Money Manager (Brownie Try-it)

The Money Manager Try-it is part of the “Financial Literacy” badge set introduced in 2011.

Activity #1: Shop for Elf Items with Your Elf Doll

 * Go by your self with the play money
 * Go Shopping with A brownie Friend with your play money
 * Go Shopping with your brownie Group with your play money

Activity #2: Go Grocery Shopping

 * Window shop at a store- spend less then $30 for healthy food


 * Shop with a newspaper-spend less then $30 for healthy food


 * Shop on line- spend less then $30 for healthy food


 * Shop at the farmer's market. Less chaotic than trying to get at the store, and it's more fun to price comparison with beautiful fruits and vegetables.

Activity #3: Go Clothes Shopping

 * Browses through catalogs- pick out 3 outfits that cost no more then $30 each.
 * Go to the mall- can you get he prefect pretend outfit for $30 or less?
 * Shop secondhand- Can you put together 2 pretend outdate for $30?

Activity #4: Get Ready for School

 * have $15 total- pretend to shop for 1 person
 * you have $30 total- pretend to shop for 2 people.
 * Pool your money- Pretend to shop for MANY people with $15 each.

Activity #5: Have Some Fun
Pretend you have $30


 * price going to the movies
 * price spending the day outdoors
 * price an outing for your whole troop.

Books

 * Best Children's Books for Money Lessons