News & Updates

2021 Teacher Appreciation Week: Maine Jump$tart $uper Hero '20 - '21 Maine Jump$tart Coalition is eager to kick off this week of celebrating our Maine educators. Expect videos every day from us. Various speakers will highlight the importance of why you do what you do to support the economic goals ... Read More

Viral or Vicious? With new social apps popping up, it's clear that social media isn't going anywhere. So, it makes sense why so many people have taken to social media to promote their brand or message, including financial influencers! The personal finance community on social media is quite large ... Read More

Early Payday With the improvement and advancement of technology, more and more people expect to experience immediate gratification when making purchases. Now, this immediacy has expanded to receiving your paycheck from your employer. Many apps have become extremely popular during the pandemic, ... Read More

A Taxing Surprise In early 2021, many Americans were surprised by their income tax returns. There are so many ways that people reached a point of frustration and confusing whether it is related to personal income taxes, business taxes, or investment taxes. In this episode of FinCap Friday, we take ... Read More

(Augusta) – The Maine Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy has awarded two Maine educators for their outstanding work in financial education. The Maine Jump$tart Financial Educator of the Year Award, established in 2012, was created to recognize an individual who has distinguished ... Read More

Read the national Jump$tart Coalition's July 7th, 2020 statement on racial equity and financial literacy. ... Read More

Read about Divram Mehta, founder of Mehta Financial Group, LLC, and his experience presenting at Maine Jump$tart's Fostering Financial Education in Maine Schools Conference. ... Read More

Join us for the 11th annual Fostering Financial Education in Maine Schools Conference, Maine's premier financial education training event for K-12 educators, higher education professionals, counselors, and community educators. The two-day event will include an Unconference and a FinCamp (presented ... Read More

(Augusta) – The Maine Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy has partnered with Machias Savings Bank and Next Gen Personal Finance to sponsor 12 Maine teachers to attend the 2019 Jump$tart National Educators Conference. This is one of the largest groups to be sponsored by Maine ... Read More