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Continue reading →: Five-ingredient tuna patties that even your kids will eatIt’s been a while since we last shared a recipe on this blog. Here’s another quick meal that can be put together without much effort, especially after a long day at work or after the kids come home from school. Since including tuna balls in our post about the 10…
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Continue reading →: Our budget-conscious step-by-step guide to planning your next vacationWith foreign airlines gradually returning to Israel and some big birthdays coming up, we are in trip-planning mode again. While we plan our next family vacation, we wanted to take you along for the ride and show you exactly how we do it. Here’s looking at you, friends-who-tell-us-they-wish-they-could-travel-but-don’t-know where-to-start. 😉…
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Continue reading →: 10 more ways to save money at the supermarket in 2025It’s been a while since we last posted about ways to lower your food costs. With the VAT increase set to take place in 2025, prices are expected to rise yet again. If you haven’t read our previous grocery shopping posts, make sure to check them out before continuing. (It’s…
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Continue reading →: 7 of our favorite free ways to get your body movingIf you’re like us, you might feel like you’re chasing your tail most of the time, juggling all of the aspects of your very busy life. Often times, you’re so busy taking care of everyone around you that you neglect to take care of yourself. While the type of exercise…
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Continue reading →: Roaming around Rome with my dadAfter holding down the fort during Fiona and our daughter’s epic mother-daughter European adventure, I, Finn, have been dreaming of one of my own. While our son isn’t old enough to appreciate such a trip yet, my dad loves to travel. Neither of us had ever been to Rome before…
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7 easy ways to shorten your Shabbat prep and free up your Friday
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Continue reading →: 7 easy ways to shorten your Shabbat prep and free up your FridayNow that we’ve changed the clocks, Shabbat starts SUPER EARLY. But somehow, food still needs to be prepared just the same – in significantly less time. So how do we do it – and still have time to get out and enjoy our Fridays? What do you do to make…
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Continue reading →: Teamwork makes the dream work: Why you need to be an equal partner in your financesAs you know, we are all about long-term financial planning in this blog. We are huge proponents of managing our money rather than having it manage us. That said, while most of us will make it to old age, this past tragic year has taught us that nothing in life…
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Continue reading →: 13 of our favorite free or almost free things to do in JerusalemAre you planning a trip to Jerusalem? Or do you live there and are looking for affordable activities in the city? Luckily, Israel’s capital has plenty of free and almost free things to do and it’s a great city to get to and around by public transportation. While we’ve never…
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7 Fionist steps for living a happy & financially healthy life
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Continue reading →: 7 Fionist steps for living a happy & financially healthy lifeJust like cooking, doing laundry, or communicating effectively with others, managing money is an integral life skill. Learning how money works and mastering your own financial situation can and will enable you to live your best life. While money can’t buy happiness, it can put a roof over your head,…
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Continue reading →: Looking to get away for a few days? We had a spectacular time in Haifa.Anyone who knows us knows that we love to travel. Not only that, but we derive immense joy from planning affordable trips. Since Finn’s mom passed last year, we have been making an effort to spend more time with his dad and the rest of their family. Sabba likes to…
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