sorry I've been somewhat MIA. This social distancing thing is hard. As an ... Read More
Financial Mindfulness
By Allison Bishop, a personal finance coach in Portland, Maine with over 18 years of experience as a CPA. Reposted with permission from Allison's blog. Talk about mindfulness is everywhere now. Exercise, food, even parenting – we can be mindful in nearly every aspect of our lives. We can also be ... Read More
The Cost of Getting Sick
By Maria MacDougal, College Access Counselor at FAME, one of Maine Jump$tart’s foundational partners and sponsors. Reposted with permission from Munchies, Money, and Mumblings. The cost of getting sick. Fair warning, I'm going to talk about both vaccines (do it, duh) and health care/insurance, ... Read More
“Couponing is Cool” and Other Phrases I Never Thought I’d Say
By Maria MacDougal, College Access Counselor at FAME, one of Maine Jump$tart’s foundational partners and sponsors. Reposted with permission from Munchies, Money, and Mumblings. Reasons I know I am an adult: 1. I am now a person who scans the receipt before leaving the store to make sure the ... Read More
Amazon: Uninstalled & Other Apps I Deleted
By Maria MacDougal, College Access Counselor at FAME, one of Maine Jump$tart’s foundational partners and sponsors. Reposted with permission from Munchies, Money, and Mumblings. You read that right. I deleted my shopping apps and I've never felt simultaneous relief and fear in this way before. ... Read More
$pent Cartoon
$pent is a personal finance cartoon concept by Steve Kautz, with illustrations by John Grabar. Steve is a long time personal finance teacher, former Maine Jump$tart Board Member, active consultant to Maine Jump$tart, and personal finance blogger. John and Steve have been friends since grade school. ... Read More
12 Maine Teachers Attending National Financial Literacy Conference
(Augusta) – The Maine Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy has partnered with Machias Savings Bank and Next Gen Personal Finance to sponsor 12 Maine teachers, representing nine counties, to attend the 2018 Jump$tart National Educators Conference. This will be the largest group of ... Read More
Maine Jump$tart Coalition Names Caribou High School Teacher 2018-2019 Financial Educator of The Year
(Augusta) – The Maine Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy has awarded a Maine educator for their outstanding work in financial education. The Maine Jump$tart Financial Educator of the Year Award, established in 2012, was created to recognize an individual who has who has ... Read More
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