by DebbieS | Mar 9, 2018 | Children, Money, Personal Reflections, Women and Money
Welcome to March. The warm weather in Israel has been perfect for Spring Cleaning this week and we’ve lightened the load in the Sassen household! Clutter. It’s one of the toughest jobs of managing a hefty household. I sometimes think our “stuff”...
by DebbieS | Feb 16, 2018 | Children, Money, Personal Finance
This week I’m sharing with you 13 ways we save money every month. I chose 13 because we’re blessed to celebrate the Bar Mitzvah, the 13th birthday, of our son Moshe Tuvia. Tuvi, as we affectionately call our son, is the seventh of our eight children. Most,...
by DebbieS | Jul 10, 2017 | Children, Financial Planning, Money, Personal Reflections
Weddings come in all shapes and sizes. Small intimate affairs with family and a few close friends. Large gala simchas (festive celebrations) characteristic of marriages between Chassidic dynasties and royal families, and somewhere-in-the-middle celebrations. Our...
by DebbieS | Apr 3, 2017 | Children, Personal Finance, Personal Reflections
It’s one week until Pesach (Passover). In seven days from now, my family and I will sit down at our beautiful holiday table in our shiny, polished home to celebrate the Festival of Freedom. As we, and Jews around the globe, retell the story of our exodus from Egypt,...
by DebbieS | May 30, 2016 | Children, Financial Planning, Investing, Money, Personal Finance, Personal Reflections, Uncategorized
Hey there! Thanks for celebrating with me. Today’s my 25th birthday! “What?” you say. Well, yes. Today’s the day I birthed my first child into the world. Twenty five years ago today I became a mama. And mamahood has been the journey of a lifetime. Or a quarter of a...
by DebbieS | Feb 13, 2016 | Children, Money, Personal Finance, Personal Reflections
Have you ever had the feeling that you are being nudged from the front, pushed from the back and gently banged on the head to the point that it’s time to write an article? I had this experience last Monday. My schedule was full as I started my day in Jerusalem. I...
