About this season
Hosted by Australia's star mathematics teacher, Eddie Woo, follow fifteen teenagers from across Australia, as they take control of the family finances for a month, with some surprising (or perhaps not so surprising) results.
Episodes (14)
1. Latifa
Aired 31 August 2020 • 27 min
Twelve-year-old Latifa has a novel approach to saving on the grocery budget by organising for her family to have dinner with relatives nearly every night.
2. Alex
Aired 1 September 2020 • 28 min
Alex uses his entrepreneurial skills to deal with a pile of unexpected bills by earning money with a car wash and selling unused items from the family's shed.
3. Saya
Aired 2 September 2020 • 27 min
Saya utilises the resources of the eco village where she lives to save money, and her budget is tracking well until Mum brings home a welcome - but expensive surprise!
4. Tyrone
Aired 3 September 2020 • 27 min
Tyrone likes dirt bike riding and spending money as soon as he gets it, but as Teenage Boss he has to lead by example packing his own lunch so the family can reduce their takeaway and canteen expenses.
5. Molly
Aired 4 September 2020 • 28 min
Determined country girl, Molly, 12 years is keeping a tight budget when a large bill to fix the brakes on the horse float comes in, so she decides to earn some money making the horse treats she's famous for.
6. Charlie
Aired 7 September 2020 • 27 min
Charlie is a focused teen who makes plans then sticks to them. In this family it's Charlie's parents who like to spend, and hope Charlie will learn to loosen up a bit as the boss and spend more.
7. Prabh
Aired 8 September 2020 • 28 min
Fourteen-year-old, Prabh's family have just moved into a new house so the Teenage Boss is finding it hard to keep a lid on Mum and Dad's shopping for new furnishings.
8. Jayden
Aired 9 September 2020 • 28 min
It's a busy time for 11-year-old Jayden to be in charge with the Vietnamese New Year festival in full swing as Jayden's mum gives 16 of his cousins an envelope with 'Lucky money'.
9. Tahlia
Aired 10 September 2020 • 27 min
As Teenage Boss, Tahlia takes over the cleaner's job to save money, but when she finds herself over budget at the end of the first week the boss decides to clean out the spare room and sell some old gym equipment.
10. Emelie
Aired 11 September 2020 • 28 min
Socially aware, Emelie has already set up an ethical sewing business using recycled materials, and now as Teenage Boss her family are worried she will give all their money away to charity and make them go vegetarian.
11. Tom
Aired 14 September 2020 • 28 min
Tom's family get right behind him as the Teenage Boss with mum deciding to give up her beloved take-away coffees for the month, while Papa, who lives next door, teaches him to make pasta from scratch.
12. Chelsea
Aired 15 September 2020 • 27 min
Twelve-year-old, Chelsea saw the Teenage Boss experiment as a once in a lifetime opportunity to buy as much junk food as possible so her first grocery shop does not go down well with the family.
13. James
Aired 16 September 2020 • 27 min
James is the Teenage Boss when he's at his mum's (which is half the time) and finds it hard to curb his families spending on going out, particularly with new girlfriend, Riley and brother, Ashton's birthdays coming up.
14. Charlotte
Aired 17 September 2020 • 28 min
Charlotte is an Irish dance champion who isn't planning to make drastic cuts to the family budget - rather she will earn money by busking, cleaning bins, recycling cans and selling an old Irish dance dress.