By Steve Kautz, former Maine mathematics teacher and personal finance expert. Mastering the Steps to Success with those Finances Last week while rereading my posts, I realized that I often say things like "start your emergency fund," or "contribute to a retirement plan." I also realized you ... Read More
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Thinking About Expenses on an Annual Basis
By Steve Kautz, former Maine mathematics teacher and personal finance expert. All that talk last week about fitness made me think about my gym membership. When I re-activated my monthly membership this past weekend, it got me thinking about another aspect of budgeting. That is, the importance of ... Read More
When Fitness Meets Finance
By Steve Kautz, former Maine mathematics teacher and personal finance expert. "You make your mistakes to learn how to get the good stuff." - Quincy Jones As I make progress on my financial journey, I have an annoying tendency to think about the mistakes I've made. I try not to use ... Read More
Next Gen Personal Finance to Bring Financial Education Professional Development Opportunity to Maine
(Augusta) – The Maine Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy is pleased to announce that it is partnering with Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) to offer Maine teachers a free summer training opportunity. In August 2018, NGPF will be delivering three one-day personal finance professional ... Read More
Machias Savings Bank to Sponsor Maine Teachers at National Conference
(Augusta) - Last Friday at Maine Jump$tart Coalition's annual Fostering Financial Education in Maine Schools Conference, Machias Savings Bank announced it was now accepting applications for its 2018-2019 Jump$tart National Educators Conference Scholarship. As a longtime sponsor of the Coalition, ... Read More
Don’t You Just Love the Smell of Fresh Ground Beans?
By Steve Kautz, former Maine mathematics teacher and personal finance expert. I love coffee. Portland is a great place to be a coffee lover. We enjoy an incredible mix of strong franchises with cheap, weak coffee, local businesses with strong, expensive coffee, and everything in between. There ... Read More
A Financially Literate Future is Within Our Reach
Augusta, ME (April 3, 2018) – The Maine Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy and its partners are on a mission to create a financially literate future (#afinlitfuture) and believe it is “Within our Reach.” Financial Literacy Month (#FLM2018), sometimes also referred to as Financial ... Read More
Being “Loyal” to Yourself
By Steve Kautz, former Maine mathematics teacher and personal finance expert. I mentioned in my last entry the idea of choosing how we live (from a financial point of view) in our economic system. In the American version of capitalism, personal finance isn't all about managing your money so that ... Read More
Register for our 2018 Fostering Financial Education in Maine Schools Conference!
Register here to attend Maine's premiere financial education conference! Join your fellow educators, counselors, and financial capability champions to learn about strategies and resources designed to promote lifelong financial wellness. Extensive training opportunities and best practices ... Read More
Saying “No” to $14.60
By Steve Kautz, former Maine mathematics teacher and personal finance expert. I'm not really sure where to go with this. A recent shopping experience inspired me to talk about this modern consumer classic; "Would you like to save 20% on your bill today by signing up for a Kohl's card?" But as I ... Read More
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