Personal Finance

Have You Dreamed of a Mortgage-Free Life? It’s Time to Stop Dreaming!

Recently I posted an announcement on the Living in Israel-Debt Free Facebook group I started with my friend and fellow personal-finance junkie, Ahuvah Berger Burcat. I had just made my third Monster Mortgage Payment, that is, a pay down of the loan principal. With this payment, I’ve paid off 42% of my mortgage balance. In …

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It’s a Guest Blogger! And an Infographic! Amitai’s FX-in-Israel Survival Tips.

For an overview of some of the issues involved in trying to live in a shekel economy on currencies that are not shekels, see my post on Foreign Exchange Risk.     Amitai is a fellow member of the  Living in Israel-Debt Free Facebook group.  You are welcome to check us out, but please note that …

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A Guide for the Perplexed: How to Read Your Tofes 106

Advisory Note This is intended to be a really high level explanation.  Which I slammed out in the space of a few hours!  While tired!  And with a German tandem partner session in-between! So…. It probably won’t answer all of your questions, but hopefully you will find it helpful just the same. I’m happy to …

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