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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.
2018
When thirteen-year-old Vasanth's mum gets sick while he's in charge of the family budget, this scooter expert and cookie connoisseur risks spending all the money he's saved to make her feel better.
Thirteen-year-old Ellenor is a natural at taking control, but when her family budget takes hit after hit during the month she's in charge as Teenage Boss, her dreams of saving money for a new double bed quickly sour.
Every cent counts for thirteen-year-old Byron as he takes over Teenage Boss, but with mum and dad refusing to listen, tough rules need to be put in place.
With a massive party for her mum's birthday to pay for as part of her monthly expenses, can fifteen-year-old Susan still save enough money for the awesome headphones she dreams of buying?
Imogen turns her focus to saving money while in charge of her family's budget. However, her body builder dad has a massive competition to prepare for, so she needs to use her brains over brawn to manage the huge food budget.
When fifteen-year-old Michael comes home from his first shopping trip as Teenage Boss with a new coffee machine and next to no food, his father and brother assume they are in for a rocky month.
It's a Rock'n Roll roll life all the way for fangirl Christabel, but by taking over the family's income, can she save enough money to buy the guitar she craves, or better still afford a holiday for her mum and siblings?
When thirteen-year-old Dimity becomes the boss of her family for a month, she quickly discovers that unexpected school bills for her older brother and sister make saving for make-up and clothes much harder than she expected.
Harry takes control of his family's finances for a month, his desire to buy an expensive new camera with the savings ensures his parents and little sister are in for a very bumpy ride.
It's a steep learning curve for thirteen-year-old Mikayla when she splurges on clothes and expensive food! Will she be able to save enough during her time as Teenage Boss to look after her family and make a profit?
Nick's in for a big adventure as Teenage Boss for a month. With Zoe's birthday party, Dad's holiday and mum's makeup to pay for - saving money from the family budget to buy a new pair of soccer boots isn't going to be easy.
Elinya's old enough to be learning to drive a car, but how will she go taking the wheel of her family's finances for a month when her mum keeps secretly spending and a vet bill for Missy the dog puts her budget in jeopardy.
When her family budget is hit with challenges, music fan Ula rises to the occasion, as Teenage Boss, she learns not just how to save money from her family budget to make money to add to it!
Mitchell's a wiz at solving the most grown up maths problems and puzzles, but he soon learns that being the Teenage Boss of his own family for a month is just as much about puzzles with people as it is about numbers.
Hayley loves Horses, and has her sights set on running a business based on rescuing them, but with such massive dreams at stake her parents want to give her an expense-filled month as Teenage Boss to help her prepare.
2020
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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'.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Eddie Woo
Self - Host
Universo Matemático
2001
