Financial

Perspectives

So, what does it mean to be rich?

While Gelt Guide is all about discovering the wealthiest you, it’s not just about the size of your bank account.

It’s also about having a wealth of values, enjoying a richness of life, and the wisdom to use the abundance Hashem gives us for good.

Beyond Shevet Levi: Resources to Ease a Difficult Transition

With the bittersweet reality that he needed to start chasing a parnassah dawning upon him, Yaakov Thumim was quite unhappy....
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Is Everyone Else as Well-Off as You Think? A Realistic Look at Our Community’s Finances

There’s a common misperception today that “everyone” is rolling in dough—every else, that is. After all, look at all the...
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Let’s Fargin. We All Win.

Life is good, with little frill, and he’s mostly OK with that—until he hears the hock in shul about someone...
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Six Things You Can Do to Help during a Parnassah Crisis

The current COVID crisis is on everybody’s mind right now. With a safe vaccine still far off in the future...
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Money, Mitzvos, and the Pursuit of the Perfect Esrog

While Mrs. Shifra Sharfman cooked and cooked, her husband searched and searched. For the perfect esrog, that is. Shifra kept...
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Investing for Kids: Risky or Responsible?

Say your teenage son approaches you and explains that he wants to invest his bar mitzvah gift money. He waxes...
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Small Food Choices Equal Big Numbers

A common scenario: A mom (working full-time) maps out menus and puts in an order online for her family's weekly...
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Stop Counting Others’ Money

It's not unusual for someone who earns a decent amount of money to voice their dissatisfaction with the prices charged...
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Paying for Seminary: Impossible or Affordable?

No question about it—seminary in Eretz Yisrael is expensive. However, there are different ways to shrink your seminary bill significantly,...
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To Send or Not to Send: The Big Seminary Question

Seminary discussions tend to bring up very strong feelings. Indeed, rarely does a Shabbos meal spent with our extended family...
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Collecting From Gevirim: Pointers From the Gabbai Tzedaka

Many people are clueless about dealing with rich people, especially as it regard to fundraising from them. Gabbayai tzedakah to...
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Fighting Affluenza With a Torah Lifestyle

Instead of happiness, mindlessly amassing and spending wealth can have negative emotional effects, setting off a cycle of unfulfilled desire...
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