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What do you and Amazon have in common?
The need to budget. Before we dive into how to build a budget, let’s talk about why everyone needs one. How many times have you heard about young pro athletes filing for bankruptcy as soon as their career ends and their extravagant salary dries up? Or people who win the lottery only to be back…
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Top 10 ways to be smarter at the supermarket
While the war in Ukraine and supply chain issues have raised the costs of – well, everything – we all still need to eat. Over the years, we’ve learned dozens of ways to lower our food bills. In this post, we want to share ten of our favorites with you. What tricks do you use…
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Life is full of opportunities
In 2019, our 15 year old Ford Focus broke down for the second time in a month. Rather than paying yet another 2,500 shekels to fix it, we made the spontaneous decision to put the car out of its misery and sold it to the mechanic for parts. We then walked into a neighboring makolet,…
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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