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By Megan Dorsey & Erin TempestEducation Kids & Family

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July 24, 2017 170: Wise Budgeting Advice from a Teenager

How the heck do you teach teens to budget their money?
Eighteen year old Jason Esguerra is a budgeting enthusiast who Gretchen first met in a Facebook group for YNAB (You Need a Budget), a unique budgeting software that has garnered a large group of avid supporters.
She was impressed with how well he seemed to manage his money, and invited him to speak first hand about his experiences learning how to budget his income.
Tune in as Megan, Gretchen and Jason discuss:

* why teens benefit from starting to think about budgeting earlier rather than later
* what YNAB is and how Jason uses it to manage his finances
* tips for parents about how to introduce budgeting to their kids,
* and more

Jason Esguerra is an 18-year-old college student who has been religiously budgeting for over a year, but was initially and briefly exposed to it when he was 13 and grew a small online business that had a steady growth rate of almost 10,000% every week. Now he’s an avid user of YNAB (You Need a Budget) and has a passion for teaching other teens how to budget. You can find Jason on twitter @whateverjason, Instagram @whateverjason and his YouTube channel Jason Esguerra.
33 min
July 24, 2017 170: Wise Budgeting Advice from a Teenager - The College Prep Podcast
How the heck do you teach teens to budget their money? Eighteen year old Jason Esguerra is a budgeting enthusiast who Gretchen first met in a Facebook group for YNAB (You Need a Budget), a unique budgeting software that has […]
The post 170: Wise Budgeting Advice from a Teenager appeared first on The College Prep Podcast.
33 min
July 17, 2017 169: Requests for Teachers that Create Big Returns for Students
Teachers — you are powerful people in students’ lives!
There are a few simple tweaks you can make that will help students be better and less anxious learners and time managers. Now is a great time to plan.
Listen in to get details about Gretchen and Megan’s suggestions:

* Please strive to return tests within a week of taking.
* Do not make assumptions about learning differences or needs to use accommodations
* Try to update grades on a regular schedule.
* Don’t “gossip” about other students or share stories that may be taken as lack of confidentiality
* Make sure students have the correct answers to tests after they’ve been given, so they can accurately assess themselves when studying, and
* Reach out to parents BEFORE the crisis and/or to send “warm fuzzies”

32 min
July 17, 2017 169: Requests for Teachers that Create Big Returns for Students - The College Prep Podcast
Teachers — you are powerful people in students’ lives! There are a few simple tweaks you can make that will help students be better and less anxious learners and time managers. Now is a great time to plan. Listen in […]
The post 169: Requests for Teachers that Create Big Returns for Students appeared first on The College Prep Podcast.
32 min
July 10, 2017 168: College Admissions Essays — How to Get Started
Summer is a great time to get started on college admissions essays. However, many students start their writing in the wrong order!
Megan breaks down exactly what to do to set yourself up to write essays that contribute to a well rounded application to college.
Tune in to the episode to get details about the following advice:

* Where to access the questions about which you’ll need to write essays
* Why it’s important to always write the “optional” essays too
* How to first map out a strategic approach to you entire application
* What it means to “work backwards” in deciding what topic to write about
* How to be yourself in your writing, and
* What it means to write a “Frankenstein essay” and how NOT to do this.

Megan also has a short course that will guide you deeper into writing your admissions essay for more about this, visit www.collegeprepresults.com
26 min
July 10, 2017 168: College Admissions Essays — How to Get Started - The College Prep Podcast
Summer is a great time to get started on college admissions essays. However, many students start their writing in the wrong order! Megan breaks down exactly what to do to set yourself up to write essays that contribute to a […]
The post 168: College Admissions Essays — How to Get Started appeared first on The College Prep Podcast.
26 min
July 03, 2017 167: 10-Minutes a Day Will Keep Teens’ Brains In Gear Over the Summer
Are you worried your kid will lose their summer to video games and YouTube?
There are activities that students can do this summer — in 10 minutes a day — to help them get a jumpstart on the new school year.
Tune in as Megan and Gretchen discuss:

* the importance of building specific skills over the summer
* specific activities students can do to build both academic and nonacademic skills
* how to make sure there’s time and accountability for each of these activities
* and more.

And here is a link to Megan’s weekly vocabulary program were you can get one year of weekly lessons for $52 or two years with bonus materials for $98. http://www.collegeprepresults.com/vocabularyresults/
23 min
July 03, 2017 167: 10-Minutes a Day Will Keep Teens’ Brains In Gear Over the Summer - The College Prep Podcast
Are you worried your kid will lose their summer to video games and YouTube? There are activities that students can do this summer — in 10 minutes a day — to help them get a jumpstart on the new school […]
The post 167: 10-Minutes a Day Will Keep Teens’ Brains In Gear Over the Summer appeared first on The College Prep Podcast.
23 min
June 26, 2017 166: Is Self Control a Myth or a Must-Have?
So often parents wish their students had more self-control.
However, it turns out that “effortful restraint” (which is one word researchers use for “self control” is hard for the best of us, students and adults alike
During today’s episode, Gretchen and Megan discuss what science teaches us about the myth of self control.
They discuss:

* why we should stop worshipping “self control”
* what we can learn from the people who believe they’re good at self-control
* techniques to make self-control feel more effortless,
* and more!

To read the article on which they base their discussion, entitled “The Myth of Self Control,” click here.
19 min
June 26, 2017 166: Is Self Control a Myth or a Must-Have? - The College Prep Podcast
So often parents wish their students had more self-control. However, it turns out that “effortful restraint” (which is one word researchers use for “self control” is hard for the best of us, students and adults alike During today’s episode, Gretchen […]
The post 166: Is Self Control a Myth or a Must-Have? appeared first on The College Prep Podcast.
19 min

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Better grades with less stress on your path to the perfect college. Join Megan Dorsey and Erin Tempest as they discuss strategies for SAT/ACT prep, academic planning, study skills, finding the right…