This blog aims to provide a common sense approach to the community to manage their personal finances better. It should not be treated as financial advice and it is not related to the regulated financial products offered by Fund Ourselves
Does the dentist bill hurt worse than the drill?

Does the dentist bill hurt worse than the drill?

It is a sad fact of life that we need to visit the dentist. No one likes going, and recent studies have found that as many as 20% of patients suffer real pain because they have extra sensitivity, due to a different nerve supply to their teeth.
Looking good without feeling bad

Looking good without feeling bad

Saving money on clothes The Covid-19 lockdown has changed all our buying habits. We couldn’t get to the shops because they were shut, and there was almost no point buying new clothes, because there was nowhere to wear them to.
Have you become a covid saver?

Have you become a covid saver?

Covid, or rather the lockdown designed to counter it, has had some unexpected effects. It has meant serious problems for some people and families, and prompted the government to set up repayment holidays for mortgages, credit card, car and loan repayments.
Cutting the cost of keeping a pet

Cutting the cost of keeping a pet

Loyal, loving and part of the family, we would not want to be without our pets. But our furry (or in some cases, scaly) friends can work out surprisingly expensive to buy, feed and care for.
Cutting the cost of Christmas...

Cutting the cost of Christmas...

Without feeling like Scrooge. Christmas comes but once a year, which is just as well, as many of us can find we are still paying for it when the summer holidays come round.