UMaine to Offer Free Personal Finance Workshops
Contact: Glen McDermott, 581-3127
ORONO — The University of Maine Financial Education Program, in collaboration with the UMaine School of Economics, will offer a series of workshops related to household financial management. The set of five workshops will run continuously through the summer in a rotating cycle that starts Thursday, May 21. All workshops are free and open to the public.
Topics include “Budgeting: Making Ends Meet,” “Debt: Pros and Cons, Management, Restructuring,” “Efficiency: Cost Cutting, Long and Short Term,” and “Investing in Your Future: Kids, College, and Retirement,” and “Mortgage Primer: Navigating the Process and Bankers’ Lingo.”
All workshops will take place from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Thursdays in the Totman Room of the Memorial Union. Each workshop is a standalone session— but the topics are designed to integrate and complement one another.
In addition to the workshops, program staff are available for one-on-one consultation and assistance.
The Financial Education Program aims to provide UMaine employees, students and residents of surrounding communities access to high-quality, current and credible information, tools, and services designed to broaden personal financial management knowledge and decision-making skills. The program was established by the University of Maine School of Economics in cooperation with the University of Maine system, Maine Community Foundation, the Maine State Treasurer, and University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
For further information or to set up an appointment, pleasecontact Glen McDermott at (cell) 902-0354 or (home) 469-1057.