Life as we know it has been different since the country went into lockdown and it is expected that the way we used to live life is a thing of the past, at le...

So, the first 3 weeks of Coronavirus lockdown has ended and we begin the next 3 weeks, but what to do! The house is as clean as it has ever been, the lawn h...

As we enter the 4th week of restrictions in the UK, the mortgage lending market has been keen to emphasise how they are happy to help borrowers with payment ...

We have been living, for the last 10 plus years, with very low interest rates.  Speak to anyone over the age of 50 and they will tell you of mortgage rates o...

It's holiday time again and what is on your holiday shopping list?  Sun Cream...tick, aftersun...tick, new flip flops...tick, Travel Insurance....erm...  It ...

It's that time in your life when the first date is but a distant memory and the first home together is on the horizon and you want to start saving.  Or, you ...

You need to hide, there is a monster out there, devouring the Millennial Generation's hard earned cash faster than Augustus Gloop can gorge his way through W...

We all hear a lot about inflation.  'High Inflation', 'Low Inflation' 'Pay rises in line with Inflation' there are so many terms but when was the last time '...

It is getting to that time of the year where we are looking forward to heading off to sunnier climes and the obsession with 'so how much has that pint cost m...

The subject of Financial Education, Financial Literacy and Personal Finance is one that seems to open a debate whenever we introduce the concept to people...w...

We are all guilty of it, we take simply, seemingly cost effective money solutions in many different areas of our life and they end up being a payment that we...

Spreading the positive message of Financial Education and Financial Literacy is something that is so important to us and that is why we have set up our own Y...

At one of our recent seminars, in a session about personal finance, we spoke about the importance of doing your research when it comes to car and home insura...

One of the items that Fortem Financial Education talk about in our seminars and meetings with children in schools is having control of your spending and know...

As it comes to the end of March, the New Year Resolutions are merely a distant memory, but for those truly wanting to make a change to their money this year,...

Not so long ago, 'Cash was King' with most people paying for their daily items with cash. Now, with statistics showing nearly 500 million contactless tran...

With the dawn of new technology, the fact that our mobile phones are more than a calling device, don't only use your phone to listen to music and get you to ...

We believe that the majority of money lessons that we get is passed onto us from our parents. That is great news if our parents are good with money, but wha...

At the end of the tax year, it is prime time for the 'scamming' financial advice and tax savings emails again.  At this time of year, we will all typically b...

Buying your first home or moving to another home is usually a sense of great enjoyment at the fact that you will be living different and new but can also be ...