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GSCNC Capital One
Financial Fitness
Challenge
Timeline:
Fall 2012– Launch of the
Financial Fitness Challenge
October 25, 2012– Survey
for FREE patches opens
December 2012– After
December Capital
Currency Council's Own IP/
Badge/Try-It will only be
available while supplies
last
April 2013– Update on
Service Unit Challenge at
the Annual Meeting
July 31, 2013– Last day
information will be
collected for the Service
Unit Challenge
August Kick-Offs– Service
Unit Challenge Winners
announced!
Website:
http://www.gscnc.org/
capitalone.html
Questions:
What is the Financial Fitness Challenge?
GSCNC’s Capital One Financial Fitness Challenge empowers Girl Scouts
of all levels to build their money management and business skills
through a variety of pathways, including our national badge programs
and of course, the Girl Scout Cookie Program, the largest girl-led
business in the world.
How can I be involved?
You can be involved by encouraging girls to complete a Financial
Literacy Badge or Cookie Business Badge. By earning these badges,
your girls and you will gain valuable knowledge about money.
How can I join, and what do I get?
How do you join the Financial Fitness Challenge? It’s easy! Earn at least
one of the new Financial Literacy Badges or Cookie Business Badges,
and you will gain the skills and knowledge to take control of your
finances. Let us know which badge you earned after October 2012 and
we will send you a FREE patch! The survey will be LIVE on October 25th
2012. You can find the link to the survey from the Financial Fitness
Challenge page here: http://www.gscnc.org/capitalone.html
Service Units are involved in the challenge as well! The Service Unit with
the highest percentage of girls earning a Financial Literacy or Cookie
Business Badge or Leaf, and reporting it through the survey by July 31st
will receive a trip to the Smithsonian National Museum of American
History ‘s Stories on Money exhibit with the chance to meet with a
museum curator or a Commemorative Girl Scout Silver Dollar for each
of the girls that participated in the Challenge .
What does the patch look like?
The patch is in the process of being approved by Capital One and should
be on the website soon!
The GSCNC Capital One Financial Fitness Challenge will move GSUSA’s new national financial
literacy curriculum to the forefront of our programmatic agenda and challenge every one of our
90,000 members to empower themselves with financial literacy skills. We are grateful for
Capital One’s support for the Financial Fitness Challenge.

MONEY MATTERS QUIZ
1. What is a Budget?
A. A budget is a plan for saving and spending money
B. A budget is a way to get the things you want, but don't need
C. A budget is a way to spend your parents’ money
2. How can girls learn the difference between wants and needs?
A. By writing down the things they use on a day to day basis
B. Buy the things you think look cool from the mall
C. Put all of your purchases on a credit card, even if you exceed your limit
3. How can girls learn about Money Management in Girl Scouts?
A. All of the choices below
B. By participating in the Girl Scout Cookie Program
C. By earning the Financial Literacy or Cookie Business badges or leaves
4. What Girl Scout levels have Financial Literacy and Cookie Business
recognitions?
A. Daisy-Ambassador
B. Brownie-Ambassador
C. Cadette-Ambassador—only teens should be learning about money management.
5. When thinking about credit what does APR stand for?
A. Annual Percentage Rate
B. After Purchase Regret
C. All Payments Rejoice
6. The internet is fast becoming one of the best places to comparison shop.
What’s the best way to comparison shop online?
A. Search online for the item and find three different prices on three different sites
B. Buy from the first website that you find
C. Ignore the reviews left from customers
7. What does a credit score of over 700 mean?
A. It is recognized as very good credit
B. It is recognized as a bad score for credit
Are you
Financially
Fit?
Mostly A's-
Olympian
You are Olympian in the
world of Financial
Fitness! Use your
knowledge to work on the
Financial Literacy and
Cookie Business Badges
with your girls.
Mostly B's-
Fit
You are Fit with your
Finances. Your knowledge
as well as information from
the Financial Literacy and
Cookie Business Badges will
help your girls learn about
their finances.
Mostly C's-
Couch Potato
You are currently at the
Couch Potato level, but
don't fret! Learn about all
of these topics with your
girls by working on the new
Financial Literacy or Cookie
Business.
C. What is a credit score?