SANTA ROSA, Calif. – A family who recently moved from Los Angeles so their infant son could grow up in rural Sonoma County won $10,000 last week in Redwood CU’s inaugural Amazing Savers contest.
The Jaworksis and four other families who are credit union members worked closely with financial coaches from Redwood to improve their finances by budgeting, refinancing, reducing debt and investing.
Chosen from more than 100 applicants, the five teams have taken part in the reality entertainment–style contest since February and represented a range of financial situations.
Participants were asked to share their experience online, and judges evaluated their performance based on level of involvement, progress toward goals, improvement in credit score and public voting.
The other four competing families all won $1,000.
