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Continue reading →: Sit. Stay. Save! – 12 ways we save money on dog expensesIf you’ve been reading our blog for a while (or if you look at our logo), you’ll know that we have a dog and we love her to pieces. A few months after getting married, we brought home an awkward, terrified rescue puppy and never looked back. It’s hard to…
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Continue reading →: 10 more ways to save money on your next grocery shopOne of our very first posts on this blog was about how to save money at the supermarket. (Make sure to read it if you haven’t yet!) Now that you have implemented our previous tips, we are excited to share ten more with you, to bring your grocery bill down…
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Continue reading →: Fionist felafel for 3 shekels a servingWho 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…
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Continue reading →: 18 free or low cost date ideasWe 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…
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Continue reading →: How we talk to our kids about moneyAs 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…
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Continue reading →: How to (almost) never pay full price for anythingWe 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…
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Continue reading →: The snail’s path to wealthWhile 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…
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Continue reading →: Four years car-free, and loving itThis 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…
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Continue reading →: 13 inexpensive ways to keep warm this winterWinter 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…
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Continue reading →: Our Fionist personal update – Q4 2022Happy 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…
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