What if, instead of trying to stick to a budget yourself, you handed over your pay and let someone else manage it?

Australian budgeting service MyBudget has launched in New Zealand, offering to receive clients’ income into a trust account, pay their bills, put money aside for future expenses and savings, and transfer back an agreed amount for everyday spending.

It’s an unusual model — and not a cheap one.

On The Prosperity Project, Nadine Higgins asks whether outsourcing your finances can genuinely help people get out of debt and build savings, or whether paying someone thousands of dollars a year to manage your own money is a step too far.

What if, instead of trying to stick to a budget yourself, you handed over your pay and let someone else manage it?
Australian budgeting service MyBudget has launched in New Zealand, offering to receive clients&rsquo; income into a trust account, pay their bills, put money aside for future expenses and savings, and transfer back an agreed amount for everyday spending.
It&rsquo;s an unusual model &mdash; and not a cheap one.
On The Prosperity Project, Nadine Higgins asks whether outsourcing your finances can genuinely help people get out of debt and build savings, or whether paying someone thousands of dollars a year to manage your own money is a step too far.

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