Task · part of 2. Budget thirteen weeks, then live them
2(c). Track the same thirteen weeks as they happen
Required Often forgotten
Actual income, expenses and savings across the very period you budgeted for, then present the records to your counselor. The pamphlet has forms, or use your own.
Notes and warnings
Note. The Personal Management merit badge pamphlet has forms for this, or you may devise your own or use a spreadsheet. What matters is that the records cover the same weeks as the budget and that you can present them.
Where this step comes from
- Personal Management Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 2(c) · Names the SAME thirteen-week period as 2(a), which is what fixes the order.