Finance is Fun
with Marion R. Syversen, MBA
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Wedding Budgets
The wedding is a ceremony at which you and your future spouse make a lifetime commitment of love. Those who witness the ceremony pledge to support you both during the struggles and victories of...
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Jobs for Kids
Kids and summer can be a great time for jobs. But what can they do and how much supervision do they need? Here are some ideas that may work at your house. Passion- What do they like? Though we...
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A Look at Social Security
Social security and the ins and outs of benefits is a tough nut for most of us to crack. Here are some points that may help you. Meant as foundation- The intent of Social Security was to...
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Business Groups that Help your Business
When you are a business owner you are absorbed in finding new customers and doing the technical aspects of providing your service or product. Finding groups that offer support or information is...
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Online Budget Tools
I've found some online budget tools, worksheets and the like, that may be a help to viewers. There are plenty of budget tools but in most cases the user has to sign in. This sites allow easy...
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Got Debt? Let's Talk About How to Beat it!
Get organized- Sit down with your past month's expenses. Review what the heck you have purchased. You may find that you waste more money than you realize. Many tips to the supermarket, lunch,...
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Finance is Fun May 10, 2011
Money weaves through all of our lives and is woven in to our relationships, too. So when a couple divorce, there are financial consequences. Here are the things to keep in mind before, or during,...
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"I Hate Money"
New book I Hate Money by doctoral student Sarah Morehead will be available for sale May 27th. It has some terrific insight. Sarah theorizes that if you know the key things that help make up the...
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Life Insurance and Your Family
This is a thrilling topic except when you need because a tragedy befalls your family. When that occurs, you are forever grateful or saddened by your planning. Dying 'too soon' is the concern of...
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Finance is Fun: Saving for College
Retirement savings- According to a 2010 poll 24% of parents plan on taking money from their retirement to pay for their children’s college education. Advisor’s were’ troubled’ according to the...
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YMCA Brings Healthier Message To State House
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Maine Credit Unions Help End Hunger in Maine
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UMaine Community Prepares For Annual Clean Sweep Sale
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Spring Cleaning at UMaine
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A Celebration To End Hunger In Brewer
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A Dexter Couple Praises A Program That Has Helped Them And Other Disabled Veterans
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MEMA Suggests Tornado Relief Fund
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MEMA Prepares to Help In Tornado Aftermath
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Regulators to Vote on Rules for Maine's Eel Fishery
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LePage: "Office of governor was totally disrespected"
Breaking News from CBS
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How tornado warning systems work
Despite advanced technology, Moore, Oklahoma's tornado warning system still relies on someone pulling a lever to activate the alarm
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Video: Mother and daughter share stories of survival
Courtney Brown and her second-grade class took shelter in a hallway at their school; Courtney's mom rushed to what was left of the school to search for her children. The mother and daughter tell Norah O'Donnell their story.
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Oklahoma native's home destroyed for the second time
Nancy Davis, 94, helped save lives during the tornado by sharing her shelter, built after the historic 1999 twister in Moore
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Video: Oklahoma National Guardsmen comb through rubble
Oklahoma National Guardsmen are scanning splintered neighborhoods for any spaces big enough to shield survivors. Scott Pelley joined one of the teams during their search-and-rescue efforts.
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Okla. family mourns child killed at school following tornado
Joshua Hornsby raced to find his 9-year-old daughter at school when the tornado hit; he got there 10 minutes too late