In this piece, Maariv economic reporters try to help a family who is in serious "minus" or overdraft. The husband brings home about NIS 8000 per month and the wife gets unemployment of about NIS 2300. She is hoping that her next job will pay NIS 4000. They also get a child allowance from the … [Read more...]
Unsafe Suggestions?
October 19, 2006 by
A commenter on Orthonomics, which linked to my post on frugal babies, posted this to me: . . .some of the things you suggested in your blog are known to pose a health risk to your child and family, such as co-sleeping in the same bed (lowest SIDS risk is same room /different bed), or washing cloth … [Read more...]
Controlling Children, Controlling Ourselves
October 17, 2006 by
Anshel's wife (blog taken over by spam) had a hard day. She asks, "What do you do when your kids don't act the way you want them to act?" A very good question, although I might rephrase it, "How do you get your kids to want to act the way you want them to act?" The short answer is that it's not … [Read more...]
Festival of Frugality
October 17, 2006 by
My post on saving with babies was featured on the Festival of Frugality, hosted by Free Money Finance. Check out the other tips! … [Read more...]
Leaving Children Alone
October 11, 2006 by
Apparently a six-year-old boy suffocated from smoke inhalation after being locked inside the house by his mother, who had taken the little brother to gan. In the US, all locks must be openable from the inside. Here in Israel, most locks are designed so a key is needed to unlock the door from either … [Read more...]
Sex vs. Breastfeeding
October 9, 2006 by
Note: The columns by Rabbi Boteach are no longer available online. Rabbi Boteach urged a mother of an 11-month-old to wean in order to preserve her marriage. I agree with him that having a strong marriage is a top priority. If one or both partners are unhappy the children will suffer, and will … [Read more...]
How to Spend Virtually Nothing When You Have a Baby
September 29, 2006 by
I would like to share my story regarding expenses for infants. In our culture, we are led to believe that babies require a lot of things. There is no reason to "buy in" (pun intended) to this mentality. Disclaimer: I have made the choices that were right for my family at that point in time. I … [Read more...]
The Number One Reason for Making Aliyah
September 25, 2006 by
Having just finished two days of marathon eating and praying on Rosh Hashana, I am so grateful that we don't have to do this very often. So in honor of the new year, and to give chizuk (encouragement) to our struggling olim chadashim (new immigrants), here's a comparison of the holidays in Israel … [Read more...]
Why My Son Didn’t Have a Wish for the New Year
September 21, 2006 by
My 5yo came home with a bag of things from gan, pictured here. They include gan-made apple jelly, a card, a hand with "simanim" for the holiday attached to the fingers with velcro, a glossy pamphlet called "My Machzor" with a selection of holiday prayers, a pomegranate decorated with red plastic … [Read more...]
Update on Gan Finances
September 19, 2006 by
This is what the ganenet (kindergarten teacher) asked for from the parents: A dollar is 4.5 to 5 New Israeli Shekalim. Amounts are in shekalim. 220: Weekly exercise class, in the gan. 60: Photocopies 35: Embroidered towel 80: End of year gifts and pictures 80: "Sal tarbut" (culture … [Read more...]
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