It is with great pleasure that we announce the following project teams have been selected as National Finalists for the Money for Life Challenge.

Wales
National Finals Event – Wednesday 4 April 2012

• Don’t Buy Posh, Save Your Dosh – ACT Bridgend
• Every Penny Counts – A4E Swansea
• Debtly Matters – St David’s’ Catholic College Cardiff
• Budget Brainstormers’- Carmarthen Youth Project
• Drive Well, Spend Less- ACT Cardiff

And the winner is…..Don’t Buy Posh, Save Your Dosh. The team will represent Wales at the UK Grand Final on Wednesday 23rd May
Special mention also to Money Maze who won the People’s Prize award

Northern Ireland
National Finals Event – Tuesday 17 April 2012

• Money Makes the World Go ‘Round – Opportunity Youth
• Look and Cook! – Belfast Metropolitan College
• Budget Busters – People First
• Virtual Monopoly – Southern Regional College
• Lifestyle Supermarket Sweep – Southern Regional College

And the winner is…..Look and Cook from Belfast Metropolitan College. The team will represent Northern Ireland at the UK Grand Final on Wednesday 23 May.
Special congratulations also to Money Makes the World Go ‘Round who won the People’s Prize award

Scotland
National Finals Event – Wednesday 18 April 2012

• The Credit Crunch Bunch – Stevenson College
• Money Talks – Reid Kerr
• Pounds, Pence and Common Sense – Pulse 98.4 Community Radio

And the winner is….. Money Talks. The team will represent Scotland at the UK Grand Final on Wednesday 23 May. Special congratulations also to Pounds Pence and Common Sense who won the People’s Prize award.

England
National Final Event – Wednesday 26 April 2012

• Buffet on a Budget – East Potential
• Walsave Project – Walsave College
• Barnet Question Time – Barnet Youth Board
• Beauty Bargains – Bromley-by-Bow Centre
• Easy and Tasty (E.A.T.) – Worcester College of Technology

And the winner is….. Buffet on a Budget. The team will represent England at the UK Grand Final on Wednesday 23 May. Special congratulations also to Walsave Project and Music Money, joint winners of the People’s Prize award

We received an overwhelming number of innovative and educational money management projects, with each making a tremendous impact on communities across the UK. Every team deserves to be congratulated for the incredible amount of work, energy and passion they have put into their projects.

Be sure to click here to visit the Showcase page where you can vote for your favourite Finalist, something the judges will be considering. In fact, feel free to show your support for any project you like as we continue to spread the word on all of the incredible projects that have either taken place or continue to do so, all across the UK.

Finally, we look forward to seeing the winners of each of the National events at the Money for Life Challenge UK Grand Final in London on Wednesday 23 May 2012.

Once again, congratulations to all of our Finalists!

Money for Life Challenge Team