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Personal Management Merit Badge Class #1
October 8, 2020 @ 6:30 pm - 7:10 pm
Troop 355,
As our Troop’s fall merit badge season begins, we are excited to offer Personal Management Merit Badge via Zoom, starting with the first class on Thursday, 10/8, from 6:30-7:10pm (Zoom details at bottom).
This is a 3-class program, with a make-up class in Spring 2021. Class dates are as follows:
Thursday, October 8: Class #1
Thursday, October 22: Class #2
Thursday, November 5: Class #3
Thursday, April 8: Make-up session
PREPARE: Please print the Personal Management merit badge workbook, available here: usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/personal-management.pdf. Have a pen or pencil to take notes during class.
During class #1, we will discuss:
1. Planning for a major family purchase;
2. Preparing a 13-week budget;
3. Emotions and money; savings accounts and charitable giving;
4. Understanding the differences between saving versus investing, and the concepts of risk, return, simple and compound interest.
2. Preparing a 13-week budget;
3. Emotions and money; savings accounts and charitable giving;
4. Understanding the differences between saving versus investing, and the concepts of risk, return, simple and compound interest.
Please let me know if you have any questions. I’m looking forward to (virtually) seeing you on Thursday, October 8 for class #1 of Personal Management Merit Badge!
Yours in Scouting,
Ms. Wickers