It’s my favorite and least favorite challenge, and the rules are simple. Join us below! With Chanukah behind us, it’s the perfect time to launch a ‘No Spend Challenge’ to get our spending back on track after an always-more-expensive-than-we-think week. What is a no-spend challenge? It means cutting back on everything but absolute necessities, for…
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How to Remove Grease Stains from Clothing
Especially after Chanukah, this is the laundry question we get asked the most. So we did a test. While we did address this issue in the past, we still get asked so many times – how can I treat grease stains that are showing up in my laundry? And how about after the clothing went…
Uplifting Our Gifting, Eight Ways for Eight Days
With Chanukah about to begin, we are gearing up for a special week of menorah lighting and singing, latkes and donuts, parties, and possibly even presents. Chanukah gifts are heavily debated, and every family and every society feels differently about them. Some decry the fact that Chanukah has become all about the presents and we’ve…
Not Everything Comes in a Box: How to Wrap an Oddly Shaped Gift
Presentation matters. And, yes, gifts are often better received when they’re presented in a nice way. Some gifts, though, don’t come in a box, but you still want to see them packaged up nicely. Guess what–it’s even easier to wrap these than those boxed gifts! Note: Don’t want to see the tape on the other…
The Thank You Cards You Will Be Happy To Have On Hand
Because It Is Time “Lehodos Ulehallel.” And you want to do it in a classy way. It is that time of the year, when we take a moment to write a few lines to our Rebbeim and teachers, who day in and day out, give their very best to our most beloved. (You will find…
How to Organize By Color
You can organize by type or category, or you can make your shelves pretty and pleasing by organizing by color. The method of organizing by color, particularly books, has been something we’ve seen before. Especially when you’re organizing items that are on display, it simply makes everything look more pleasing to the eye. This method…
How to Clean Suede
One step in a puddle, and those suede shoes look instantly ruined. Here’s how to save your suede from winter weather. Last year, as spring started, I took a look at my winter suede shoes and realized: Wow, I really killed these shoes. They had water stains and truly looked like they had seen better…
Update: What to Wear When You Workout
The right clothing is super important for a great workout. Here are my favorites. UPDATE: Since we first published this post, there has been new “dupes” on the market–workout gear you can get on Amazon that almost mimics the more expensive original. Working out is not easy. “Getting there” is probably the hardest part. Once…
Set Your iPhone Alarm Clock to Ring on Shabbos for Just One Minute
iPhones don’t have an alarm ring length option and nobody wants to hear an alarm clock ring for an hour! We love using our phone alarm clocks to wake us or just to remind us things at various times of the day. Who doesn’t have dozens of different alarms set up for different reminders?? A…
How to Get Started Investing for the Future
Is investing something you think you’ll “worry about later?” Which of the following describes you best: If you answered (1.), give yourself a big pat on the back and go read about stocking up on personalized Chanukah gifts and 9×13 chicken marsala recipes. If, as I’m guessing, you checked off one of the other answers,…
