(Year 1 – Original Financial Literacy Badge – Retired)
Released in 2011. Retired in 2022.
Budget Maker replaced Business Owner as the new Year 1 Financial Literacy Badge.
The Junior Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting page has the information on when all badges were released.
Requirements
Five steps are needed to complete this badge:
- Explore a business you might like to start someday
- Learn the basics of running a business
- Find out what kind of support is available for small-business owners
- Investigate what makes great customer service
- Understand the importance of consumer research
Resources available through GSUSA
- The badge is no longer in production. GSUSA stores will only sell this badge until their original stock runs out.
- Leader Guide is NO LONGER available in Girl Scout Shop online
- Official badge is NO LONGER available in Girl Scout Shop online
or look for your local shop to save on shipping - Retired badge – no VTK available
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How to Earn
Ways to earn as a Troop or an Individual
Our Summary of the GSUSA booklet activity choices
- Coming soon…
Pick Out Different Activities
Use a Pre-Made Plan
- Meeting Plan at Earn Junior Girl Scout Badges Blog
- PDF Meeting Plan from GSRV (River Valley) – Archived Copy of PDF
- Slideshow on Google Docs from GSCI – Archived Copy of PPT
- At Home Plan w/video from GSCWM – Archived Copy of PDF
- At Home Plan from GSSEF – Archived Copy of PDF
- Activity Booklet from Leader Connecting Leaders
Multi-Level Matches
Badges that correlate from other levels
- No Multi-level Matches available as this badge will be retired in the Summer of 2022.
Uniform
Location and placement of badge
This badge should go where #13 is stated on the GSUSA Uniform Guide.
(Note – Badges and pins on a sash simply go in order (top of sash to bottom of sash) of Identification badges, bridging badge, pins, journeys, and other badges. Anything that does not fit on the front can be placed on the back of the sash. Sashes will not hold a lot of badges and vests are recommended if you plan to earn badges.)
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