RANGELEY — New Ventures Maine is offering three free workshops on personal finance and budgeting throughout the month of March in Rangeley.
All workshops and followup coaching are free.
“Budgeting Basics” will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at Rangeley Lakes Regional School, 43 Mendolia Road.
The workshop will cover the basic components of building a budget, including money tracking, goal setting, challenges, ways to reduce expenses and how understanding an overall financial situation can be helpful in creating a budget that works.
“Clean-up Your Credit” will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at Rangeley Lakes Regional School.
The workshop will cover how to reduce debt, improve credit and maintain a good credit score. Participants will learn how to create their own step-by-step plan to pay down their debt.
“Your Money Personality” will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at Rangeley Lakes Regional School.
The workshop will use a fun and unique Money Habitudes game to identify money management styles. The process helps participants learn how habits and attitudes towards money affect decisions and actions related to money. The results are a starting point for thinking about how to become more comfortable managing money.
To register for any of the workshops or for more information, visit www.newventuresmaine.org, or call Janet Smith at 207-778-2757.