My own budget brownie badge

*This post contains affiliate links. Teaching your troop about the cookie business is easy for leaders to do with this ready made Brownie My...

*This post contains affiliate links. Teaching your troop about the cookie business is easy for leaders to do with this ready made Brownie My Own Budget meeting plan. With the exception of having the girls bring in a chip can or a clean and empty jar, his is a print and go plan. Included in this meeting plan: Printable for Step 1 2 recycle crafts for Step 2 Voting ballots for Step 3 20 printable Wants and Needs cards for Step 4 Goal Sheet in color and black and white for Step 5 Available on…

Lead you brownies through the Cookie Customers badge with this simple kit.

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*All posts have been updated in April 2025 to ensure that all of the links are still viable for leaders to use. I have been my younger daughter’s Girl Scout leader since 2008, when I started my troop of six little Daisy Scouts. Like many leaders, I felt a bit overwhelmed when I first started, even though I had been an elementary school and preschool teacher since 1987. My leadership training was practically non-existent, and the internet did not have many resources available. Every time I…

With FitMoney, Girl Scouts can now accomplish tasks and activities to earn their My Own Budget badge. Get started today.

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Girl Scout Brownies Money Manager Badge: Brownies learn about income, saving, spending and budgeting. They analyze a cartoon and discuss what it means to manage money. Then, they learn about sources of income and how to make a budget. As a closing activity, they apply budgeting skills to plan a yummy meal, with some money left over. #elementaryschool #girlscouts #brownies #badges #badgesrequirements #activity #saving #spending #budgeting #education #money #counting #dollar

With FitMoney, Girl Scouts can now accomplish tasks and activities to earn their Budget Builder badge. Get started today.

*This post contains affiliate links. Updated April 2025 This badge is no longer available. Your troop can still earn it. You may be able to find the discontinued badges in a Girl Scout Buy, Sell, Trade group. Managing your money is an important life skill and one that needs to be taught at a young age. So many adults find themselves in credit card debt because they have no idea how to create a budget or spend money wisely. Think about it…when do kids today get to actually handle money?…