The "What's New With" series is going to take a summer break and return in time for the start of the new school year.  

Tips and Strategies

• "Budgets Are Like Sex" is certainly a title that would get your attention, and that is what the Huffington Post is counting on. While it is written in PG-13, it may not be appropriate for your students, but it sure might convince some of your friends to start budgeting.
• Here are some strategies for dealing with variable expenses.
• Don’t let your past financial mishaps determine your financial future.
• If your students relate better to stories than to textbooks, here is a story to learn from about budgeting in real life for the first time. 
• Knowing your budgeting style and selecting the right method to follow may help you be more successful at budgeting. 

Budgeting for Kids/Young Adults

• For you Dave Ramsey fans, here are his answers to some questions on getting your kids to budget.
• Forbes provides a list of gifts for graduates if you want to help them get a good start to their financial lives.

Apps

• Here is one I hadn’t heard of before: Dollarbird. It is apparently a calendar-based app which is what differentiates here. Here is a review of it.
• Here is a review of several other budgeting apps.

Banks and Budgeting

• A new report from Mercator Advisory Group on Consumers and Personal Finance might shed light on how financial institutions can provide the support they need.

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