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Continue reading →: How to choose the right dog for your familyIt’s been a tough few weeks. Okay. That’s an understatement. With an ongoing war, a death in the family, and our kids out of school for nearly a month, our lives have turned upside down. It’s been hard for us to concentrate on anything, including this blog. This is the…
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Continue reading →: Understanding your Tofes 101 – What it is and how to fill it outIf you’ve ever worked for an Israeli organization, you know that when you start a new job, or in January of each year, you are asked to fill out a 101 Form (Tofes 101). It’s a pretty long form which can be filled out by hand or digitally. But what…
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Continue reading →: Our 2023 Rosh Hashana goals and check inIt’s been one year since we shared our 5783 Rosh Hashana goals with you. Hurrah! I bet you wonder how we’re doing. In this post, we’ll check in on last year’s new year’s resolutions. While we didn’t hit them all, we’re proud of ourselves for what we achieved. We’ll then…
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Continue reading →: 5 common myths about Kranot HishtalmutDo you have a keren hishtalmut? If you do, mazal tov on having access to the #1 best investment vehicle in Israel! Consider yourself fortunate. And if you don’t have one, try to get one. Ask for one in your next annual review or find a job that offers one.…
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Continue reading →: 16 “must have” baby items we never boughtIt’s official! With our youngest finally toilet-trained and starting public nursery school this week, we no longer have a baby in the house. Mazal tov to us! While it is bittersweet thinking about how our baby isn’t a baby anymore, we’re looking forward to all of the big kid things…
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Continue reading →: 10 easy and inexpensive meals we feed our familyJust imagine it. All four of us sit down nicely at the table. Everyone is telling how wonderful a day they had, eating dinner nicely, telling jokes every night and the dog is sitting up right next to the table and staring at us and with big brown puppy eyes…
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Continue reading →: How I organized a 5-day ladies’ trip abroad for 1,200 ILS per personHi all! Fiona here. If you haven’t noticed by now, I am one of those people who is constantly planning and fantasizing about her next vacation. While I love my family dearly, traveling with kids has its limitations. Sometimes you need to get away and recharge, preferably with old friends…
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Chasing the Fionist Dream is one! Happy birthday to us :)
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Continue reading →: Chasing the Fionist Dream is one! Happy birthday to us :)One year ago, on August 10, 2022, we launched this blog and posted our very first post. We put ourselves out there and had no idea what the future would bring. Would people read our blog? Find it interesting? Would we run out things to write about? It turns out…
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Continue reading →: Why charitable giving is part of our monthly budgetWe talk a lot in this blog about being intentional with our money: saving money on things we care less about and spending on things we do. This enables us to live comfortably within our means and allows us to invest our way to our goal of financial independence and…
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Continue reading →: Are you considering starting a side hustle? Read this first.We talk a lot about cutting costs in this blog. Seriously a lot. But sometimes frugality alone can’t make ends meet – or help you meet your personal goals, especially in a world where prices are constantly rising. In those instances, you need to find ways to increase your income.…
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