Commentary: Need for greater public and private investment in higher education’s hidden costs

personal finance

Published
July 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.
Published
April 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.
Published
January 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.
Published
December 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.
Published
October 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.
Published
June 9, 2021

Maine Voices: The economics of search – the special case of buying a mattress

So many choices. So much information. Such great potential for buyer’s remorse. Who can a consumer trust?
Published
May 23, 2021

The Maine Millennial: New love on the road

From Buxton to Brunswick and back every day, a new companion makes the trip more fun.
Published
April 27, 2021

Maine Voices: Make financial wellness part of parenting

April is National Youth Financial Education Month and an opportunity to talk with your kids about money management and good financial habits.
Published
April 25, 2021

The Maine Millennial: The wisdom of my grammy and Cardi B

Two women who wouldn’t seem to have much in common shared an understanding about money, power and men.
Published
March 22, 2021

Stimulus checks arrive in moment of need for many Mainers

Recipients are spending the money on transportation, housing, food, veterinary care, debt reduction and other uses.