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Want to manage your finances and prepare for the future?
NVME’s professional staff can help!
- Explore budgeting tools and skills
- Learn how to reduce your debt and improve your credit
- Create a personal financial plan
Classes include:
- Budgeting, building savings, and understanding credit and debt
- My Money Works, an in-depth money management class
Additional resources include:
- Matched savings programs
- Student loan repayment counseling
- Free tax filing assistance in partnership with CA$H Maine
Get started by scheduling an individual coaching session or browse through the current Manage Your Money classes below to find one that’s right for you. Use the filters to search for online or in-person classes, day or evening sessions, or specific topics.
Don’t Know Where to Start?
The budgeting skills I learned helped me expedite the saving process. I learned, I stuck with the process, and I became a new homeowner!
Celebrating Your Wins
Participants in our programs accomplish all kinds of personal, work, and financial success, big and small. Here are recent stories of people from all across Maine who are reaching their goals.
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Earn the UMS Financial Literacy Micro-Credential
- Boost your financial skills and gain recognition from the University of Maine System (UMS)
- Complete training in financial practices including budgeting, credit and debt, savings and net worth
- Create an action plan based on your financial goals
- Training includes three levels of instruction and assessment; earn digital badges as you learn
- Complete level one at your own pace; levels two and three combine interactive learning and individual coaching
- Cost is free
- The UMS Financial Literacy Micro-Credential fulfills an eligibility requirement for the New Ventures Maine GEN Scholarship and Rainy Day Savings Account programs
Explore all three levels of the UMS Financial Literacy Micro-Credential pathway to learn more.
To sign up, fill out and submit the registration form.
If you have questions, contact Kelley Glidden, NVME Workforce Development Manager, at 207-621-3436 or kelley.glidden@maine.edu.