personal finance
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PublishedJuly 27, 2022
Commentary: Need for greater public and private investment in higher education’s hidden costs
In Maine and across the nation, ‘invisible’ financial barriers hold back many low-income first-generation college students.
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PublishedApril 5, 2022
Maine Voices: The path to financial wellness is a personal journey
This is Financial Literacy Month, but evaluating your debt, talking to your kids about money and setting goals with your spouse can be done any time.
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PublishedApril 1, 2022
Commentary: Blame greed for rising cost of consumer goods
Corporate executives are exploiting crises to make record profits and line their pockets.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2022
In midst of student debt crisis, Brunswick teacher trains savvy spenders
High school math teacher Sam Farrell covers topics such as saving, investing and loans, with the aim of helping his students avoid burdensome debt as they enter college or start their professional lives.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2022
The humble Farmer: Living vicariously in a warm camper, not a cold house
This old man (who hates Maine winters) has been following his friends around Mexico with the aid of Google Maps.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2022
Commentary: Holiday gift returns choking retailers, landfills
Merchants won customers’ hearts with lenient refund policies. Now it’s backfiring, with dire financial and environmental results.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2022
Commentary: Millennials are finally spending like grownups
The largest generation in the United States is buying houses and cars. That’s going to have consequences for inflation.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2021
Commentary: $3-a-gallon gasoline isn’t as painful as it used to be
Greater fuel efficiency and higher wages mean drivers don’t have to work as many hours to fill their tanks.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2021
The Maine Millennial: A generation’s failure to launch
Having a job and working hard should be enough to secure a place in the economy. They are not.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2021
Advice for first-time home buyers
Help is available, but prospective homeowners need to be prepared.
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