Join FAME’s College Savings Counselor, Maire Pelletier, in dissecting Erin Lowery’s Broke Millennial Takes on Investing. This book club is great for someone looking for an introduction to different investment-related topics. In Lowery’s second edition of the Broke Millennial financial book series, she addresses some of the biggest questions early investors have, such as: 

  *  Should I invest while paying down student loans?   *  How do I invest in a socially responsible way?   *  What about robo-advisors and apps--are any of them any good?   *  Where can I look online for investment advice? 

Students will need to purchase their own copy of the book to participate.  The book club meets every other Tuesday starting 2/6/2024.

Join FAME's College Savings Counselor, Maire Pelletier, in dissecting Erin Lowery's Broke Millennial Takes on Investing. This book club is great for someone looking for an introduction to different investment-related topics, In Lowery's second edition of the Broke Millennial financial book series, she addresses some of the biggest questions early investors have, such as: 

- Should I invest while paying down student loans? 

- How do I invest in a socially responsible way?

- What about robo-advisors and apps-- are any of them any good? 

- Where can I look onlin for investment advice? 

Students will need to purchase their own copy of the book to participate. 

DATES: Feb 6, Feb 20, March 5, March 19 all at 6pm.

Join FAME’s College Savings Counselor, Maire Pelletier, in dissecting Erin Lowery’s Broke Millennial Takes on Investing. This book club is great for someone looking for an introduction to different investment-related topics. In Lowery’s second edition of the Broke Millennial financial book series, she addresses some of the biggest questions early investors have, such as: 

  *  Should I invest while paying down student loans?   *  How do I invest in a socially responsible way?   *  What about robo-advisors and apps--are any of them any good?   *  Where can I look online for investment advice? 

Students will need to purchase their own copy of the book to participate.  

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Join FAME’s College Savings Counselor, Maire Pelletier, in dissecting Erin Lowery’s Broke Millennial Takes on Investing. This book club is great for someone looking for an introduction to different investment-related topics. In Lowery’s second edition of the Broke Millennial financial book series, she addresses some of the biggest questions early investors have, such as: 

• Should I invest while paying down student loans? 
• How do I invest in a socially responsible way? 
• What about robo-advisors and apps--are any of them any good? 
• Where can I look online for investment advice? 

Students will need to purchase their own copy of the book to participate.

This class meets on the following days:  2/6/2024, 2/20/2024, 3/5/2024, and 3/19/2024

Pre-registration required.  

Scholarships can go a long way in helping students cover college costs, but being successful in the scholarship application process can take some work. In this session you’ll learn to build and work your own scholarship application plan. You’ll also learn about and try out different scholarship websites, learn how to best use a scholarship information tracker, and learn to avoid some of the challenges of the scholarship process.  Students and parents interested in learning about the scholarship process can join Jessica Whittier, College Access Counselor with the Finance Authority of Maine for this 1-hour workshop as we talk scholarships. 

Scholarships can go a long way in helping students cover college costs, but being successful in the scholarship application process can take some work. In this session you’ll learn to build and work your own scholarship application plan. You’ll also learn about and try out different scholarship websites, learn how to best use a scholarship information tracker, and learn to avoid some of the challenges of the scholarship process. Students and parents interested in learning about the scholarship process can join Jessica Whittier, College Access Counselor with the Finance Authority of Maine for this 1 hour workshop as we talk scholarships.

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Scholarships can go a long way in helping students cover college costs, but being successful in the scholarship application process can take some work. In this session you’ll learn to build and work on your own scholarship application plan. You’ll also learn about and try out different scholarship websites, learn how to best use a scholarship information tracker, and learn to avoid some of the challenges of the scholarship process. 

Students and parents interested in learning about the scholarship process can join Nikki Vachon, College Access Counselor with the Finance Authority of Maine for this 1 hour workshop as we talk about scholarships.  This workshop is offered by FAME in partnership with adult education programs across Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot and Washington Counties.  

This is live online using ZOOM.

Wednesday, December 6, 6pm-7pm

Nikki Vachon, College Access Counselor at FAME will be sharing information about programs that student loan borrowers might want to take advantage of. She has worked in the financial aid field for over 26 years and is passionate about sharing information and helping students and borrowers. She welcomes interaction and questions in classes and will end the session with helping attendees get started on their scholarship search. 

The Federal Student Loan repayment pause ends on October 1st. Are you ready? Would you like to know more about the options available to you when paying back your student loans? Would you like to learn more about how to consolidate loans to make repayment smoother? Whether you have recently graduated from college or have been repaying your students loans for a long time, join us to learn how to best manage your student loan repayment. Join a money specialist from The Finance Authority of Maine as we cover these topics and more. In this virtual workshop we’ll discuss federal and private student loan repayment as well as Public Service Loan Forgiveness for federal student loans. We’ll share the necessary resources for successful student loan repayment – including an overview of federal student loan consolidation and private education loan refinancing. Bring your questions and join us for this 1-hour virtual workshop.