There are as many ways to budget for yomtov as there are people celebrating. What works for my family may not work for yours – and vice versa. That’s why I like sharing many different strategies – to inspire you to find the best way for your family. Earlier this month, I talked about two [...]

Before you hit the stores and start paying “Passover prices” on all your holiday staples, here is a great tip that came from reader and friend, Shelley S: Last night I started to get concerned about Pesach! The cooking! The Cleaning! The expense of it all! I opened up my pantry and was pleasantly surprised [...]

Earlier this week, I shared my advice to carve out a separate budget for Passover within your family’s March household expenses. But what if your budget doesn’t have enough wiggle room to set aside an extra $200 or more this month? Instead of trying to cash flow big expenses — such as your Passover bills [...]

Step #1: Call a Meeting If you attended my budgeting webinar last week, you know that I am a firm believer in monthly budgeting meetings. I’m not talking about creating the budget from scratch every month, but rather fine-tuning it for whatever your family may be facing in the coming thirty days. You create the [...]

I am super excited to announce the launch of the brand-new Kosher on a Budget Passover Newsletter. (Those of you who entered the $100 SWIRL giveaway yesterday got a sneak preview of the newsletter!) When you sign up, you will get a once daily email, rounding up all the best Passover deals, recipes, menu-planning tips, [...]

I can hardly believe it, friends, but, um, since yesterday was Purim, we all know what that means, right? Just one more month until Pesach. (Deep breaths, deep breaths.) As you unpack your mishloach manot, I encourage you to “unpack” one other package — the hang-ups or concerns you may have over your family’s finances [...]

I’m not usually one to preach “doing without” – unless you really and truly can’t afford it. I’m more of a “be strategic and you can probably get it for pennies on the dollar” type. Except for during Passover. You see, while there are some things I won’t be compromising on (yes, my KLP coke [...]

Check out my post today about the 4 Questions for a Frugal Passover over at the  Joy of Kosher. And if you landed here from Jamie’s blog: Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here Please feel free to have a look around. If you’re like many people, the cost of Pesach can be pretty overwhelming. Between [...]