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Financial Literacy
The practical skills girls develop in Girl Scouting will serve them for the rest of their lives. Financial literacy can help girls set financial goals and gain the confidence they need to ultimately take control of their own financial future. By developing money management skills early in life, girls learn how to increase their income, become responsible consumers, create a budget, build and manage credit, and save and invest for whatever's next. Girls can learn the importance of managing money through such earned grade-level awards as the Business-Wise Badge, the Dollars and Sense Interest Project Award, and the Girl Scout Cookie Sale Activity Pins and cookie awards.
Girl Scouts empowers girls to make smart financial decisions with invaluable programs like:
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CentsAbility
CentsAbility was developed to help girls ages 9-11 develop their financial literacy muscles! The projects included in this kit offer opportunities for volunteers to help girls learn, and put into action, key concepts and skills related to personal money management. Girls learn to set a realistic goal, create a budget, and establish a savings plan and so much more! The kit contains an Adult Guide, CD printable handouts, 2 posters and game cards.
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The Penny Project
A Financial Literacy Curriculum for Girl Scout Brownies
The Penny Project is Girl Scouts' financial literacy curriculum for Girl Scout Brownies, which uses an interactive educational approach to help girls gain an understanding of money and the responsibility that goes with it. Funded by Mutual of America, The Penny Project kit includes an activity booklet, adult guide, game board, game cards and a poster.
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STUDIO 2B Focus Books
GSUSA's STUDIO 2B Focus books help girls 11-17 save and manage money.
- STUDIO 2B Focus: Cashin' In helps girls afford what really matters in high school—things girls said were most important to them. Stuff like getting their first car, finding the perfect prom dress, and applying to college. With a little planning and some resourceful networking, girls CAN afford their high school years.
- STUDIO 2B Focus: Got Money? Saving and Investing (available in Spanish and English) teaches girls how to make their own rules and make their money last throughout their lives.
- STUDIO 2B Focus: Mind Your Own Business gives girls the skills, knowledge, and confidence they need to become the savvy entrepreneurs of tomorrow.
- STUDIO 2B: On The Money This journal-style insert fits right into the Basics planner and is a valuable tool to help develop and plan your money-earning product sales activities.
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Making Cents of Her Life
Girls can play the Making Cents of Her Life money management game on the STUDIO 2B Web site and strengthen their fiscal muscles for life. Sponsored by Visa USA, the game enables girls to work towards achieving the goals of one of four teen or pre-teen characters.
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Money Smarts
The Money Smarts financial literacy Web pages, sponsored by J.P. Morgan Chase, teach girls the ins and outs of earning, spending, saving, and investing. By setting goals, learning about career choices, figuring out how to budget, and understanding types of bank accounts, girls lay the groundwork for a lifetime of sound decision making and get ready for endless possibilities.
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