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Coming Tuesday – No-Spend Month, Opus 2

October 28, 2011 by · 1 Comment

It’s been a long time since we’ve done a spending diet – what we like to call a “No-Spend Month”.

Starting next Tuesday, Nov. 1, we’ll be doing just that.

You can read previous posts in the No-Spend Month category to see how it went last time.

But first, a few updates of what has changed in our life:

  • We’re the proud owners of a car! But this comes with a much larger monthly transportation bill. That said, we felt we needed it since…
  • We’re expecting our third child in December – my “infant” is now a strapping 18 month old, and my toddler is now a 3 year old “big girl” [Read more...]
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We named her Barley, after my mother

We named her Barley, after my mother

March 3, 2011 by · 1 Comment

Although this certainly isn’t a “follow us as we make aliyah blog” – of which there are so many good ones – some funny tidbits from life in Israel are worth mentioning.

I didn’t attend ulpan for a multitude of reasons, though learning fluent Hebrew is still very much so in my long-term plan, but I’ve done my best to learn enough, read what I can and get by in Hebrew. [Read more...]

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An ABBA aside

An ABBA aside

November 15, 2010 by · 1 Comment

Funny things happen when you share office space with your spouse.

Since upgrading to Windows 7, my iTunes has been a bit buggy. As a result, I’m relying more on streaming music sites. Today, I tapped into Grooveshark and started playing everything from ABBA. [Read more...]

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Moving Abroad – tips from this side of the pond

Moving Abroad – tips from this side of the pond

August 18, 2010 by · 1 Comment

I’m hoping my handful of loyal readers and commenters can help me out here.

Rachel has a great post this week about how you can live on roughly $30K in Belize. She somewhat jokingly added that she and the family are considering the move. [Read more...]

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The Joy of Meal Planning

The Joy of Meal Planning

August 11, 2010 by · 4 Comments

Recently, I took the time to read the archives of Small Notebook, one of my favorite blogs, written by Rachel Meeks. The amount of simple tips and excellent points is almost enough to be overwhelming. In a good way. It’s going to take me a while to implement all of the new ideas, but I’m getting started this week with meal planning. [Read more...]

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