![]() I learned a lot, and I got a lot out of the Merit Badge. When we finished, two hours had flown by and we had talked about so much more than just the basic requirements. ![]() He could tell that I was actually knowledgeable about the topics, and, more importantly, that I was passionate about them. When we started talking about the first requirement, he immediately noticed that I was more than just some kid trying to blunder his way through an Eagle Required Merit Badge. My counselor was a Financial Advisor who worked for - and, in turn, became a family friend - of one of the families in my troop. I planned on it lasting about a half hour because we would breeze through the requirements, and then I'd go to my buddy's house for some band practice. When I completed my Personal Management Merit Badge, I met with my counselor. I plan on going into the field 'when I grow up.' Economics in general and personal finance, specifically, has taken a huge part of my life. I will be the captain of the Econ Club at my high school this coming year. I've had one of the best teachers ever teach me in various economics courses and coach me in these competitions. I got involved with The Econ Challenge, JA Company, and Personal Finance Decathlon competitions and have done extremely well in all of them. When I started high school, I had to take an intro to Economics course and fell in love with everything that has to do with it - Micro, Macro, Public Policy, Personal Finance, all that stuff. I put it off, though, because that's what young guys do. Most scouts in my troop told me to do this one right away - get it done while you're 12 - because of the "long term" aspect of it (3 months is a long time to keep track of income/expenditures for someone of that age). It was one of the last merit badges I needed to get my Eagle Rank. I just want to throw in my experience with this merit badge, because many of the comments seem to be along the lines of "I did this 20 years ago when I was 12." I am 17, and completed this merit badge this past July. Here, please treat others with respect, stay on-topic, and avoid self-promotion.Īlways do your own research before acting on any information or advice that you read on Reddit. Get your financial house in order, learn how to better manage your money, and invest for your future. Banking Megathread: FDIC, NCUA, and your cash.Private communication is not safe on Reddit. ![]()
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