Tag: slush funds
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Sit. Stay. Save! – 12 ways we save money on dog expenses
If 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 believe that our big furry…
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Our 2000 shekel chol hamoed family vacation in Israel
As a few of us have birthdays in the fall and it’s off-season, that is generally the time of year we choose for family vacations. By September, we had built up a slush fund since we decided months ago that we wanted to vacation this fall, but we still hadn’t booked anything yet in the…
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Your financial life boat
In March 2020, COVID hit us by storm and the world locked down. Families across Israel – including ours – and the world had one or both wage-earners furloughed or laid off. While the Israeli government paid extended unemployment benefits, no one knew how long they would last or what the future would be. This…
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Not buying these things saves us over ILS 80K per year
In our journey to financial freedom, we have found creative ways to go with less. Not only is saving in these areas great for our wallets and our investments, many of them are great for the environment as well, so win-win. 🙂 As always, remember that drastic changes often don’t stick (and can make you…
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Our very own Fionist expense tracker
In our last post, we discussed why budgeting is important. In this post, we’ll talk about how. There are many budget tracking methods out there. All have their pros and cons. Many people swear by apps such as RiseUp (Israeli) or YNAB (American). If this works for you, go for it. For the nerds among…
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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…
Chasing the Fionist Dream 