I asked a mortgage broker, financial adviser and money coach to fix my finances. Here's what happened

Trying to fix your own finances is a bit like submitting to a colonoscopy: you never know exactly what you're going to find, but chances are, the end result is going to be crap. I asked a mortgage broker, financial adviser and money coach to analyse my spending to see if I could fast-track my finances in just a month. I spend money when I see it My bid to play catch-up during that second fortnight taught me that I do, to the surprise of many, have some level of self-control when it comes to my finances — and it's part of a wider trend I've been able to identify since being forced to take a long, hard look at my bank balance. That is to say, when I run out of money, I don't go and borrow more from the bank or start making purchases through "buy now pay later" apps. For someone like me, having that money taken out before it's even able to hit my account could be beneficial — if i can't access it, I can't waste it, right?