Kimball Library News 3/18/19

Money Smart Week runs from March 30 through April 6th.  Money Smart Week® is a public awareness campaign designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances.

CUT THE CABLE IGNITE SE$$ION: Dish, Xfinity TV, DirecTV Now, Sling TV, YouTube TV, Sony PlayStation VUE and Hulu with Live TV … is your head spinning yet?  Do you just want to throw up your arms and go with a rabbit ear antenna? Well, you’re not alone. Join us for a panel session with a number of savvy Atkinson residents who took the initiative and cut their cable cord.  

Be here as Jennifer Silva, Wendy Barker, and Dena Fleno show you with mini presentations how to make this happen in your own home.  They will highlight their previous cable set up and the changes they made.  They will share the monetary savings they found following the switch.  They will discuss the pros and cons such as channels they have gained or lost.  There will be time for Q&A to ask specifics after each speaker has shown you her methods. This program is great for anyone considering cutting the cord as well as anyone who has already made the switch and would like to join in the discussion.

Please register to attend this money-saving and educational event taking place on Tuesday, April 2^nd at 6:30 PM.

HOW MONEY WORK$: Join us for an informative session on 'How Money Works' on Thursday, April 4^th, at 6:30 PM.  Learn the 7 steps to taking control of your personal finances, put your money to work for you so you don't have to work as hard for it.

Financial Advisor, David Shuker, will touch on topics such as: Taking the Myth Out of Becoming Debt Free (Debt vs Cash ~ Need vs Wants ~ The Rule of 72 ~ Stacking debt in your favor). Budgeting:  It's Not a Dirty Word (The impact of budgeting ~ How to keep it simple and beneficial ~ Why now vs at retirement). Will You be Ready for Your Retirement? (The Rule of 72 ~ Time Value of Money ~ Tax Deferred Savings ~The 3 D's of Investing). 

Registration is required so sign up today and learn more about How Money Works!

About the presenter: David Shuker is a financial advisor working out of Nashua, New Hampshire, with a total of 25 years in the industry. Shuker is currently employed by Pfs Investments Inc. Over the course of his career, Shuker has held roles at Primerica Financial Services, Sch Admins Unit #55 (T. Rgnl. Sch Sys) and Pfs Investments Inc. Shuker has Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, certifying them as both a securities agent and an investment advisor representative, and is approved to advise clients in New Hampshire.

MEET THE AUTHOR, JOHN L. CARTIER: Meet the Author of ‘An Awesome Life of an Ordinary Man: A Life Sprinkled with Miracles’ on Monday, April 8^th, at 6:30 PM.  Join us to hear John L. Cartier who, following retirement at the age of 80, decided to write an inspirational autobiography.  John will discuss how, after surviving colon cancer in 1999 and cancer of the larynx in 2016, while recovering, he wrote his book. He will discuss strategies he used to both write and publish his autobiography. There will be plenty of time for Q&A's and he will have copies of his book available for sale and to sign following his presentation. 

John L Cartier started working at the age of nine as a paper boy. He joined the Navy at age nineteen, married his high school sweetheart at the age of twenty, and was the father of five by age twenty-nine. When John was stricken with throat cancer in early 2016 at the age of eighty-four, he decided to write about his journey and the people and events that touched and changed his life. John lives in Haverhill MA, with Laura, his wife of sixty-five years. They are surrounded by their children, their fourteen grandchildren, their fifteen great grandchildren and their many friends.

Registration is required to attend.

UPCOMING TUESDAY FILMS AT 1 PM: If Beale Street Could Talk (April 2), The Mule (April 9), Vice (April 16), and A Dog’s Way Home (April 23).

MORE INFO: Go to www.kimballlibrary.com to register for events or use the data bases. You may also call us Monday-Friday from 10-8 and on Saturday from 10-3 at 603.362.5234 to register with a ‘human’. Miss a news article?  Go to https://kimballlibrary.blogspot.com to read each and every one!