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Fionist felafel for 3 shekels a serving
Who here remembers the days when you could get a felafel b’pita for under 10 shekels? Or… under 15 shekels? With felafel prices starting 20 shekels in many places, Israel’s national dish and most inexpensive fast food meal isn’t so cheap anymore, especially when you’re feeding a family. So how does felafel night work in…
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18 free or low cost date ideas
We meant to get this post up for Valentines Day, but… you know, life. Better late than never, right? You do not need to wait till Valentine’s Day or Tu Ba’av to show you appreciate your significant other. We all get caught up in the cycle of work and kids (if you have them). Making…
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How we talk to our kids about money
As much as we may realize it or not, a lot of our adult behavior mirrors what we saw our parents doing when we were kids. This is even more the case surrounding taboo topics when we may not have had other opportunities to see others modeling healthy behavior or to learn about it in…
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How to (almost) never pay full price for anything
We tend to be known in local circles as the couple who (almost) never pays full price for anything. We find thrill in chasing down the best deals and love stretching our money as far as it will go. Why pay more money for something when you can get the same thing for less? This…
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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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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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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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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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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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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…
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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