What is that supposed to mean? Don’t put them in “nice” areas? You know there are low wage jobs that need working in Cape Elizabeth, right? So are people supposed to ride the bus from Biddeford to Cape Elizabeth to work at the Rite Aid in that one strip mall?

People deserve to live where they work. So either the minimum wage in Cape Elizabeth should be $30/hour (even at shit retail and food service jobs) or they need affordable housing. They can’t have it both ways. 🤷🏻‍♀️

It looks like they finally changed it so non-working spouses can be claimed if the working spouse pays their loans which is a HUGE win in my book. I fought this for YEARS so I'm pretty excited about this change. Like I used to email every legislator about it every new session, and I have a lot of friends in the legislature and would hound them about it constantly. I'm glad it finally happened! I'm a stay at home mom but my husband works and pays my student loans and then can't claim them which is insane to me. We live in Maine, he works in Maine, I spend our money in Maine.

I had these two aunts once who worked at a grocery store and complained to me once about their home owners insurance going up because they claimed the food they lost in their fridge/freezer during power outages too many times. One of them was a store manager and the other the dairy manager, two folks who should understand food safety temps. It shocked me they didn’t understand what temps they needed to keep food safe and just…. put the food outside.

Even when it’s colder than 32 degrees you can put anything out you don’t mind freezing, or save everything in your freezer. My freezer stuff lasted 24 hours fine though just by never opening the door. If you have a lot of meat in the freezer it will act like a cooler and stay cold.

This is a problem with all of the programs that are based on federal income guidelines. Due to inflation and slightly higher wages many people who truly need access to things like WIC, Mainecare/Medicare, and LIHEAP, etc can’t get those services because they make too much money and the federal guidelines haven’t caught up at all.

This is a problem with all of the programs that are based on federal income guidelines. Due to inflation and slightly higher wages many people who truly need access to things like WIC, Mainecare/Medicare, and LIHEAP, etc can’t get those services because they make too much money and the federal guidelines haven’t caught up at all.

I’d also just point out for folks who can’t afford a generator if it’s between 32 and 40 degree when it’s snowing (which is usually is) you can put your food outside in a box and keep it safe. This is what we are doing right now with our meat and dairy items. We are leaving our freezer closed and hoping for the best because we have multiple bags of ice in there anyways and it usually lasts pretty well if we don’t open it. If it’s in the twenties temp wise you can do this same thing with your frozen foods instead and any fridge items you don’t mind getting a little frozen.

Lucky you. Ours went out at 5, back by 6. Out again at 7, back at 9. Out again at 11 and still out the next morning at 8am.