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Maine Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy

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Maine Jump$tart’s blog posts are authored by professionals with expertise in various areas of personal finance, who offer unique perspectives on teaching personal finance and being financially literate. To learn more about the authors who are featured on the blog, please visit the About the Authors page.

Also, be sure to check out $pent, a personal finance cartoon written by Steve Kautz, former personal finance teacher and active consultant to Maine Jump$tart, and illustrated by John Grabar.

 

03.15.18 Blog, Steve Kautz

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

02.01.18 Blog, Steve Kautz

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

01.24.18 Blog, Steve Kautz

Budgeting: Part II of Infinity

By Steve Kautz, former Maine mathematics teacher and personal finance expert.    That's right, the topic of budgeting can never be thoroughly covered.  Just do a quick Google search and you'll find a million pages of advice containing another million or so formulas for success. For now, ... Read More

01.09.18 Blog, Steve Kautz

“It’s Clearly a Budget. It’s Got a Lot of Numbers in it.” – George W. Bush

By Steve Kautz, a former Maine mathematics teacher and personal finance expert.  Budgeting. Oh, This is Going to Be Fun Sorry, that was a bit of a lie. I suspect most people don't think budgets are fun or interesting. I do, but "Kautz, you are such a geek" has been overheard in my classroom ... Read More

12.11.17 Blog, Steve Kautz

The Case for Financial Literacy

By Steve Kautz, former Maine mathematics teacher and personal finance expert.  I Like Numbers First, thank you for reading, for your comments, encouragement and suggestions. I am enjoying the conversation, and you have motivated me to keep learning and teaching and blogging. Picking up on ... Read More

12.05.17 Blog, Steve Kautz

Dos and Don’ts of Personal Finance: A Discussion Everyone Should Have

By Steve Kautz, former Maine mathematics teacher and personal finance expert. The Scoop on the Blog The subtitle of this blog is "Conversations in Personal Finance," and that is exactly how I see it. Conversations, storytelling, talking, thinking, scratching, digging, crawling ─ whatever we ... Read More

11.21.17 Blog, Steve Kautz

About the Blog

By Steve Kautz, former Maine mathematics teacher and personal finance expert.    When Maine Jump$tart (thanks to its President, Mary Dyer) told me that they wanted to repurpose my blog I was all at once honored, excited, and curious.  The honor and excitement are obvious, but the curious ... Read More

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