All Entries Tagged With: "finances"
Administrator of Bais Yakov Tells Father to Leave Kollel
In these difficult economic times, yeshivos and schools are feeling the pain of no money, and are doing everything they can to raise sorely needed funds. In other words, that translates to them being tougher on tuition collection. But nothing can excuse the behavior of one Bais Yaakov administrator. In the course of discussing tuition [...]
Twice as Much in Half the Time
As frum people, we have to accomplish twice as much is half the time. Compared with the average family in the US, a frum family has at least double (most likely 3x) the expenses. Tuition, kosher food, clothing, summer camps, etc. Earning that extra money means having to work harder. But we also have much [...]
Emotional Power of Balancing the Checkbook
There are three kinds of families in the frum world: 1) Those where the husband balances the checkbook. 2) Those where the wife balances the checkbook. 3) Those where no one balances the checkbook. My guess is that most families belong to the third group. When you balance the checkbook, every penny that gets spent [...]
