Orthonomics

A blog dedicated to examining the economic and auxilary issues in the Orthodox community. A blog for those who value self-reliance , promotion of prosperity, and integrity. Reader input and guest posts are much appreciated. So please add your comments and email guest posts or items of interest to Orthonomics at gmail dot com.

Showing posts with label Personal Finance. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Personal Finance. Show all posts

Saturday, November 12, 2011

No, no, no, and no. . . Investing Like You are Poor

In some financial article I have somewhere for the blog, a writer made a very insightful comment which I am paraphrasing about too many peop...

Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Ask Orthonomics: Is This Expense Justified

I received an interesting inquiry which I will present (abbreviated below) Dear Orthonomics, We are a family of six living in Israel with a...

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Blaming Bad Finances on the Girls

I found this comment on imamother which underscores my feeling that the attack against seminary for girls is not actually financial in natur...

Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Creating Efficiency in the Car

I don't know about you, but I spend a tremendous amount of time in the car. I don't use a cell phone in the car as others do in the...

Monday, October 03, 2011

Not Everything Should Go on Record

Hat Tip: VIN Not everything should be aired out in public. . . especially one's sheitel. Or, at least that is how I felt after reading...

Friday, September 02, 2011

Sheital Leasing: A Good Deal or Not?

Hat Tip: VIN News I'd like to hear from my readers who are regular, higher end, sheital wearers (and their husbands), as opposed to m...

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Bad Financial Advice: Just Default

I believe I once started a feature on "Bad Financial Advice." I don't know if this is a revival, but a thread on imamother ab...

Monday, July 11, 2011

School Supply Buying Season Has Arrived

I feel as though summer has just started, but July has rolled around and if you are a fellow frugalist(a), it is time to start watching the ...

Thursday, July 07, 2011

Things to Find Out Before Buying a Home

Baruch Hashem, home ownership has worked in our favor, but the more times I do it and the more times I field questions, the more I realize t...

Sunday, July 03, 2011

Don't Hate!

A comment left on a different thread Wow. What a judgmental bunch. I suspect that everyone on this board commenting negatively has a very c...

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Worth While Read: 5 Biggest Retirement Myths

I've wanted to share some thoughts on the cost of aging for a while now and this Smart Money Magazine article is a good place to start a...

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Owning Your Problem

I have to point my readers to a totally unexpected personal finance reflection, 10 Ways to Stay Poor Forever , featured on Budgets are Sexy ...

Friday, April 29, 2011

Mishpacha: Keeping a White Collar Clean

I am very thankful to those who are the eyes and ears of this blog and a special thank you to reader rosie. Mishpacha has run an article in...

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Retirement Advice: Get Married and Stay Married

Hat Tip: a friend As per this article at CBS Money Watch , a study by the Center for Retirement Research shows that being part of a couple ...

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Coverdell Update

I have great readers, with great suggestions, and great questions. Julie writes: While we are asking questions, what is the status of the C...

Year End Financial Checklist

It is hard to believe that another calendar year has almost come to an end. Perhaps it was because I was still dealing with normal April, Ma...

Thursday, December 16, 2010

$250,000 in Income = Spend Wisely

I'm not quite sure how $250,000 in income (an income level unimaginable to me, or in the words of the article "an unattainably high...

Thursday, December 09, 2010

PSA: Seminar, The Jewish Family's Approach to Money

This is a Public Service Annoucement (that I did not put up in a timely manner). One of my readers alerted me to a course being given by a R...

Sunday, December 05, 2010

Be Proactive, Not Reactive

Rosie has been pointing me to some interesting excerpts and stories in the Hamodia (thank you for being my eyes and ears). I was able to tak...

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Scams: Signs of Vulnerability

I found this article a Financial Planning Association Website " Signs Your Elderly Parents Need Help — and What to Do About It " a...

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