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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 age-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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Making Cents of Her Life
Girls can play the Making Cents of Her Life money management game on the STUDIO 2BSM 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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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.
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