Girl Scouts

'Be prepared' ... financially

Friday, April 20, 2012
A new Girl Scout merit badged is aimed at preparing young women for their future with personal finance.
Posted In: financial literacy, Girl Scouts, Education, Saving
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What do Girl Scouts learn from selling cookies?

Friday, March 9, 2012
It's Girl Scout cookie season and you know what that means: Swaths of girls and parents hawking Thin Mints and Do-Si-Dos in supermarket parking lots and workplaces across the country. But what's the real lesson here?
Posted In: Girl Scouts, cookies, Kids and money

Small talk: New car smell, Girl Scout cookies

Friday, February 17, 2012
The news that didn't quite make the headlines. This week: Girl Scouts get high-tech, that new car smell is toxic and getting to Ecuador if you're a retiree.
Posted In: Girl Scouts, new car, Ecuador, Retirement

Verizon and Redbox plan new streaming service

Tuesday, February 7, 2012
We already have a company that offers streaming movies and TV shows as well as offering DVDs and Blu-Rays. It's Netflix. So why, then, are Verizon and Redbox teaming up to offer the same thing?
Posted In: netflix, Verizon, Redbox, streaming, DVD, blu-ray, Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts accept mobile payments

Monday, February 6, 2012
Earning a merit badge in using technology to make me fat
Posted In: mobile payments, smartphones, Girl Scouts

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