Meredith Senior Center hosts free financial lecture

For some of my readers in New Hampshire..

MEREDITH — The Meredith Senior Center proudly presents the two part series "Dollars and Sense: How to Stretch Your Dollars!" on Wednesday, Sept. 21 and Wednesday, Sept. 28. The coffee cafe will open at 10 a.m., followed by the presentation from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

This program is free and open to the public.

Reservations are requested both for the program and the community dining lunch served at noon.

The series will feature professionals who will present a comprehensive overview of strategies designed to help folks make good decisions about how to best use the resources that are available to them.

The sessions will feature representatives from the fields of business, banking, consumer education and human resources. Participants will take home valuable information, resources and handouts.

The first session, on Sept. 21, will feature Charlene Hughes, assistant vice-president from the Meredith Village Savings Bank. Her topic will include checking, savings and other banking tools that are Senior-friendly.

Celia Black of Dedicated Mortgage Associates is a Reverse Mortgage Specialist. She will focus on strategies to use one of your most important assets: your home. A reverse mortgage is a special type of home loan that allows homeowners 62+ to tap a portion of their home equity into cash. Learn how this strategy can help with current expenses, taxes, home improvements, planned and unplanned expenses.

Brenda Carey, UNH Cooperative Extension Program Associate specializing in Nutrition and Money Management, will close the first session.

Brenda will lead an interactive discussion on "What Are My Money Habits Now?" She will also help folks to get on track to financial wellness using a checklist that is simple to fill out and a handout to help identify and cut expenses.

The second session, Wednesday, Sept. 28 showcases three speakers with the coffee cafe open at 10 a.m. The first speaker, Marcella Bobinsky, is the Program Manager for the Community Action Program (CAP) sponsor of the Meredith Senior Center.

Paul Rowley, Outreach Worker for the Community Action Program's Meredith Area Center, will explain the Fuel and Electrical Assistance Programs, how the Food Pantry works and his role as outreach worker and advocate for Meals On Wheels Clients.

Brenda Carey, UNH Cooperative Extension Program Associate specializing in Nutrition and Money Management, returns and will guide participants through a series of steps to take the mystery out of using your money wisely and how to increase your purchasing power.

For more information or to make reservations for the series, call the Meredith Senior Center at 279-5631.

Source: Citizen.com