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Written By Steve Kautz, AFC® Financial Education Programs Specialist Finance Authority of Maine May 21, 2026 This blog addresses personal finance through posts influenced by my experiences (stumbles to say the least) with money, the stages I went through …
Written By Steve Kautz, AFC® Financial Education Programs Specialist Finance Authority of Maine April 22, 2026 There are a lot of moving parts in the income tax machine. There is the W-4 form, which we fill out when we start a job and/or when we need to …
Written By Steve Kautz, AFC® Financial Education Programs Specialist Finance Authority of Maine March 26, 2026 (see part one) As promised, a few tips and strategies to help with saving for a home. The following won’t work for everyone, everywhere, all at …
Written By Steve Kautz, AFC® Financial Education Programs Specialist Finance Authority of Maine February 25, 2026 This is a tough conversation. The numbers don’t lie, the ratio of housing prices to income quantifies how difficult it has become to afford a …
Written By Steve Kautz, AFC® Financial Education Programs Specialist Finance Authority of Maine January 26, 2026 The holy trinity of foundational personal finance tools includes the budget, spending less than you make, and the emergency fund. This post …
Written By Steve Kautz, AFC® Financial Education Programs Specialist Finance Authority of Maine December 17, 2025 Remember the ads about some things being priceless? “There are some things money can’t buy. For everything else, there’s Mastercard.” No …
Written By Steve Kautz, AFC® Financial Education Programs Specialist Finance Authority of Maine November 25, 2025 “OK, class, today we’re going to cover life insurance. This is one of the more important yet misunderstood … Class? Gang? Hello, is this thing …
Written By Steve Kautz, AFC® Financial Education Programs Specialist Finance Authority of Maine October 23, 2025 Among debtors, 60% reported financial stress post-Black Friday, emphasizing the psychological toll of holiday overspending. – Federal Reserve …
Written By Steve Kautz, AFC® Financial Education Programs Specialist Finance Authority of Maine September 24, 2025 Timeless personal finance advice to fill your mind and, hopefully, your wallet I Googled “Personal Finance Advice” just to see what AI would …
Written By Steve Kautz, AFC® Financial Education Programs Specialist Finance Authority of Maine August 26, 2025 From 25 to 29 and Counting: Personal Finance Education Requirements When I started this blog in April of 2024, there were 25 states that had …
Written By Steve Kautz, AFC® Financial Education Programs Specialist Finance Authority of Maine July 18, 2025 Boston, Spring of 2012 Waynflete School’s team has made it to the finals of the Boston Federal Reserve Cup Challenge for Economics and Personal …
Written By Steve Kautz, AFC® Financial Education Programs Specialist Finance Authority of Maine June 23, 2025 There are many definitions of interest, but this one has been my go-to for a long time. Short. Simple. Strong. in · ter · est the cost of money …
Written By Steve Kautz, AFC® Financial Education Programs Specialist Finance Authority of Maine May 20, 2025 “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool.” –Richard Feynman, Nobel laureate and physicist, …
Written By Steve Kautz, AFC® Financial Education Programs Specialist Finance Authority of Maine April 09, 2025 About a year ago we released the first post for this blog, and I’m still here, 15 posts older and more eager than ever to keep the conversation …
Written By Steve Kautz, AFC® Financial Education Programs Specialist Finance Authority of Maine March 19, 2025 Economic conditions are increasingly volatile and stressful, and that is the perfect time to take a deep dive into our budget, look for leaks, …
Written By Steve Kautz, AFC® Financial Education Programs Specialist Finance Authority of Maine February 14, 2025 “Kids these days.” – said by everyone who is not a kid, in every decade since the beginning of kids. A funny thing has happened to me during …
Written By Steve Kautz, AFC® Financial Education Programs Specialist Finance Authority of Maine January 22, 2025 If you Google, “Personal Finance Tips for 2025”, you’ll get 800,000,000 results. Not only did I not read all 800,000,000, but I also didn’t …
Written By Steve Kautz, AFC® Financial Education Programs Specialist Finance Authority of Maine December 18, 2024 “Out of college, money spent. See no future, pay no rent. All the money’s gone, nowhere to go.” -The Beatles Most of the ideas for these posts …
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