Freeport senior Lizalyn Boudreau, center, helps her coach by counting players during Friday’s practice at the high school in Freeport. Boudreau is the flyer on the Falcons’ penalty corner defense. (Daryn Slover/Staff Photographer)
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Cash App parent company agrees to $80M settlement
Maine regulators were among agencies in 7 states leading the enforcement effort, which included 48 state agencies altogether.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck may not have had a prenup, but you should consider one
One surprising thing about the singer’s split from her actor husband is that her divorce petition did not include any mention of a prenuptial agreement
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Opinion: Don’t wait to teach your children about money management
On the journey toward financial responsibility and well-being, missteps should not be seen as setbacks.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Let’s give Maine students the upper hand financially
As Maine educators, we share a passion for personal finance education, a subject that is taking off nationally. Not only is it growing like wildfire, but those who teach it and learn it often say it is the most important course they have taken in high school. Students love this course because it is relevant […]
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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.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
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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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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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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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.