​Endorsed by the National Association of State Treasurers
In cooperation with Wells Fargo, BBVA, Alabama State Department of Education, Council for Economic Education, and the University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences Department of Consumer Sciences

Welcome to the Alabama Personal Finance Challenge! Give your students a chance to demonstrate their knowledge of personal finance in a fun and rewarding way!
Competitions for Grades 6-8 and Grades 9-12
Grades 6-8:   State Champion determined by online test.
Grades 9-12: State Champion determined by onsite competition held at the University of Alabama.
  • January 26, 2022 Teacher Registration Begins Click here to register teams!
  • February 16, 2022 Online competition begins - Click here for student access to take exam! Online test window is open until March 31st - Teams login and face the Challenge! 
  • April 4, 2022 Announcement of top online middle school team.  This team is the middle school state champion. Each team member and the teacher sponsor of the State Champion receives $25.  
  • April 4, 2022 Announcement of top online high school teams. Top online teams will be invited to compete in the State Championship to be held at the University of Alabama on April 13th. A $200 travel stipend per school will be provided. Each team member and the teacher sponsor of the State Champion receives $25. 
  • May 6 thru 26, 2022 (Tentative) The Alabama State Champion will compete in the national online semi-finals held one day during this time period.
  • June 2022 (TBA) The top online national semi-final High School teams compete in the national online competition. 
Receive $20 if you have  5 teams that participate in the Personal Finance Challenge
  • Teachers – Go to https://financechallenge.unl.edu/ to register for the Alabama Personal Finance Challenge and start creating your student teams. There should be four students on each team.  No limit on number of teams per school.  There is no registration fee.
  •  Each person on a four person team individually completes a 30 question online test.  Test results are confidential
  • Students - Study hard! The Alabama Personal Finance Challenge will test your knowledge of Earning Income, Protecting and Insuring, Spending, Credit, Saving and Investing 
For additional information contact:
Wanda McAbee, Executive Program Director
Alabama Council on Economic Education
Office: 205.726.4073