1. Latifa

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

14. Charlotte

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.