Personal Management Merit Badge Spreadsheet

Erie   S hores   C ouncil  

Pioneer   S cout   R eservation  

Boy   S couts   o f   A merica  

 

 

 

Scout   N ame:   _ ____________________  

Troup   N umber:   _ ___________________  

Merit   B adge:     P ersonal   M anagement    

The   a bove   S cout   h as   c ompleted   t he   f ollowing   p rerequisites   f or   t he   a bove   l isted   m erit   b adge.     I t   i s   n ecessary   f or   a  

scoutmaster   t o   s ign   o n   t he   l ine   f or   e very   r equirement   c ompleted   o n   t his   f orm.  

 

 

1a.   C hoose   a n   i tem   t hat   y our   f amily   m ight   w ant   t o   p urchase   t hat   i s   c onsidered   a   m ajor   e xpense.    

 

 

 

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1b.  

Write   a   p lan   t hat   t ells   h ow   y our   f amily   w ould   s ave   m oney   f or   t he   p urchase   i dentified   i n  

requirement   1 a.    

 

 

1.

Discuss   t he   p lan   w ith   y our   m erit   b adge   c ounselor  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2.

Discuss   t he   p lan   w ith   y our   f amily    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3.

Discuss   h ow   o ther   f amily   n eeds   m ust   b e   c onsidered   i n   t his   p lan.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1c.  

Develop   a   w ritten   s hopping   s trategy   f or   t he   p urchase   i dentified   i n   r equirement   1 a.  

1.

Determine   t he   q uality   o f   t he   i tem   o r   s ervice   ( using   c onsumer   p ublications   o r   r ating  

systems).  

 

     

 

 

 

 

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2.

Comparison   s hop   f or   t he   i tem.   F ind   o ut   w here   y ou   c an   b uy   t he   i tem   f or   t he   b est   p rice.  

(Provide   p rices   f rom   a t   l east   t wo   d ifferent   p rice   s ources.)   C all   a round;   s tudy   a ds.   L ook  

for   a   s ale   o r   d iscount   c oupon.   C onsider   a lternatives.   C an   y ou   b uy   t he   i tem   u sed?   S hould  

you   w ait   f or   a   s ale?  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2a.     P repare   a   b udget   r eflecting   y our   e xpected   i ncome   ( allowance,   g ifts,   w ages),   e xpenses,   a nd   s avings.  

Track   y our   a ctual   i ncome,   e xpenses,   a nd   s avings   f or   1 3   c onsecutive   w eeks.   ( You   m ay   u se   t he   f orms   p rovided   i n   t his  

pamphlet,   d evise   y our   o wn,   o r   u se   a   c omputer   g enerated   v ersion.)   W hen   c omplete,   p resent   t he   r esults   t o   y our  

merit   b adge   c ounselor.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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