Chasing the Fionist Dream

Our journey to cut expenses, be smarter with our money and reach financial freedom by our 50s

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  • The snail’s path to wealth

    The snail’s path to wealth

    While we talk a lot about financial independence (FI), why we want it, and how we live frugally as a means of getting there, we haven’t talked much about what it is and the logistics of how to achieve it. This post will be the first of several in our FI series that will give […]

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    fionistdream

    February 1, 2023
    Investing
    FI, financial independence, fire, Investing, planning for the future, saving, snowball effect
  • Four years car-free, and loving it

    Four years car-free, and loving it

    This month marks four years since we got rid of our car. As you may recall, it was unplanned and was originally supposed to be temporary, but looking back, it was one of the best decisions we’ve made. Not only has it saved us over a hundred thousand shekels by this point, it has been […]

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    fionistdream

    January 25, 2023
    Life Updates
    car, freedom, opportunities, public transportation, saving
  • 13 inexpensive ways to keep warm this winter

    13 inexpensive ways to keep warm this winter

    Winter is here. The days are cold and nights are colder. And electricity prices just keep going up. All we want is to keep warm without going over budget. Here are a few tips that can be used to stay warm this winter. What things do you do to stay warm in the winter?

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    fionistdream

    January 18, 2023
    Cutting costs
    lowering expenses, saving, warm, winter
  • Our Fionist personal update – Q4 2022

    Our Fionist personal update – Q4 2022

    Happy 2023 everyone! It has now been four months since launching our blog and three months since our Rosh Hashana new years goals post, so we bet you’re wondering what we’re up to. Welcome to our very first Fionist quarterly update! In this post, we will let you know how we’ve been doing for the […]

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    fionistdream

    January 10, 2023
    Life Updates
    accountability, Budgeting, FI update, kids, opportunities, photography, saving
  • Never ending paperwork

    Never ending paperwork

    Most of us hate to deal with paperwork. This includes all of the documents we get from different companies, employers, service providers both digitally, and even worse, by snail mail. It’s easy just to throw it into a closet, a folder, a box, delete or ignore in your email and never look at it again, […]

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    fionistdream

    January 2, 2023
    Budgeting
    paperwork, planning for the future, tracking
  • Your bank is not your friend

    Your bank is not your friend

    Banks around the world all have one thing in common. Their main goal is to make money off you in any way they can. Israeli banks are no different. They are going to charge you an arm and a leg unless YOU put a stop to it. Did you know that Israeli banks charge you […]

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    fionistdream

    December 26, 2022
    Budgeting
    banks, Budgeting, cost of living, Investing, negotiating
  • Understanding your tlush maskoret (pay stub)

    Understanding your tlush maskoret (pay stub)

    If you are an employee, you receive a payslip from your employer each month showing you what you were paid and what was deducted. For a lot of people this can appear like complete gibberish. Understanding what is written on your tlush (pay stub) is very important so you can make sure you are getting […]

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    fionistdream

    December 19, 2022
    Employee Rights
    Employee Rights, tax, Tlush
  • The Fionists meet Lazy FI Dad

    The Fionists meet Lazy FI Dad

    When pursuing a goal, it is always important to find role models and make connections with other people in the same boat. Upon perusing other FI blogs one day, we saw the word Israel pop up on one of Lazy FI Dad‘s posts. It turns out he is an Israeli living in the UK with […]

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    fionistdream

    December 12, 2022
    Seeking Opportunity
    inflation, LazyFI Dad, opportunities, planning for the future, snowball effect
  • 8 more ways to lower your monthly expenses 

    8 more ways to lower your monthly expenses 

    As of writing this post, inflation in Israel is at 5.1% year to date. We all have been feeling the cost of living going up. If you have been reading our blog for the past few months we are strong on budgeting and tracking expenses. Unlike fixed monthly expenses such as rent or tuition, food […]

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    fionistdream

    December 6, 2022
    Cutting costs
    Budgeting, inflation, saving, tracking
  • Your step by step guide to using BuyMe

    Your step by step guide to using BuyMe

    Disclaimer: This post is not sponsored by BuyMe. It is legitimately confusing to use (on purpose, I’m pretty sure) but just about all of us get it, it is valuable, and it can free up real money for other uses. Chaval not to use it. I recently treated a friend to a much needed gals’ […]

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    fionistdream

    November 29, 2022
    Seeking Opportunity
    buyme, fake money, gift cards, holidays, shopping
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