If you’re like us, your grasp of financial reality is limited, to say the least. Oh we know all the principles and the ‘should dos’, but at the same time there’s such a lot of ‘must buys’ getting in the way. It’s like some constant tug of war, and the loser is our bank balance.

How nice then, to have someone deliver a weapon to us in our fight against lies, injustice and a naughty VISA card. The Victor Calculator For Dummies minces no words, it’s there to help us dumb types work out what’s what and save money, time and embarrassing rejection scenarios down the local supermarket checkout.

The calculator uses clearly marked buttons instead of cryptic symbols and we have a feeling that even we numerically challenged persons can get to grips with concepts like Monthly Payment and Balance Due. It comes with an easy to read 10 digit screen (hah, there’s optimism for you, 10 digits) and a nice friendly instruction manual. We think we like this. Priced at $29.99.