Does Anyone Know What A Sinking Fund Is And How To Best Use It For Personal Finance?

Typically, sinking funds are funds that a company uses to finance major repairs, maintenance and or replacement of major items. Repayment into where the funds originated, or back into the sinking fund is required.
How would a personal sinking fund be ran and would it be beneficial?

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